Researchers solve medical mystery of neurological symptoms in kids (Links to an external site)
Researchers at WashU Medicine collaborated with an international team of doctors and scientists to identify the cause of a rare disorder involving intellectual disability and brain malformations
An Affton teen lost his ability to walk, see and hear, but doctors couldn’t figure out what was wrong (Links to an external site)
Mitchell Herndon, an Affton teenager, lost his ability to walk, his eyesight and his hearing. But doctors couldn’t figure out what was wrong.
Diagnostic odyssey (Links to an external site)
Undiagnosed Diseases Network seeks to explain mysterious medical conditions
Researchers solve medical mystery of deadly illness in young child (Links to an external site)
New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has solved the medical mystery of why a 2-year-old child — seemingly healthy at birth — succumbed to an undiagnosed, rare illness
When the Illness Is a Mystery, Patients Turn to These Detectives (Links to an external site)
The Undiagnosed Diseases Network takes on the toughest cases, patients whose symptoms have defied explanation.
Baby treated at Children’s Hospital is a medical mystery (Links to an external site)
Her medical issues were so rare they couldn’t be found in medical journals. Her parents were determined to get answers and are now making a difference for other families.
Diagnostic Detectives (Links to an external site)
“Doctor detectives” help diagnose mysterious illnesses. A growing network of so-called “doctor detectives” is giving hope to patients with rare and unidentified conditions. Hundreds of physicians belong to the Undiagnosed Diseases Network with 12 clinical sites.
Effect of Genetic Diagnosis on Patients with Previously Undiagnosed Disease (Links to an external site)
Many patients remain without a diagnosis despite extensive medical evaluation. The Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) was established to apply a multidisciplinary model in the evaluation of the most challenging cases and to identify the biologic characteristics of newly discovered diseases.
Washington University joins network for solving rare medical mysteries (Links to an external site)
Undiagnosed diseases network seeks to explain medical conditions with no known cause