| blepharospasm | Twitching of an eyelid. Often benign and related to emotional stress, sleep deprivation or the use of stimulants (for example amphetamines, caffeine, nicotine, decongestants). (27 Sep 1997) |
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| dystonia, focal, due to blepharospasm | The second most common focal dystonia, the involuntary, forcible closure of the eyelids. The first symptoms may be uncontrollable blinking. Only one eye may be affected initially, but eventually both eyes are usually involved. The spasms may leave the eyelids completely closed causing functional blindness even though the eyes and vision are normal. (12 Dec 1998) |
| parkinson disease, symptomatic | Symptoms of parkinson disease induced by drugs, or following cerebral arteriosclerosis, brain tumour, or other central nervous system disorders except encephalitis, which is parkinson disease, postencephalitic. (12 Dec 1998) |
| chronic symptomatic HIV infection | This refers to an HIV infection that is characterised by signs and symptoms of HIV that are not life-threatening. Examples include oral thrush, gingivitis, seborrheic dermatitis, molluscum contangiosum, fevers, fatigue, lymph node swelling, malaise and weight loss. This stage can be a signal for the conversion from asymptomatic HIV disease to HIV disease (moe pronouced symptoms include joint pains). AIDS is diagnosed after HIV disease has started to manifest life-threatening oppotunistic infections (for example pneumocystis, cryptosporidium, toxoplasmosis, etc). (27 Sep 1997) |
| symptomatic | 1. Pertaining to or of the nature of a symptom. 2. Indicative (of a particular disease or disorder). 3. Exhibiting the symptoms of a particular disease but having a different cause. 4. Directed at the allying of symptoms, as symptomatic treatment. Origin: Gr. Symptomatikos (18 Nov 1997) |
| symptomatic epilepsy | A group of epilepsy syndromes of diverse aetiologies with diffuse or multifocal cerebral involvement. Patients typically have a variety of generalised seizure types, including tonic, atonic, myoclonic, atypical absence, and generalised tonic-clonic seizures. Partial seizures may also occur. One classic syndrome is the Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Synonym: symptomatic epilepsy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| symptomatic erythema | A general term applied to various erythema's associated with systemic disease, fevers, allergic states, etc. (05 Mar 2000) |
| symptomatic fever | Elevation of temperature following an injury. Synonym: symptomatic fever, wound fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| symptomatic headache | A headache secondary to another organic condition. Synonym: reflex headache. (05 Mar 2000) |
| symptomatic impotence | Impotence caused by disturbance of the sensory perineal reflexes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| symptomatic myeloid metaplasia | Myeloid metaplasia occurring in individuals with another disease. Synonym: symptomatic myeloid metaplasia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| symptomatic nanism | Dwarfism with defects in bone, dentition, and sexual development. (05 Mar 2000) |
| symptomatic neuralgia | Neuralgia occurring as a symptom of some local or systemic disease not involving primarily nerve structures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| symptomatic porphyria | A form of hepatic porphyria (porphyria, hepatic) characterised by photosensitivity resulting in bullae that rupture easily to form shallow ulcers. This condition occurs in two forms: a sporadic, nonfamilial form that begins in middle age and has normal amounts of uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase with diminished activity in the liver; and a familial form in which there is an autosomal dominant inherited deficiency of uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase in the liver and red blood cells. (12 Dec 1998) |
| symptomatic pruritus | Itching occurring as a symptom of some systemic disease. (05 Mar 2000) |