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Tabes dorsalis also known as syphilitic myelopathy is a slow degeneration (specifically demyelination) of the nerves primarily in the dorsal columns (posterior columns) of the spinal cord (the portion closest […]

A plantar wart verruca or myrmecia (formally a verruca plantaris) is a wart caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) occurring on the sole (Latin planta) or toes of the foot. […]

The term drug overdose (or simply overdose or OD) describes the ingestion or application of a drug or other substance in quantities greater than are recommended or generally practiced. An […]

Minamata disease (Japanese: 水俣病 Hepburn: Minamata-byō) sometimes referred to as Chisso-Minamata disease (チッソ水俣病 Chisso-Minamata-byō) is a neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning. Symptoms include ataxia numbness in the hands […]

Binge eating is a pattern of disordered eating which consists of episodes of uncontrollable eating. It is sometimes a symptom of binge eating disorder or compulsive overeating disorder. During such […]

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN or TGN) also known as prosopalgia or Fothergill’s disease is a neuropathic disorder characterized by episodes of intense pain in the face originating from the trigeminal nerve. […]

Hirschsprung’s disease (HD) is a disorder of the abdomen that occurs when part or all of the large intestine or antecedent parts of the gastrointestinal tract have no nerves and […]

Template:De tradusVon Willebrand disease (vWD) (/ˌfʌnˈvɪlɨbrɑːnt/) is the most common hereditary coagulation abnormality described in humans although it can also be acquired as a result of other medical conditions. It […]

Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (also known as Pickwickian syndrome) is a condition in which severely overweight people fail to breathe rapidly enough or deeply enough resulting in low blood oxygen levels […]

Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome (WKS)—also called wet brain Korsakoff’s psychosis and alcoholic encephalopathy)—is the combined presence of Wernicke’s encephalopathy and Korsakoff’s syndrome. Due to the close relationship between these two disorders patients […]