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| | Asperger syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Although there is no single feature that all people with Asperger syndrome share, difficulties with social behavior are nearly universal and are perhaps the most important criteria that define the condition. | | | Asperger syndrome usually leads to problems in social interaction with peers. | | | A child or teen with Asperger syndrome often is puzzled as to the source of this mistreatment, unaware of what has been done incorrectly. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspergers
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| | Stockholm syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | This syndrome was described by psychoanalysts of the object relations theory school (see Fairbairn) as the phenomenon of psychological identification with the more powerful abuser. | | | For an interpretation of the syndrome from the perspective of evolutionary psychology, see capture-bonding. | | | The Stockholm syndrome is a psychological response sometimes seen in a hostage, in which the hostage exhibits seeming loyalty to the hostage-taker, in spite of the danger (or at least risk) the hostage has been put in. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome
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| | Piriformis syndrome, another irritation to the sciatic nerve, by Spine-Health |
| | Piriformis syndrome is a condition in which the piriformis muscle irritates the sciatic nerve and causes pain in the rear and may cause pain along the back of the leg and into the foot (similar to sciatica pain). | | | Piriformis syndrome can develop when the piriformis muscle becomes tight or spasms and places pressure on the sciatic nerve that runs beneath it. | | | Piriformis syndrome is most common among women, and is thought to be common among active individuals (such as runners and walkers). |
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http://www.spine-health.com/topics/cd/piriformis/pir02.html
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| | Reiter's Syndrome |
| | Topical corticosteroids-This type of medicine can be put directly on the skin lesions associated with Reiter's syndrome. | | | Doctors sometimes refer to Reiter's syndrome as a seronegative spondyloarthropathy because it is one of a group of disorders that cause inflammation throughout the body, particularly in parts of the spine and at other joints where tendons attach to bones. | | | Reiter's syndrome is not contagious; that is, a person with the disorder cannot pass it to somebody else. |
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http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/926056398.html
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| | Munchausen Syndrome |
| | When treatment is sought, the first goal is to modify the persons behavior and reduce his or her misuse or overuse of medical resources. | | | Psychiatrists and psychologists use a thorough a medical history and physical, laboratory imagery, and psychological assessment tools to evaluate a person for Munchausen syndrome. | | | Treatment likely will focus on changing the thinking and behavior of the individual (cognitive-behavioral therapy). |
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http://clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2800/2821.asp?index=9833
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| | Down syndrome |
| | Babies with Down syndrome tend to be overly quiet, less responsive, with weak, floppy muscles. | | | A counselor needs to inform a woman that her risk of having a baby with Down syndrome increases with her increasing age. | | | Development in a baby and child with Down syndrome occurs at a much slower than normal rate. |
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http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/down_syndrome.jsp
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| | Talkin' Broadway Off-Broadway - Syndrome - 1/23/02 |
| | Berg, like the character he plays, Egon Covert, has Tourette Syndrome, and he displays the physical and verbal tics that have come to be associated with it. | | | Berg is the only actor on the stage at the Greenwich Street Theatre is beside the point; that the play he's performing, Syndrome, is partially the story of his life matters little more. | | | Syndrome works best when it sticks to this stream of consciousness style; the script and the director (Rob Urbinati) make sure Berg and Egon (by extension) are compelling enough on their own. |
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http://www.talkinbroadway.com/ob/01_23_02.html
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| | Down syndrome |
| | However, if you are at high risk of having a child with Down syndrome or you already have one child with Down syndrome, you may wish to consult a genetic counselor before becoming pregnant. | | | For example, babies with Down syndrome don't have good muscle tone, so a physical therapist can help your baby learn to roll over, sit up and walk. | | | This form of Down syndrome is caused by abnormal cell division during the development of the sperm cell or the egg cell. |
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http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DS/00182.html
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| | Wired 9.12: The Geek Syndrome |
| | Asperger's notion of a continuum that embraces both smart, geeky kids like Nick and those with so-called classic or profound autism has been accepted by the medical establishment only in the last decade. | | | Kathryn Stewart, director of the Orion Academy, a high school for high-functioning kids in Moraga, California, calls Asperger's syndrome "the engineers' disorder." Bill Gates is regularly diagnosed in the press: His single-minded focus on technical minutiae, rocking motions, and flat tone of voice are all suggestive of an adult with some trace of the disorder. | | | Rates of both classic autism and Asperger's syndrome are going up all over the world, which is certainly cause for alarm and for the urgent mobilization of research. |
