This is much like having a measles-like rash which can be caused by many different viruses including those which cause regular measles and German measles. There are a number of conditions which may be confused with Usher syndrome. Sometimes this pattern can be seen in early RP and the eye doctor can misinterpret the condition as Rubella. Since Rubella is much less common now than in the 1960s and early 1970s, the diagnosis of Usher syndrome should be considered in cases with salt and pepper pigmentation patterns. Other syndromes have eye findings or hearing loss patterns which are different from those in Usher syndrome as well as abnormalities of other body parts.
Every state has a deaf-blind project grant within the state department of education.
Summer of 1994. Second, the Registry collects information from individuals interested in supporting and participating in research projects. This information is used to support the third function of the Registry - matching families with collaborating research projects.