Pink eye risk factors consist of: Being exposed to any individual with a bacterial or viral pink eye infection; Being exposed to any allergen that causes allergic pink eye; Wearing extended-wear contact lenses; In adults and children, pink eye can cause the cornea to become inflamed and that may affect vision in that eye.
Medical Definition of NEUROFIBROMATOSIS. : a disorder inherited as an autosomal dominant trait and characterized by brown spots on the skin, neurofibromas of peripheral nerves, and deformities of subcutaneous tissues and boneâabbreviation NF; called also Recklinghausen's disease, von Recklinghausen's disease.efinition of NEUROFIBROMATOSIS. : a disorder inherited as an autosomal dominant and characterized especially by brown spots on the skin, neurofibromas of peripheral nerves, and deformities of subcutaneous tissue and bone. ADVERTISEMENT. New Latin, from neurofibromat-, neurofibroma.
Synopsis: Leighs disease is a form of rare inherited neuro-metabolic disorder that affects a persons central nervous system. Leigh's Disease Leigh disease (also called Leigh syndrome and subacute necrotizing encephalomyelopathy) is a rare inherited neurometabolic disorder that affects the central nervous system. The disorder usually becomes apparent in the first year of life, and is characterized by progressive loss of mental and movement abilities (psychomotor regression).