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http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/aspergers_pr.html
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| | Usher Syndrome Resource Guide [NEI Health Information] |
| | Individuals with Usher syndrome type I are nearly or completely deaf and experience problems with balance from a young age. | | | The information provided in this Resource Guide was developed by the National Eye Institute (NEI) to help patients and their families in searching for general information about Usher syndrome. | | | Usher syndrome is an inherited condition that causes 1) a serious hearing loss that is usually present at birth or shortly thereafter and 2) progressive vision loss caused by retinitis pigmentosa (RP). |
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| | eMedicine - Klinefelter Syndrome : Article by Harold Chen, MD, MS, FAAP, FACMG |
| | Klinefelter syndrome is a form of primary testicular failure, with elevated gonadotropin levels arising from lack of feedback inhibition by the pituitary gland. | | | The syndrome is characterized by hypogonadism (small testes, azoospermia/oligospermia), gynecomastia at late puberty, psychosocial problems, hyalinization and fibrosis of the seminiferous tubules, and elevated urinary gonadotropins. | | | Klinefelter syndrome is caused by the presence of an additional X chromosome in a male. |
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| | What is Williams syndrome |
| | Williams syndrome is a rare genetic condition (estimated to occur in 1/20,000 births) which causes medical and developmental problems. | | | Young children with Williams syndrome often have low muscle tone and joint laxity. | | | These problems have been linked to low muscle tone, severe gag reflex, poor suck/swallow, tactile defensiveness etc. Feeding difficulties tend to resolve as the children get older. |
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http://www.williams-syndrome.org/forparents/whatiswilliams.html
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| | Potter syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Other anomalies of the Classic Potter Syndrome Infant include a parrot beak nose, redundant skin, and the most common characteristic of infants with BRA which is a skin fold of tissue extending from the medial canthus across the cheek. | | | Potter syndrome is a term used to describe a typical physical appearance which is due to a dramatically decreased amniotic fluid volume, oligohydramnios or absent amniotic fluid, anhydramnios secondary to renal diseases such as bilateral renal agenesis (BRA). | | | The term Potter Syndrome was initially intended to only refer to cases of BRA, however, it has been mistakenly used by many clinicians and researchers to refer to any case that presents with oligohydramnios or anhydramnios regardless of the source of the loss of amniotic fluid. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potter_syndrome
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| | Fahr's Syndrome Information Page: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) |
| | The prognosis for any individual with Fahr's Syndrome is variable and hard to predict. | | | Fahr's Syndrome is a rare, genetically dominant, inherited neurological disorder characterized by abnormal deposits of calcium in areas of the brain that control movement, including the basal ganglia and the cerebral cortex. | | | The NINDS supports and conducts research on neurogenetic disorders such as Fahr's Syndrome. |
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| | MedlinePlus: Down Syndrome |
| | Down Syndrome: Caring for a Baby with Down Syndrome (American Academy of Family Physicians) | | | Down Syndrome (National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities) | | | The primary NIH organization for research on Down Syndrome is the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/downsyndrome.html
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| | Turner syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | There is no equivalent syndrome which results in a Y chromosome with no X, as such a condition is incompatible with life. | | | Though according to Sybert, 1998 there is inadequate data to allow conclusions for regarding phenotype-karyotype correlations in regard to cardiovascular malformations in Turner syndrome simply because the number of individuals with the less common karyotype groups that has been studied is too small. | | | Women with Turner syndrome are at a moderately increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes in childhood and a substantially increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes by adult years. |
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| | Turner Syndrome Society - Medical Information |
| | A search for "Turner syndrome" yields hundreds of medical publications with varying levels of medical detail. | | | Health Supervision for Children With Turner Syndrome, by the American Academy of Pediatrics. | | | Turner Syndrome in a Life Span Perspective: Research and Clinical Aspects |
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| | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Preventing the Pain in Your Hands and Wrists -- familydoctor.org |
| | If carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by a medical problem, your doctor will probably first treat that problem. | | | Your doctor may have you get a nerve conduction test or an electromyography (EMG) test to see whether the nerves and muscles in your arm and hand show the typical effects of carpal tunnel syndrome. | | | Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful disorder of the wrist and hand. |
