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After her five-month-old son Ayaan was diagnosed with Opsoclonus Myoclonus Syndrome (OMS), a rare and severe neurological ...

Buffalo teenager's 2nd battle with rare disease Avery Russek, 17, is fighting an extremely rare autoimmune disease called opsoclonus myoclonus, a condition she was first diagnosed with at 3 years old.

A Buffalo teenager is getting treatment for her second bout with an extremely rare medical condition that can literally take away control of her body. In 2009, FOX9 covered the treatments that helped ...

The parents of siblings with completely unrelated rare conditions are celebrating a significant birthday. Jade and Scott Page have four children in what they describe as a ‘unique family’ as two of ...

Objective Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome (OMS) is a serious, often disabling neurological illness of early childhood which is frequently associated with occult neuroblastoma. As investigation methods ...

Introduction Enteroviruses predominantly cause self-limiting coryzal illness. However, in children and immunocompromised adults, they can cause encephalitis with serious neurological sequelae. We ...

To the Editor: The relation between opsoclonus and occult neuroblastoma (N.E.J.M. 279:475, 1968) is a most fascinating one and one that may not be quite so coincidental. After reading the aforenoted ...

Dancing eye syndrome: Treatment for OMS often involves immunotherapy to suppress the misguided immune response. (Image: Canva) Dancing eye syndrome, medically known as opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome ...

Not long ago, the Rev. Elmon Prier was working with his granddaughter, Anaiah Prier, on her basketball defensive skills. Now, that same 14-year-old girl finds herself battling a different, more ...

All patient groups displayed a shorter disease duration if the onset of neurological symptoms occurred shortly after the COVID-19 diagnosis. In particular, both the OMAS patients with symptom onset ...