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- Cushing's syndrome, or hypercortisolism, is an endocrine disorder ... the condition in 1932, Cushing's syndrome is relatively rare. Only ...16 KB (2,381 words) - 06:49, 12 January 2024
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- Cushing's syndrome, or hypercortisolism, is an endocrine disorder ... the condition in 1932, Cushing's syndrome is relatively rare. Only ...16 KB (2,381 words) - 06:49, 12 January 2024
- *Acute respiratory distress syndrome. Acute respiratory distress syndrome ... *Infant respiratory distress syndrome. Infant respiratory distress ...10 KB (1,508 words) - 14:17, 2 July 2022
- *Down syndrome, usually is caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21 ... is the second most common trisomy after Down syndrome. It is a trisomy of chromosome ...15 KB (2,079 words) - 00:18, 14 January 2023
- by a genetic disorder known as Williams syndrome. Some of these afflicted ... Dart valley, is said to have been lured down towards the river by mysterious ...8 KB (1,284 words) - 06:21, 24 November 2022
- Stockholm syndrome is a term used to describe the relationship a hostage ... was that she suffered from Stockholm syndrome and was coerced into aiding ...15 KB (2,257 words) - 04:00, 6 October 2022
- the lower back, through the buttocks, and down the length of the leg. ... spinal cord, runs through the buttocks, and down the back of the leg to the ...16 KB (2,375 words) - 17:22, 25 January 2023
- response called the general adaptation syndrome—essentially, the three ... Selye described the general adaptation syndrome as having three stages: ...14 KB (2,140 words) - 16:01, 23 September 2022
- trees on credit. As settlers were setting down roots in the community, this ... It has been suggested that Chapman may have had Marfan syndrome,[https://www ...11 KB (1,788 words) - 08:14, 3 August 2022
- defects, known as congenital rubella syndrome (CRS), include cataracts ... problems now know as congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) and noticed that the ...11 KB (1,629 words) - 19:46, 20 August 2022
- or identity. People with amnestic syndrome usually can understand written ... and experiences. Also called amnestic syndrome, this memory loss cannot ...23 KB (3,498 words) - 17:16, 26 July 2023
- and these hormones are then transported down the nerve cell's axons ... | Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone || overproduction ...11 KB (1,456 words) - 06:20, 24 November 2022
- In humans, air enters the nose or mouth and travels down different ... which becomes the trachea. Air then travels down the various tubes to the lungs ...13 KB (1,922 words) - 19:44, 16 April 2023
- the entire surface of the brain, running down into the fissures of the cortex ... spinal cord, but does not line the brain down into its sulci (folds). ...12 KB (1,800 words) - 10:31, 10 March 2023
- molds is organic matter, which is broken down into simpler compounds by ... which has been associated with sick building syndrome. ...9 KB (1,390 words) - 19:49, 9 November 2022
- Second Coming (1980), and The Thanataos Syndrome in 1987. Percy also published ... * The Thanatos Syndrome. New York: Farrar, Straus, 1987. ISBN 0312243324 ...9 KB (1,310 words) - 18:46, 17 April 2023
- Irritable bowel syndrome, a separate disease, has been called spastic colitis or spastic colon. This name causes confusion, since colitis is ...11 KB (1,475 words) - 22:31, 7 January 2024
- may lead to streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, which can be life-threatening. ... disease (or secondary malignant syndrome of scarlet fever) included ...11 KB (1,507 words) - 08:16, 17 September 2022
- diseases such as Gilbert's syndrome, gallstones, and so forth ... fluid that assists in digestion by breaking down fats, mostly triglycerides ...21 KB (3,036 words) - 10:01, 1 April 2024
- Fail: Overcoming Founder's Syndrome, Fundphobia and Other Obstacles ... Founder's syndrome is an issue organizations face as they grow ...18 KB (2,646 words) - 09:59, 11 March 2023
- At times, however, this intricate harmony breaks down. Of the several ... bacterial) or male chronic pelvic pain syndrome, which comprises about 95 ...18 KB (2,577 words) - 08:14, 2 December 2022
- a trigger for a subset of chronic fatigue syndrome patients (Lerner et al. ... it meets the criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome, or CFS. This process includes ...25 KB (3,646 words) - 15:14, 15 April 2022
- lead to infertility. In immotile cilia syndrome, which is an autosomal recessive ... sperm pathways, chemotherapy, and Klinefelter syndrome. ...13 KB (2,055 words) - 17:43, 14 October 2022
- between NO2 levels and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. url=http://www.medicineonline.com/news/12/1110/Sids-Linked-to-Nitrogen-Dioxide-Pollution ...7 KB (934 words) - 02:27, 16 November 2022
- analytic chemical studies to the toxic oil syndrome that hit Spain in the spring and summer of 1981, in which 20,000 became acutely ill, 12,000 were hospitalized ...13 KB (1,817 words) - 06:09, 28 July 2023
- Many organisms have metabolic pathways to synthesize and break down ... adenosine deaminase, needed to break down adenine, is a cause of severe ...7 KB (928 words) - 23:49, 2 December 2022
- causes mental retardation unless the syndrome is detected and treated starting shortly after birth with tight dietary restrictions. ...15 KB (2,091 words) - 02:59, 24 November 2022
- proteins have been described: Weine syndrome, Treacher Collins syndrome, and dyskeratosis congenital syndrome (Hernandez-Verdun 2006a, 2006b; ...21 KB (3,018 words) - 00:41, 17 November 2022
- aureus resulting in toxic shock syndrome) (Lerner and Lerner 2004). ... and Streptococcus pyogenes cause toxic shock syndrome. * Type II toxins: ...15 KB (2,264 words) - 04:49, 1 May 2023
- disability disease eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome (EMS). This disease largely ... Intestinal bacteria in humans break down tryptophan into two chemicals ...18 KB (2,592 words) - 18:31, 2 May 2023
- termed infantile autism and Asperger syndrome respectively. In 1943, Kanner ... of child,” later called "Asperger syndrome" and listed in the ...54 KB (7,201 words) - 21:42, 17 January 2024
- referred to as "floppy baby syndrome." Like the other forms ... Other diseases, such as Guillain-Barré syndrome, stroke, and myasthenia ...20 KB (3,036 words) - 19:55, 20 November 2023
- * TNF receptor associated periodic syndrome * Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Including Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis) Diseases that ...8 KB (1,133 words) - 11:01, 16 August 2023
- in Type II diabetes and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). It is being studied ... in lean women with the polycystic ovary syndrome."] Endocrine Pract ...21 KB (3,013 words) - 17:20, 30 April 2020
- ultraviolet radiation (which breaks down nucleic acids—present in ... enzymes in the body that can normally break down proteins. The normal form ...17 KB (2,526 words) - 23:00, 30 November 2022
- the probability of developing Reye's syndrome. Antibiotics are ineffective ... deep tendon reflexes, anisocoria/Horner's syndrome ...16 KB (2,365 words) - 15:24, 10 December 2023
- Sacks, to speculate that he had Asperger's syndrome, though he may have been merely painfully shy. Because of his asocial and secretive behavior ...8 KB (1,276 words) - 07:10, 22 January 2024
- including Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Fulminant Hepatic (Liver ... ulcers, colitis, or irritable bowel syndrome. In overdoses, cloves can ...16 KB (2,422 words) - 07:33, 14 January 2023
- post-infectiouis irritable blowel syndrome, and domoic acid (seafood) poisoning (Hopley and van Schalkwyk 2006). A patient with Parkinson's ...10 KB (1,480 words) - 16:48, 27 March 2022
- defects affecting heart rhythm (such as long QT syndrome) can also occur. Heart defects are among the most common birth defects and are the leading cause ...11 KB (1,487 words) - 15:13, 25 January 2023
- tuberculosis. His brother William, who had Down's syndrome, had been ... demanded assurances that William's Down's syndrome was not hereditary ...17 KB (2,543 words) - 04:06, 4 November 2022
- in the Christian world what he calls "the syndrome of fin de siècle. In 2000, this took the form of the Year 2000 problem. Fins de siècle are ...28 KB (4,018 words) - 19:48, 26 March 2024
- severe symptoms, known as Irukandji syndrome (Little and Mulcahy 1998 ... by jellyfish causing Irukandji syndrome.] Med J Aust 177(7): 362 ...18 KB (2,631 words) - 20:04, 20 November 2023
- impact of major depression, organic brain syndrome or schizophrenia. ... higher rates of OCD when Tourette's syndrome and/or tics is experienced ...25 KB (3,597 words) - 16:09, 27 November 2022
- a long time period, has difficulty cutting down, acquiring and drinking alcohol ... delirium tremens, Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome, irregular heartbeat, an ...57 KB (7,925 words) - 23:36, 28 December 2023
- , aphasia), and syndromes (e.g., Aicardi syndrome). The term neurology was ... spinal disc herniation, carpal tunnel syndrome, and cerebral hemorrhages. ...20 KB (2,815 words) - 04:35, 11 March 2023
- William Wilkie Collins (January 8, 1824 – September 23, 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and writer of short stories. He was hugely ...9 KB (1,258 words) - 12:01, 5 May 2023
- can also cause Korsakoff's syndrome, an irreversible psychosis characterized by amnesia and confabulation. * Vitamin B2 – Riboflavin deficiency ...10 KB (1,497 words) - 20:40, 3 May 2023
- of digestive juices (Zollinger-Ellison syndrome), among others. Mouth ulcers ... of subcutaneous tissue that may extend down to, but not through, the underlying ...10 KB (1,465 words) - 16:30, 11 November 2022
- AIDS is an acronym for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Originating ... half of the people identified with the syndrome were not gay. In 1982, the ...36 KB (5,435 words) - 19:47, 16 October 2020
- as well as smallpox, measles, toxic shock syndrome, anthrax, and even ebola ... smallpox, measles, and toxic shock syndrome. Others have suggested anthrax ...19 KB (2,851 words) - 07:48, 24 November 2022
