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Pickwickian syndrome - The Pickwickian syndrome, also known as obesity hypoventilation syndrome, is the combination of severe obesity, suffering from obstructive sleep apnea causing hypoxia and hypercapnia resulting in marked daytime somnolence. Although it is an eponym, it is not named after the doctor who first described ...
Kabuki syndrome - Kabuki syndrome, also previously known as Kabuki makeup syndrome or Niikawa Kuroki Syndrome, is a very rare pediatric congenital disorder. It's named Kabuki Syndrome because of the facial resemblance of affected individuals with white Kabuki makeup, the name Niikawa-Kuroki Syndrome relates to the two Japanese doctors who first ...
Hallermann-Streiff syndrome - The Hallermann-Streiff syndrome (also known as the François Dyscephalic Syndrome, Hallermann-Streiff-François syndrome, Oculomandibulodyscephaly with hypotrichosis and the Oculomandibulofacial Syndrome) is a disorder that effects the body's stature, head structure and hair growth. Patients with this syndrome are shorter than the average person and may not develop hair ...
XYY syndrome - XYY syndrome is a aneuploidy of the sex chromosomes in which a human male receives an extra Y chromosome in each cell, hence having a karyotype of 47,XYY. XYY syndrome is also called Jacob's Syndrome, XYY-trisomy, 47,XYY aneuploidy, or Supermale syndrome.
Pickwickian Syndromes - Vanderbilt University discussion of the history of naming the syndrome, the causes, and its progression.
Breathing Disorders During Sleep - Signs and symptoms of sleep apnea and Pickwickian syndrome; effects on the heart and other systems; treatment options; therapy and research.
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Obesity Doctor - ... Written for youth and parents, this work covers the causes and effects of the rise in childhood obesity. Pickwickian syndrome - The Pickwickian syndrome, also known as obesity hypoventilation syndrome, is the combination of severe obesity, suffering from ...
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