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| | Angelman syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Angelman syndrome (AS) is neurological disorder in which severe learning difficulties are associated with a characteristic facial appearance and behavior. | | | Angelman syndrome is caused by the loss of the the normal maternal contribution to a region of chromosome 15, most commonly by deletion of a segment of that chromosome. | | | In 1987, it was first noted that around half of the children with Angelman syndrome have a small piece of chromosome 15 missing (chromosome 15q partial deletion). |
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| | Down syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Because of this variability in expression of Down syndrome, it is important to evaluate children individually. | | | This is the cause of 1-2% of the observed Down syndromes. | | | Down syndrome is a chromosomal abnormality characterized by the presence of an extra copy of genetic material on the 21st chromosome, either in whole (trisomy 21) or part (such as due to translocations). |
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| | GENDYS Conference 1994: Orchidectomy as a preliminary procedure prior to gender reassignment surgery |
| | Money states that, in the science of psychology and human sexuality, there are still unclassified syndromes that need to be reported as detailed sexological case biographies. | | | Treatment is often complicated by non-compliance, which is intrinsic to the syndrome, and this may be manifested as 'clinic shopping' which entails that cure eludes even the most famous experts who are consulted consecutively. | | | Money described a case in which the sexual body-image pathology was directed toward the eradication of genital eroticism and orgasm as "a threat to identity." It entailed a progressive programme of self-castration and denervation of the penis, after which the man's life stabilised in the role of eunuch. |
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| | Alstrom Syndrome Home |
| | Alström Syndrome is a very rare, hereditary genetic disorder first described by C.H. Alström in Sweden in 1959. | | | The first sign observed in infants is usually extreme light sensitivity (photophobia) and a wobbling of the eyes (nystagmus). | | | We subscribe to the HONcode principles of the Health On the Net Foundation. |
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| | Marfan syndrome |
| | Marfan syndrome affects three major organ systems of the body: the heart and circulatory system, the bones and muscles, and the eyes. | | | Marfan syndrome is caused by a single gene for fibrillin on chromosome 15, which is inherited in most cases from an affected parent. | | | Marfan syndrome affects males and females equally, and appears to be distributed equally among all races and ethnic groups. |
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| | CCAkids.com - Syndromes |
| | Miller Syndrome is very rare condition characterized by downward slanting eyelids, cleft palate, recessed lower jaw, small cup shaped ears, and a broad nasal ridge. | | | Apert syndrome is a condition involving abnormal growth of the skull and the face due to early fusion of certain sutures of the skull. | | | Nager Syndrome is a condition in which the facial characteristics include downward slanting eyelids, absence or underdeveloped cheekbones, a severely underdeveloped lower jaw, malformed outer and middle ears, clefting of the hard or soft palates, absence of lower eyelashes and scalp hair extending on the cheek. |
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| | Kabuki - encyclopedia article about Kabuki. |
| | Kabuki (歌舞伎) is a form of traditional Japanese Japan (日本, Nippon/Nihon, literally "the origin of the sun" or less literally "Land of the Rising Sun") is an island country east of the Asian continent on the western edge of the Pacific Ocean. | | | The word kabuki is believed to derive from the verb kabuku, meaning "to lean", "to be out of the ordinary", etc.) Kabuki theater is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by its performers. | | | Kabuki theater and ningyō jōruri, the elaborate form of puppet theater that later came to be known as bunraku Bunraku (文楽) is a form of traditional Japanese puppet theater. |
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http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/kabuki
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| | stock.php |
| | This struck some folks as weird, and as a way of coping with this uneasiness, as they started seeing more examples they named this class of strange behavior the “Stockholm Syndrome.” | | | The Stockholm Syndrome comes into play when a captive cannot escape and is isolated and threatened with death, but is shown token acts of kindness by the captor. | | | The syndrome explains what happens in hostage-taking situations, but can also be used to understand the behavior of battered spouses, members of religious cults, Holocaust victims, household pets, and perhaps even users of Internet Explorer. |
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| | Crouzonodermoskeletal syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | People with Crouzonodermoskeletal syndrome have acanthosis nigricans, a skin condition characterized by thick, dark, velvety skin in body folds and creases, including the neck and underarms. | | | Crouzonodermoskeletal syndrome is a disorder characterized by the premature joining of certain bones of the skull (craniosynostosis) during development and a skin condition called acanthosis nigricans. | | | In addition, subtle changes may be seen in the bones of the spine (vertebrae). |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crouzonodermoskeletal_syndrome
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| | Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | WPW syndrome is commonly diagnosed on the basis of the surface EKG in an asymptomatic individual. | | | WPW syndrome may also be noted on an EKG of an individual in cardiac arrest. | | | Patients with WPW often exhibit more than one accessory pathway, and in some patients as many as eight additional abnormal pathways can be found. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolff-Parkinson-White_syndrome
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