| Charcot's vertigo | Fainting as a result of a coughing spell, caused by persistent increased intrathoracic pressure diminishing venous return to the heart, thus lowering cardiac output; most often occurs in heavy-set male smokers who have chronic bronchitis. Synonym: Charcot's vertigo, laryngeal vertigo. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Charcot-Weiss-Baker syndrome | <syndrome> Stimulation of a hyperactive carotid sinus, causing a marked fall in blood pressure due to vasodilation, cardiac slowing, or both; syncope with or without convulsions or A-V block may occur. Synonym: Charcot-Weiss-Baker syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Erb-Charcot disease | A type of cerebral palsy in which there is bilateral spasticity, with the lower extremities more severely affected. Compare: flaccid paralysis. Synonym: Erb-Charcot disease, infantile diplegia, Little's disease, spastic spinal paralysis, tabes spasmodica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Amussat, Jean | <person> French surgeon, 1796-1856. See: Amussat's valve, Amussat's valvula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bachmann, Jean George | <person> U.S. Physiologist, 1877-1959. See: Bachmann's bundle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Barre, Jean | <person> French neurologist, *1880. See: Barre's sign, Guillain-Barre reflex, Guillain-Barre syndrome, Landry-Guillain-Barre syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Barth, Jean | <person> Strasburg physician, 1806-1877. See: Barth's hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Baudelocque, Jean | <person> French obstetrician, 1746-1810. See: Baudelocque's diameter, Baudelocque's uterine circle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Berger, Jean | <person> 20th century French nephrologist. See: Berger's disease, Berger's focal glomerulonephritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bernard, Jean | <person> French physician, *1907. See: Bernard-Soulier disease, Bernard-Soulier syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bogros, Jean-Annet | <person> French anatomist, 1786-1823. See: Bogros' space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bouchut, Jean | <person> French physician, 1818-1891. See: Bouchut's tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bouillaud, Jean | <person> French physician, 1796-1881. See: Bouillaud's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| van Helmont, Jean | <person> Flemish physician and chemist, 1577-1644. See: van Helmont's mirror. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Marfan, Antoine Bernard-Jean | <person> French paediatrician, 1858-1942. See: Marfan's disease, Marfan's law, Marfan's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |