Athetoid cerebral palsy or dyskinetic cerebral palsy (sometimes abbreviated ADCP) is a type of cerebral palsy primarily associated with damage like other forms of CP to the basal ganglia in […]
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Shprintzen–Goldberg syndrome
Shprintzen–Goldberg syndrome is a multiple anomaly syndrome that has craniosynostosis multiple abdominal hernias cognitive impairment and other skeletal malformations as key features. Several reports have linked the syndrome to a […]
Cytomegalovirus colitis
Cytomegalovirus colitis also known as CMV colitis is an inflammation of the colon.
Ascher’s syndrome
Ascher’s syndrome or Laffer-Ascher Syndrome is a rare disorder first described in 1920. It is characterized by repeated episodes of lip and eyelid edema and occasionally euthyroid goiter. The syndrome […]
Health effects of caffeine
The health effects of caffeine have been extensively studied. Short term side effects such as headache nausea and anxiety have been shown as symptoms of mild caffeine consumption. The long […]
Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis
Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is a condition featuring attacks of muscle weakness in the presence of hyperthyroidism (overactivity of the thyroid gland). Hypokalemia (a decreased potassium level in the blood) […]
Solid pseudopapillary tumour
A solid pseudopapillary tumour (also known as solid pseudopapillary neoplasm or more formally solid pseudopapillary tumour/neoplasm of the pancreas) is a low-grade malignant neoplasm of the pancreas of papillary architecture […]
Pediatric trauma
Pediatric trauma refers to a traumatic injury that happens to an infant child or adolescent. Because of anatomical and physiological differences between children and adults the care and management of […]
Alopecia contractures dwarfism mental retardation
Alopecia contractures dwarfism mental retardation or ACD mental retardation syndrome is a developmental disorder which causes mainly baldness and dwarfism in combination with intellectual disability; skeletal anomalies caries and nearsightedness […]
Mild androgen insensitivity syndrome
Mild androgen insensitivity syndrome (MAIS) is a condition that results in a mild impairment of the cell’s ability to respond to androgens. The degree of impairment is sufficient to impair […]