Syndromes

1. DOWN SYNDROME: Trisomy 21. Mental retardation, characteristic facial features, Simeon crease in hand. (NEURO)
2. SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME: Unexplained death in sleeping infants.(PEDS)
3. TURNER'S SYNDROME: XO monosomy.Dwarfism, Webbed neck, Valgus of elbow, and Amenorrhea (MS)
4. WILSON SYNDROME: Congenital defect in Ceruloplasmin, leading to buildup of copper mental retardation, cirrhosis, hepatolenticular degeneration.
5. AMENNORRHEA-GALACTORRHEA SYNDROME: Non-physiologic lactation, resulting from endocrinologic causes or from a pituitary disorder.(REPRO)
6. CUSHING'S SYNDROME: Hypersecretion of cortisol secondary symptoms and characteristics: Fatness of face and trunk with wasting of extremities ;Buffalo hump ;Bone decalacification ; Corticoid diabetes and Hypertension (ENDOCRINE)
7. PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME: Abnormal sensation in breasts, abdominal pain, thirst, headache, pelvic congestion, nervous irritability. Ocassionally nausea and vomiting.(REPRO)
8. GUILLAN-BARRE SYNDROME: Infectious Polyneuritis of unknown cause. (NEURO)
9. REYE'S SYNDROME: Loss of consciousness and seizures in kids, after a viral infection treated by aspirin.
10. REITER'S SYNDROME: Symptom cluster. Etiology is thought to be Chlamydial or post-chlamydial.
11. STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME: Erythema Multiforme complication. Large areas of skin slough, including mouth and anogenital membranes. Mucous membranes: stomatitis, urethritis, conjunctivitis. Headache, fever, malaise.
12. TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME: Caused by superabsorbent tampons. Infection with Staph Aureus and subsequent toxicity of exotoxin TSST systemic anaphylaxis. Fever, vomiting, diarrhea and Red rash followed by desquamation (REPRO)
13. CARPAL-TUNNEL SYNDROME: Compression of Median Nerve through the Carpal Tunnel - pain and parasthesia over distribution of Median N. (MS)
14. HORNER'S SYNDROME: Loss or lesion of cervical sympathetic ganglion - Ptosis, miosis, anhydrosis and Enophthalmos (caved in eyes)
15. KORSAKOFF SYNDROME: Loss of short-term memory in chronic alcoholism, caused by degeneration of mamillary bodies. (ALCOHOL,LIVER)
16. MALABSORPTION SYNDROME: Impaired absorption of dietary substance - diarrhea, weakness, weight loss, or symptoms from specific deficiencies. (GI)
17. RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME: Need to stretch legs at night before going to sleep; twitch in legs causing insomnia. (MS,NEURO)
    

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