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Pseudocholinesterase deficiency
This causes sensitivity to certain muscle relaxants used during anesthesia. Muscles may stay relaxed for too long, interfering with movement and breathing.
Proton therapy
Learn about this newer form of radiation therapy, used to treat cancer and noncancerous tumors, and how it's different from X-ray radiation.
Progeria
This genetic disorder is extremely rare and progressive. It causes children to age rapidly, beginning in their first two years of life.
Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS)
This motor neuron disease causes nerves within the brain to slowly break down. It causes muscle weakness primarily in the legs, arms and tongue.
Primary immunodeficiency
Frequent infections could mean you have an immune system disorder. The conditions in this category are usually caused by genetic changes.
Prader-Willi syndrome
Prader-Willi syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that results in physical, mental and behavioral problems, including a constant sense of hunger.
Polio
Learn more about this contagious viral illness that affects the nervous system. Severe disease can lead to paralysis, trouble breathing and sometimes death.
Poison ivy and other summer skin irritants
Take a look at these bumps, bites and rashes. Find out what causes them and how they can be treated.
Plantar warts
Learn about the causes, treatment and prevention of these hard, sometimes painful growths that appear on the heel or ball of the foot.
Pituitary tumors
Learn more about the symptoms, causes and treatment of growths that develop in the pituitary gland.
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