Lynch syndrome is the most common cause of inherited colorectal cancer and affects approximately 1.2 million individuals in the US. Lynch syndrome (also known as hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer) is a genetic disease in which people have a 50% chance of inheriting specific gene vari...
The identification of the metabolic syndrome (MS) has been under discussion and intense investigation since 1998. Only recently does it appear that consensus is being reached between different organisations regarding its identification. Nonetheless, the true value in identifying the MS remains under ...
Clinically isolated syndrome represents a single event, the first episode of neurological symptoms that typically precedes relapsing forms of MS. On its own, a single event is not enough to define MS, unless patients have evidence of several lesions in their brains. That’s what the “multiple...
Cotard’s syndrome, also known aswalkingcorpse syndrome, is a neuropsychiatric condition in which people develop false beliefs that their body parts are missing, or they are dying or they don’t exist. This condition is rare because only 200 known cases are present worldwide. This condition typ...
Down's syndrome is a human genetic disorder caused due to trisomy of chromosome number 21. Such individuals are aneuploid and have 41 chromosomes, i.e., (2n+1) symptoms of down's sydrome are (i) Mental retardation (ii) Growth abnormalities (iii) Co
Night Eating Syndrome is an eating disorder that impacts about 1% of the general population and 6 to 16% of those diagnosed with obesity.
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What Is Wallenberg Syndrome? The brain is divided into many different areas that perform many different functions. The brainstem is an area that is located at the base of the brain on the side closest to thebackof the neck. It connects the brain to the spinal cord. ...
You have a congenital disorder affecting your connective tissue, such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. You're African American. Black women seem to be at higher risk of cervical insufficiency. Your mother took the drug DES (diethylstilbestrol) while she was pregnant with you. Caregivers used to presc...
More research is needed to know how common this subtype is in the general population. How Is Myelocortical MS Different From Typical MS? There isn’t one kind of MS that affects everyone. In fact, some experts think it should be considered a syndrome instead of one condition. But some ...