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Congenital myasthenic syndrome. Congenital myasthenic syndrome ( CMS) is an inherited neuromuscular disorder caused by defects of several types at the neuromuscular junction. The effects of the disease are similar to Lambert-Eaton Syndrome and myasthenia gravis, the difference being that CMS is not an autoimmune disorder.
Diagnosis of exclusion. A diagnosis of exclusion or by exclusion ( per exclusionem) is a diagnosis of a medical condition reached by a process of elimination, which may be necessary if presence cannot be established with complete confidence from history, examination or testing. Such elimination of other reasonable possibilities is a major ...
Medical condition Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome Other names Post-viral fatigue syndrome (PVFS), systemic exertion intolerance disease (SEID) : 20 The four primary symptoms of ME/CFS according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Specialty Rheumatology, rehabilitation medicine, endocrinology, infectious disease, neurology, immunology, general practice ...
Medical diagnosis (abbreviated Dx, [1] Dx, or Ds) is the process of determining which disease or condition explains a person's symptoms and signs. It is most often referred to as a diagnosis with the medical context being implicit. The information required for a diagnosis is typically collected from a history and physical examination of the ...
Neurodevelopmental disorders are a group of conditions that begin to emerge during childhood (or the development of the nervous system).According to the American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, published in 2013, these conditions generally appear in early childhood, usually before children start school, and can persist into adulthood.
Clinical lycanthropy is a rare psychiatric syndrome that involves a delusion that the affected person can transform into, has transformed into, or is, a non-human animal. [1] Its name is associated with the mythical condition of lycanthropy, a supernatural affliction in which humans are said to physically shapeshift into wolves. [2]
Catalepsy is a nervous disorder characterized by immobility and muscular rigidity, along with a decreased sensitivity to pain. Catalepsy is considered a symptom of serious diseases of the nervous system (e.g., Parkinson's disease, Epilepsy, etc.) rather than a disease by itself. Cataleptic fits can range in duration from several minutes to weeks.
Walker–Warburg syndrome has an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. Walker–Warburg syndrome (WWS), also called Warburg syndrome, Chemke syndrome, HARD syndrome (Hydrocephalus, Agyria and Retinal Dysplasia), Pagon syndrome, cerebroocular dysgenesis (COD) or cerebroocular dysplasia-muscular dystrophy syndrome (COD-MD), [1] is a rare ...