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 ...

SEWELL, N.J. - Andy’s Army set up a lemonade stand in Sewell, New Jersey to raise money for a cure for cancer. What we know: On Sudnay, Andy Fee and his family set up the lemonade stand in partnership ...

Students dance at Northern Bedford County’s annual mini dance-a-thon, held from Thursday into Friday. Courtesy photo A mini dance-a-thon held by Northern Bedford County students raised more than ...

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 ...

Sleep myoclonus is involuntary, nonrhythmic muscle twitching that occurs either as a person falls asleep or during sleep. The movements include hiccups, starts, and jerks. Sleep myoclonus is not a ...

Patients enrolled on the Children's Oncology Group neuroblastoma biology study ANBL00B1 (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00904241) who received care at the University of Chicago (UChicago) or the ...