Other uses In medicine and psychology , a syndrome is the association of several clinically recognizable ... distinction between Parkinson s disease and a Parkinsonian syndrome, whereby the latter could ... system atrophy . In other words, in a medical setting, a syndrome might narrow down the possible ... to a combination of phenomena seen in association. The term syndrome derives from the Greek language ... together the pathophysiology of the syndrome has not yet been discovered. A familiar syndrome name often ..., but that nevertheless can be identified and related to the full blown syndrome. A culture bound syndrome is a set of symptoms where there is no evidence of an underlying biological cause, and that is only ... of a syndrome usually includes a number of essential characteristics, which when concurrent ... of the syndrome, there may be an association with other conditions, meaning that in persons with the specified syndrome these associated conditions occur more frequently than would be expected by chance. While the syndrome and the associated conditions may be statistically related, they do not have ... or risk factor that explains the association. An example would be Down syndrome , which has the associated ... looked for in the management of the syndrome. Case studies One recent case study is AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome AIDS , so named because most syndromal immune deficiencies ... syndrome . Severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS severe acute respiratory syndrome is an even more recent example of a syndrome in medicine that was later explained with the identification of a causative ... Sina Avicenna, 980 1037 , in The Canon of Medicine , pioneered the idea of a syndrome in the diagnosis ... Press , ISBN 0 19 513580 6. ref Verify source date September 2010 The concept of a medical syndrome ... Withdrawal Withdrawal syndrome Child development References Reflist External links Wiktionary syndrome http www.whonamedit.com Whonamedit.com a repository of medical eponyms Medical conditions ... more details
wiktionarypar SyndromeSyndrome may refer to Syndrome in medicine Syndrome decoding , in coding theory Syndrome The Incredibles , a fictional character Syndrome video game series disambig fr Syndrome homonymie ko it Sindrome disambigua nl Syndrome ja ru ... more details
Bouveret syndrome can refer to Bouveret Hoffmann syndrome, or paroxysmal tachycardia Bouveret s syndrome, or gastric outlet obstruction due to a gallstone disambig ... more details
The Immunity Syndrome may refer to The Immunity Syndrome Space 1999 The Immunity Syndrome Space 1999 , an episode of Space 1999 The Immunity Syndrome Star Trek The Immunity Syndrome Star Trek , a second season episode of Star Trek The Original Series first broadcast January 19, 1968 disambig ... more details
Steal syndrome may refer to Cardiac steal syndrome Subclavian steal syndrome , often associated with fainting, and typically due to atherosclerosis Vascular access steal syndrome , a problem related to a surgically created vascular access fistula for hemodialysis See also Steele Richardson Olszewski syndrome, alternative name for progressive supranuclear palsy Disambig ... more details
Syndrome X may refer to Cardiac syndrome X Metabolic syndrome Single X syndrome, where an individual has a single X chromosome, typically described as Turner syndrome The otherwise unidentifiable rare disease afflicting Brooke Greenberg . disambiguation ... more details
Overgrowth syndrome is a group of genetic disorders in which there is an abnormal increase in the size of the body or a body part that is often noted at birth . Examples of overgrowth syndromes include neurofibromatosis , Sotos syndrome , Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome , Simpson Golabi Behmel syndrome , Weaver syndrome , Proteus syndrome , Sturge Weber syndrome , and fragile X syndrome . Many of these syndromes increase the risk of cancer . See also Gigantism External links http www.cancer.gov Templates db alpha.aspx?CdrID 367429 Overgrowth syndrome entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms NCI cancer dict oncology stub Multiple abnormalities ... more details
Meadow s syndrome or Meadows syndrome can refer to Munchausen syndrome by proxy , named for Roy Meadow , who characterized it in 1977 Postpartum cardiomyopathy , named for William Meadows , who characterized it in 1957 disambig ... more details
