Syndrome
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Fibromyalgia comorbidity in primary headaches.

13 Dec 2009 Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic pain condition of unknown aetiology characterized by diffuse pain and tenderness at tender points. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence and clinical features of FMS in the different forms of ... Read more...

Erythrocytapheresis in children with sickle cell disease and acute chest syndrome.

29 Nov 2009 BACKGROUND: Red cell exchange (RCE) is part of the management of acute chest syndrome (ACS) in patients with sickle cell disease. The study describes the indications and outcome of the procedure. PROCEDURE: We retrospectively reviewed 53 episodes of ... Read more...

Mutational hot spot potential of a novel base pair mutation of the CSPG2 gene in a family with Wagner syndrome.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To report a 3-generation white family clinically diagnosed variably with Wagner, Stickler, and Jansen syndromes and screened for sequence variants in the COL2A1 and CSPG2 genes. Wagner syndrome is an autosomal dominant vitreoretinopathy ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Syndrome'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Reel syndrome. 15 Dec 2009
• Fibromyalgia comorbidity in primary headaches. 13 Dec 2009
• Erythrocytapheresis in children with sickle cell disease and acute chest syndrome. 29 Nov 2009
• Obstructive sleep apnea a respiratory syndrome with protean cardiovascular manifestations. Nov 2009
• Alpha1-adrenergic blockers and intraoperative floppy-iris syndrome. 30 Oct 2009
• Mutational hot spot potential of a novel base pair mutation of the CSPG2 gene in a family with Wagner syndrome. 30 Oct 2009
• Response. 30 Oct 2009
• Transarterial embolization of a scalp hemangioma presenting with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome. 30 Oct 2009
• Foix-Alajouanine syndrome: what is it? 30 Oct 2009
• Legacy and current understanding of the often-misunderstood Foix-Alajouanine syndrome. Historical vignette. 30 Oct 2009
• Postoperative nonconvulsive encephalopathic status: identification of a syndrome responsible for delayed progressive deterioration of neurological status after skull base surgery. Clinical article. 30 Oct 2009
• Surgical treatment of a thoracoabdominal aneurysm in Cogan's syndrome. 30 Oct 2009
• Epidemic of poisoning caused by scopolamine disguised as Rohypnol tablets. 30 Oct 2009
• The catatonia syndrome: forgotten but not gone. 30 Oct 2009
• IgG4-related Sclerosing disease: a potential new etiology of cutaneous pseudolymphoma. 30 Oct 2009
• FOXP3 forkhead domain mutation and regulatory T cells in the IPEX syndrome. 20 Oct 2009
• Novel susceptibility locus at chromosome 6q16.3-22.31 in a family with GEFS+. 18 Oct 2009
• Clinical Reasoning: a 28-year-old pregnant woman with encephalopathy. 11 Oct 2009
• Early on-cardiopulmonary bypass hypotension and other factors associated with vasoplegic syndrome. 10 Oct 2009
• Treatment of clinically isolated syndrome: to be PreCISe. 4 Oct 2009

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Technical information about 'Syndrome'

Definition: A symptom complex of unknown etiology, that is characteristic of a particular abnormality.

Descriptor UI: D013577

Alternative terms: Syndrome; Syndromes;

Tree Number: C23.550.288.500;

History Note: 91(72); was see under DISEASE 1972-90

Technical Notes: NIM; no qualif; policy: Manual 23.20.2.1, 23.26+