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Arnold-Chiari malformation — a congenital disorder in which there is distortion of the base of the skull with protrusion of the lower brainstem and parts of the cerebellum through the opening for the spinal cord at the base of the skull. It is associated commonly with neural … Medical dictionary
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
malformation — Failure of proper or normal development; more specifically, a primary structural defect that results from a localized error of morphogenesis; e.g., cleft lip. Cf.:deformation. Arnold Chiari m. malformed posterior … Medical dictionary
Chiari — Johann B., German obstetrician, 1817–1854. See C. Frommel syndrome. Hans, German pathologist, 1851–1916. See Arnold C. deformity, Arnold C. malformation, Arnold C. syndrome, C. disease, C. net, C. syndrome, C. II syndrome, C. Budd syndrome, Budd… … Medical dictionary
Arnold — Julius, German pathologist, 1835–1915. See A. bodies, under body, A. Chiari deformity, A. Chiari malformation, A. Chiari syndrome. Friedrich, German anatomist, 1803–1890. See A. bundle, A. canal, A. ganglion, A. nerve, A. tract, foramen of A … Medical dictionary
Ehlers–Danlos syndrome — Classification and external resources The collagen fibril and EDS. (a) Normal collagen fibrils are of uniform size and spacing. Fibrils from a patient with dermatosparaxis (b) show dramatic alterations in fibril morphology with severe effects on… … Wikipedia
Noonan syndrome — Classification and external resources A 12 year old female with Noonan syndrome. Typical webbed neck. Double structural curve with rib deformity. ICD 10 Q … Wikipedia
Craniosynostosis — Classification and external resources Child with premature closure (craniosynostosis) of the lambdoid suture. Notice the swelling on the right side of the head ICD 10 … Wikipedia
Spina bifida — Classification and external resources ICD 10 Q05, Q76.0 … Wikipedia
nervous system disease — Introduction any of the diseases or disorders that affect the functioning of the human nervous system (nervous system, human). Everything that humans sense, consider, and effect and all the unlearned reflexes of the body depend on the… … Universalium