Bazex syndrome may refer to Bazex Dupr Christol syndrome Acrokeratosis paraneoplastica of Bazex disambig Category Conditions of the skin appendages Category Genodermatoses ... more details
Pilotto syndrome is a rare syndrome which affects the face , heart , and back . The syndrome can cause a cleft lip and palate , scoliosis , and mental retardation . The Office of Rare Diseases and National Institutes of Health have classified this syndrome as affecting less than 200,000 people in the United States . ref cite web url http wrongdiagnosis.com p pilotto syndrome intro.htm title Pilotto syndrome publisher Health Grades Inc. accessdate 17 February 2010 ref References reflist disease stub Category Congenital disorders Category Syndromes Category Rare diseases ... more details
HEC syndrome is a syndrome characterized by hydrocephalus , endocardial fibroelastosis and cataract s. References cite journal author Devi A, Eisenfeld L, Uphoff D, Greenstein R title New syndrome of hydrocephalus, endocardial fibroelastosis, and cataracts HEC syndrome . journal Am J Med Genet volume 56 issue 1 pages 62 6 year 1995 pmid 7747788 doi 10.1002 ajmg.1320560114 External links OMIM 600559 disease stub Category Syndromes ... more details
Infobox disease Name Aicardi syndrome ICD10 ICD10 G 93.8 g 93 ICD9 ICD9 742.2 ICDO Image Caption OMIM 304050 OMIM mult MedlinePlus 001664 eMedicineSubj ped eMedicineTopic 58 DiseasesDB 29761 Aicardi syndrome is a rare genetic congenital disorder malformation syndrome characterized by the partial or complete ... syndrome is theorized to be caused by a defect on the X chromosome as it has thus far only been observed in girls or in boys with Klinefelter s syndrome . Confirmation of this theory awaits the discovery of the gene which causes Aicardi syndrome. Symptoms typically appear before a baby reaches about ... syndrome in 1965 by Jean Aicardi , a French neurologist. A review article by Dr. Aicardi Aicardi J, Aicardi syndrome old and new findings, Int Pediatr. 1998 14 1 5 8 describes the syndrome. Aicardi syndrome should not be confused with Aicardi Gouti res syndrome , a distinct disorder. Citation needed date July 2008 Epidemiology Worldwide prevalence of Aicardi Syndrome is estimated at several ... cases of Aicardi syndrome have been in females. The few males that have been identified with Aicardi syndrome have proved to have 47 chromosomes including an XXY sex chromosome complement, a condition called Klinefelter syndrome . Citation needed date July 2008 Aicardi syndrome appears to be lethal in normal males who have only one X chromosome and a Y chromosome . In other words, Aicardi syndrome ... that is lethal in XY males. Citation needed date July 2008 All cases of Aicardi syndrome are thought to be due to new mutations . No person with Aicardi syndrome is known to have transmitted the X linked gene responsible for the syndrome to the next generation. Features Children are most commonly identified with Aicardi syndrome before the age of five months. A significant number of girls are products ... July 2008 Diagnosis Aicardi syndrome is typically characterized by the following triad of features however, one of the classic features being missing does not preclude a diagnosis of Aicardi Syndrome ... more details
Wikify date December 2010 expert subject Genetics date August 2008 Infobox disease Name Hydrolethalus syndrome Image Alt Caption DiseasesDB 34380 ICD10 ICD9 ICDO OMIM 236680 MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj eMedicineTopic MeshID GeneReviewsID GeneReviewsName Hydrolethalus syndrome less commonly referred to as Salonen Herva Norio syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that causes improper fetal development, resulting in birth defects and often stillbirth . ref http www.enotes.com genetic disorders encyclopedia hydrolethalus syndrome ref It is associated with HYLS1 mutations. Symptoms Hydrolethalus syndrome can cause heart and brain defects, a cleft lip or palate, an abnormally shaped nose or jaw, or incomplete lung development. These defects are typically serious enough to cause stillbirth or death within a few days of birth. References reflist DEFAULTSORT Hydrolethalus Syndrome Category Congenital disorders disease stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Psychoorganic syndrome is a progressive disease comparable to presenile dementia . It is caused by exposure to organic solvents such as toluene . See also Neurotoxicity Category Neurological disorders DEFAULTSORT Psychoorganic Syndrome Psych stub Disease stub pl Zaburzenia psychoorganiczne ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date February 2009 In medicine, Valentino s syndrome is pain presenting in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen caused by a duodenum duodenal peptic ulcer ulcer with perforation through the retroperitoneum . DEFAULTSORT Valentino s Syndrome Med stub Category Abdominal pain ... more details
