Moebius (Möbius) syndrome is an extremely rare neurological disorder resulting in severe facial paralysis which is present at birth. Lack of facial expression is the hallmark of the syndrome. The syndrome is named after Paul Julius Moebius...
Syndrome X, also called metabolic syndrome, increases a person's risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. Over 50 million Americans are affected, according to the American Heart Association. Metabolic syndrome is characterized abdominal...
All the risk factors associated with syndrome X, also called metabolic syndrome or insulin resistance syndrome, are related to obesity, according to PubMed Health. If you are diagnosed with syndrome X, you have a higher chance of cardiac disease...
The piriformis is a small muscle in the hip that helps rotate the leg. The piriformis muscle is involved with a condition known as piriformis syndrome, in which minor differences in the leg's anatomy causes the muscle to put pressure on nearby...
Syndrome X, also known as metabolic syndrome, is a complicated health condition. Its primary manifestation is insulin resistance, or your body's inability to use its own insulin effectively. If your doctor diagnoses you with Syndrome X, she will...
Meniere's syndrome is a condition affecting the inner ear. Symptoms of the syndrome, named after a French physician who first described it, include hearing loss, pain, dizziness and ringing in the ear. The cause of the condition is unknown,...
Syndrome X is a combination of conditions that can raise your risk of diabetes, heart disease and stroke. Also known as metabolic syndrome, these conditions include excess abdominal fat, high blood pressure, elevated triglyceride and "bad" LDL...
Triple X syndrome is a genetic disorder in which a girl has three X chromosomes instead of two. Triple X occurs once in every 1,000 female births. However, doctors believe many girls with Triple X go their lifetime undiagnosed. The major...
Hamartoma syndrome is a category of genetic disorders that results from a genetic mutation of the PTEN gene. This condition, also referred to as a PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome (PHTS), is a rare condition in which "hamartoma" describes benign...
The metabolic syndrome--also called syndrome X--is a medical condition characterized by the presence of specific risk factors that increase a patient's susceptibility to heart disease. Partaking in a high-calorie diet that contains elevated levels...
Myelodysplastic syndromes, or MDS, are a group of diseases of blood and bone marrow. Blood stem cells originate in bone marrow; after maturation they become white or red blood cells, or platelets. In MDS, the stem cells do not mature and they...
Down syndrome is a genetic condition that causes delays in physical and intellectual development and is the most frequently occurring chromosomal disorder, according to the National Association of Down syndrome. Children born with Down syndrome...
Syndrome X, also called metabolic syndrome, is a condition that involves a group of health problems, including high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high triglycerides, high HDL cholesterol and excess abdominal fat. People with metabolic syndrome...
Carcinoid syndrome is a medical condition associated with carcinoid tumors. A carcinoid tumor is rare, cancerous and slow growing. People who have carcinoid syndrome often have tumors in the intestines, lungs and ovaries. The National Institutes...
According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Moebius syndrome is a rare birth defect that affects the sixth cranial nerve, which moves muscles of the face, and the seventh cranial nerve, which moves eyes side-to-side....
Tourette's syndrome, also called Gilles de la Tourette syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by unusual body movements and sounds called tics. Symptoms of Tourette's syndrome usually develop during childhood. Children often outgrow...
Metabolic syndrome refers to a group of disorders that increase the risk for developing cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. The International Diabetes Federation, or IDF, defines metabolic syndrome in people with central obesity and any...
Metabolic Syndrome is a disease that is growing in prevalence across the United States. Abdominal obesity, high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels are just some of the individual conditions that contribute to diagnosis of this disease....
Down syndrome, a congenital birth defect, occurs when an error in cell division causes the fetus to have three copies of chromosome 21 instead of two. Down syndrome, also called trisomy 21, causes mental retardation and specific physical...
Eye retraction syndrome, also called Duane syndrome or Duane retraction syndrome, a rare congenital disease, affects the muscle of the eyes. Around 90 percent of people with the disease have no family history of it, the American Academy of...
Serotonin is an important chemical of the nervous system that helps regulate moods in humans. Many antidepressant medications work by increasing the amount of serotonin circulating in the brain. Serotonin withdrawal syndrome occurs when...
The U.S. National Library of Medicine's Genetics Home Reference website says Triple X Syndrome, also known as Trisomy X or Trisomy 47, is a genetic condition where females have three X chromosomes instead of two. The European Journal of Human...
If you suffer from depression or anxiety, you may choose to use L-tryptophan as a treatment, an amino acid that occurs naturally in food, and as a supplement. While L-tryptophan may improve your symptoms, it has serious side effects. One such side...
Numerous supplements may help treat metabolic syndrome. According to the American Heart Association, or AHA, metabolic syndrome is a group of metabolic risk factors an individual can have that include abdominal obesity, blood fat disorders,...
Metabolic syndrome, or Syndrome X, is a disease comprised of a cluster of other conditions. In the January 2002 issue of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), researchers indicated that more than 47 million U.S. residents have...
According to the Sports Injury Bulletin website, T4 syndrome--a syndrome that affects the nerve roots at the fourth thoracic vertebral segment--is likely linked to a thoracic hyper-kyphoses, or excessive forward angulation of the upper and middle...
Metabolic syndrome is a disease that encompasses a cluster of various other conditions, including hypertension, abdominal obesity, impaired fasting glucose and abnormal lipid profiles. This disease is becoming more and more prevalent in the United...
Metabolic syndrome is a collection of metabolic risk factors that together increase the risk of heart disease. This condition is increasingly common and affects about 50 million people in the United States, according to the American Heart...
When you are an athlete, working out harder and pushing yourself is how you work to get ahead. However, your body has its limits. If you continue to push beyond them, you may suffer from a condition called overtraining athlete syndrome. This...
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