The Curious Health Syndrome

Welcome to thecurioushealthsyndrome. Here you will find detailed and accurate information about the most common syndromes. This word can be a little confusing because a syndrome is not exactly a disease, and its formed by most than one feature. The word comes from the Greek “syn-” meaning together + “dramein” meaning to run = to run together. This means that it appears when a set of signs(discovered by the doctor) and symptoms (described by the patient) tend to occur together and which reflect the presence of a particular disease or an increased chance of developing a particular disease.

The treatment syndrome need are available and a specialized staff should be in charge of its detection and its treatment plan. Most of the times people who suffer from these types of illnesses need all help syndrome specialists give, a physician, a psychologist, teachers and, fir some cases the adaptation of the environment where they live in order to improve their quality of life.

A list of the most common, along with a short description are the following:

Down syndrome: is a chromosomal disorder caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21 chromosome.
Tourette syndrome: is an inherited neuropsychiatric disorder with onset in childhood, characterized by the presence of multiple physical (motor) tics and at least one vocal (phonic) tic.

Asperger syndrome: is an autism spectrum disorder.

Irritable bowel syndrome: is a functional gastrointestinal disorder.

Chronic Fatigue syndrome: persistent fatigue unrelated to exertion and not substantially relieved by rest.

Fetal alcohol syndrome: is a disorder that can occur to the embryo when a pregnant woman ingests alcohol during pregnancy.

Chronic pain syndrome: consists of chronic anxiety, depression, anger, and changed lifestyle, all with a variable but significant level of genuine neurologically based pain.

Congenital Disorder: is a medical condition which is present at birth, its severity varies depending on its nature.

Genetic Disorders: is a disease that is caused by an abnormality in an person’s DNA.

According to the University of Michigan Health System the cause of a genetic syndrome is as follows:

“Each cell in the human body contains 23 pairs of chromosomes. You inherit one set of the pair from your father and one set from your mother. Each chromosome is made up of many genes about 2,000 in each chromosome, for a total of 50,000 genes in each cell. These genes make all the proteins in the body, which promote development and growth, and carry out all body functions. When one or more of these genes or chromosomes are missing or mutated, or if extra chromosomes are present, the proteins may not get made, may be made incorrectly, or too many may be made. Any of these situations can cause abnormal development and growth.”

For more information go specifically to each syndrome page, there you will find and extended article about it.