K nig s syndrome synonym ileocaecal valve syndrome is a syndrome of abdominal pain in relation to meals, constipation alternated with diarrhea , meteorism , gurgling sounds hyper peristalsis on auscultation especially in the right iliac fossa , and abdominal distension . It is caused by an incomplete obstruction of the small intestine and especially of the ileocecal valve , e.g. in Crohn s disease , or in rare cases of cancer of the small intestine . It is named after the German surgeon, Franz K nig surgeon Franz K nig 1832 1910 , and should not be confused with K nig s disease , also named after him. References http www.vulgaris medical.com encyclopedie konig syndrome de 2665.html http www.vulgaris medical.com encyclopedie konig syndrome de 2665.html WhoNamedIt synd 1972 K nig s syndrome F. K nig. Die stricturirende Tuberculose des Darmes und ihre Behandlung. Deutsche Zeitschrift f r Chirurgie , 1892 34 65 81. http www.mercksource.com pp us cns cns hl dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcommonzSzdorlandszSzdorlandzSzdmd s 32zPzhtm 12781264 Dorlands Medical Dictionary Category Syndromes Konig s syndrome med sign stub fr Syndrome de K nig ... more details
Image Triploidsyndrome.jpg thumbnail right 4KB A Karyotype of a person who has this genetic disorder. Triploid Syndrome is an extremely rare chromosomal disorder. Individuals with triploid syndrome have three of every chromosome for a total of sixty nine rather than the normal forty six chromosomes. Babies with Triploid Syndrome usually are lost through early miscarriage . However, some infants have been born and survived as long as five months. Affected infants are usually small and have multiple birth defects. Those that survive are usually Mosaic genetics mosaic , meaning that some cells have the normal number of 46 chromosomes and some Cell biology cells have a complete extra set of chromosomes. Also known as 2n 3n Mixoploidy 3n Syndrome Chromosome Triploidy Syndrome Diploid Triploid Mixoploidy Triploidy Triploidy Syndrome See also Digyny External links http www.tv3.ie videos.php?video 22964&locID 1.342 http www.youtube.com watch?v IeN24i5vA50 http www.webmd.com hw raising a family nord710.asp More Info about this Syndrome http www.health.yahoo.com ency healthwise nord710 More on this Syndrome on Yahoo Health Category Syndromes de Triploidie es Triploid a it Triploidia nds Triploidie pl Triploidia stq Triploidie sr ... more details
A withdrawal syndrome , also called a discontinuation syndrome , occurs when a person suddenly stops taking or reduces the dosage of some types of medications. The risk of a discontinuation syndrome occurring increases with dosage and length of use. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome , symptoms seen when an individual reduces or stops alcohol consumption after periods of excessive alcohol intake Heroin withdrawal , symptoms shared generally with opioid class drug withdrawal from cessation or reduction of intake Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome , symptoms that appear when a long term user stops taking benzodiazepines or reduces the dosage Cannabis withdrawal , a form of withdrawal associated with the substance cannabis Neonatal withdrawal , a withdrawal syndrome of infants, caused by administration of drugs Nicotine withdrawal , the effects felt by a person who is nicotine dependent and suddenly stops or significantly reduces his or her nicotine intake SSRI discontinuation syndrome , a syndrome that can occur following the interruption, dose reduction, or discontinuation of SSRI or SNRI medications See also Rebound effect Withdrawal disambig ... more details
Wernicke syndrome is an ambiguous term. It may refer to Receptive aphasia Wernicke aphasia the eponym ous term for receptive or sensory aphasia. Wernicke s encephalopathy Wernicke encephalopathy an acute neurology neurological syndrome of ophthalmoparesis , ataxia , and encephalopathy brought on by thiamine deficiency. Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome , also called Korsakoff psychosis a subacute dementia syndrome, often following Wernicke encephalopathy , characterized clinically by confabulation and clinicopathologically correlated with degeneration of the mammillary body mammillary bodies . See also Carl Wernicke 1848 1905 , the neurologist who described all of these syndromes. Wernicke s area , named after Carl Wernike, a brain region associated with the understanding of written and spoken language. disambig it Sindrome di Wernicke ... more details
