List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 603

Stuttering (/ˈstʌtərɪŋ/; alalia syllabaris) also known as stammering (/ˈstæmərɪŋ/; alalia literalis or anarthria literalis) is a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and […]

Scurvy is a disease resulting from a deficiency of vitamin C which is required for the synthesis of collagen in humans. The chemical name for vitamin C ascorbic acid is […]

Schizophrenia (/ˌskɪtsɵˈfrɛniə/ or /ˌskɪtsɵˈfriːniə/) is a mental disorder characterized by a breakdown in thinking and poor emotional responses. Common symptoms include delusions such as paranoia; hearing voices or noises that […]

Epileptic seizures (colloquially a fit) are brief episodes of abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain. The outward effect can vary from wild thrashing movement (tonic-clonic seizure) to […]

Systemic sclerosis or systemic scleroderma is an autoimmune or connective tissue disease. It is characterized by thickening of the skin caused by accumulation of collagen and by injuries to the […]

Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS) type 2 also known as herpes zoster oticus is a disorder that is caused by the reactivation of pre-existing herpes zoster virus in the geniculate ganglion […]

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a viral disease that can cause mild to severe symptoms. The mild symptoms may include: fever muscle pains and headaches which often last for up […]

Receptive aphasia also known as Wernicke’s aphasia fluent aphasia or sensory aphasia is a type of aphasia traditionally associated with neurological damage to Wernicke’s area in the brain (Brodmann area […]

Rickets is defective mineralization of bones before epiphyseal closure in immature mammals due to deficiency or impaired metabolism of vitamin D phosphorus or calcium potentially leading to fractures and deformity. […]

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that results in a chronic systemic inflammatory disorder that may affect many tissues and organs but principally attacks flexible (synovial) joints.