Qualifying Conditions

An Arnold-Chiari malformation is a structural defect in the cerebellum, which causes brain tissue to extend into the spinal cord and causes the cord to expand. While this is a potentially serious condition, it is not very common. Syringomyelia is a cyst or syrinx, which accumulates cerebrospinal fluid in the spinal cord. This accumulation causes…

Patients who suffer from cachexia or “wasting syndrome” generally already have a serious illness or disease. Wasting syndrome is a serious side effect for diseases such as cancer, AIDS or HIV, cystic fibrosis, Crohn’s disease, congestive heart failure, tuberculosis and more. Patients will experience involuntary weight loss due to lack of receiving the proper nutritional…

Dystonia is a devastating disease that can be life altering in a short amount of time. It’s characterized as a neurological movement disorder, which causes the body’s muscles to spasm uncontrollably. These spasms include painful twisting of the body and abnormal postures, which can lead to the inability to live a normal life. When diagnosed…

Fibrous Dysplasia is an uncommon skeletal disorder generally affecting children and young adults. It is basically when scar-like tissue develops instead of a normal bone. When this happens, the bone can be weakened and cause it to be deformed and fracture more easily. Generally, fibrous dysplasia happens in the skull or a longer bone in…

Glaucoma is an eye disease that affects more than 3 million Americans. It can produce defects in a person’s field of vision and lead to eventual blindness. People who suffer from glaucoma will experience a gradual loss of peripheral vision, eye pain, possible tunnel vision, nausea, vomiting, blurred vision and other similar symptoms. The leading…