Expert subject Medicine date March 2009 FACES syndrome is a syndrome of unique facial features, Anorexia symptom anorexia , cachexia , Human eye eye and Human skin skin anomalies. ref name pmid6438152 cite journal author Friedman E, Goodman RM title The FACES syndrome a new syndrome with unique facies, anorexia, cachexia, and eye and skin lesions journal J. Craniofac. Genet. Dev. Biol. volume 4 issue 3 pages 227 31 year 1984 pmid 6438152 ref References reflist disease stub Category Syndromes Category Musculoskeletal disorders Category Rare diseases ... more details
Wikify date April 2009 Infobox disease Name Pashayan syndrome Image Caption DiseasesDB 33647 ICD10 ICD9 ICDO OMIM 110050 OMIM mult OMIM2 601390 MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj eMedicineTopic MeshID Pashayan syndrome also known as Pashayan Prozansky Syndrome , and Blepharo Naso Facial syndrome is a rare syndrome. Facial abnormalities characterise this syndrome as well as malformation of extremities. ref Cite book first1 Bruno last1 Bissonnette first2 Igor last2 Luginbuehl first3 Bernard J. last3 Dalens first4 Bruno last4 Marciniak title Syndromes rapid recognition and perioperative management year 2006 publisher McGraw Hill isbn 978 0 07 135455 4 author editor, Bruno Bissonnette. Page needed date September 2010 ref Specific characteristics would be a bulky, flattened nose, where the face has a mask like appearance and the ears are also malformed. ref Cite journal pmid 10631920 year 1999 author1 Stoll first2 J first3 M title A three generations family with blepharo naso facial malformations suggestive of Pashayan syndrome volume 10 issue 4 pages 337 43 journal Genetic counseling Geneva, Switzerland ref A subset of Pashayan syndrome has also been described, known as Cerebrofacioarticular syndrome , Van Maldergem syndrome or Van Maldergem Wetzburger Verloes Syndrome . Similar symptoms are noted in these cases as in Pashayan syndrome. ref Cite journal pmid 1633641 year 1992 author1 Van Maldergem first2 C first3 A first4 C first5 Y title Mental retardation with blepharo naso facial abnormalities and hand malformations a new syndrome? volume 41 issue 1 pages 22 4 journal Clinical genetics ref ref Cite journal pmid 8026105 year 1994 author1 Zampino first2 C first3 F first4 P first5 F first6 G first7 P title Cerebro facio articular syndrome of Van Maldergem confirmation of a new MR MCA syndrome volume 45 issue 3 pages 140 4 journal Clinical genetics ref ref Cite journal pmid 601390 year ... journal Revue neurologique ref References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Pashayan Syndrome Category Rare diseases ... more details
Chiari syndrome or Chiari s disease may refer to one of the following diseases named after the 19th century Austrian pathologist Hans Chiari Arnold Chiari malformation , or simply Chiari malformation , a malformation of the brain Budd Chiari syndrome , a disease with typical symptoms of abdominal pain, ascites and hepatomegaly caused by occlusion of the hepatic veins Chiari Frommel syndrome, an older term for hyperprolactinaemia with extended postpartum galactorrhea and amenorrhea disambig ... more details
Infobox disease Name Elejalde syndrome Image Alt Caption DiseasesDB ICD10 ICD9 ICDO OMIM 214450 MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj article eMedicineTopic 1069594 MeshID GeneReviewsID GeneReviewsName Elejalde syndrome also known as Griscelli syndrome type 1 is a rare autosomal recessive syndrome consisting of moderate pigment dilution, profound primary neurologic defects, no immune defects, and hair with metallic silvery sheen. ref name Andrews James, William Berger, Timothy Elston, Dirk 2005 . Andrews Diseases of the Skin Clinical Dermatology . 10th ed. . Saunders. ISBN 0 7216 2921 0. ref rp 866 It is associated with MYO5A . See also Griscelli syndrome References reflist Pigmentation disorders Cytoskeletal defects Category Disturbances of human pigmentation Category Cytoskeletal defects Cutaneous condition stub ... more details
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