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Hirschsprung's Disease
UK sources of information and / or support
Hirschsprung's & Motility Disorders Support Network (HMDSN)
A group of ordinary people and families, who's children suffer from Hirschsprung's Disease and other Gastrointestinal motility disorders. HMDSN also offers a group specifically for adults with motility disorders
Gut Motility Disorders Support Network
Offers telephone support and information to families with children who have neuropathic or myopathic conditions affecting gut motility. Adults with these conditions and health profressionals are also welcome to contact the group. Main disorders covered are: Hirschsprungs Disease; Intestinal Neuronal Dysplasia; Hollow Visceral Myopathy; Gastro-Oesphageal Reflux.
Hirschsprung's Disease
Factsheet from Core - (the working name of the Digestive Disorders Foundation).
Further sources / more detailed information
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- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
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- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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Related pages in Patient UK
Information leaflets related to this topic (^ top of page)
Constipation in ChildrenPatient Support related to this topic (^ top of page)
Hirschsprung's & Motility Disorders Support Network Mowat Wilson Syndrome Support Group NASPCS (for incontinent and stoma children) TummyTrouble - supporting children & families with gut motility disordersMedical reference articles in PatientPlus related to this topic (^ top of page)
Hirschsprung's DiseaseLinks to other selected websites related to this topic (^ top of page)
Mowat Wilson SyndromeOther - Useful resources (^ top of page)
Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
A-Z of UK Guidelines
A-Z of Online Videos
Medline
Other good health sites
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