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The swelling of the vocal folds cause ballooned-like appearance, known as a polyp. The polyps of Reinke's edema are usually benign, however, there may be a risk of cancer if the patient is a smoker. Additionally, if the edema becomes too severe, patients may experience difficulty breathing due to airway obstruction. [2] [12]
The disorder is sometimes called chronic relapsing polyneuropathy (CRP) or chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (because it involves the nerve roots). [2] CIDP is closely related to Guillain–Barré syndrome and it is considered the chronic counterpart of that acute disease. [ 3 ]
This is a list of major and frequently observed neurological disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), symptoms (e.g., back pain), signs (e.g., aphasia) and syndromes (e.g., Aicardi syndrome). There is disagreement over the definitions and criteria used to delineate various disorders and whether some of these conditions should be classified as ...
What is Chronic Pain? Chronic pain is any pain that persists or recurs for 3 to 6 months or longer. Acute pain, such as flu-related body aches or pain due to an injury, can be mild or severe but ...
Vocal cord dysfunction (VCD) is a condition affecting the vocal cords. [1] It is characterized by abnormal closure of the vocal folds, which can result in significant difficulties and distress during breathing, particularly during inhalation.
Management of chronic headaches; Manning criteria; Marchiafava–Bignami disease; Marden–Walker syndrome; Mare reproductive loss syndrome; Marfan syndrome; Marfanoid–progeroid–lipodystrophy syndrome; Marie Antoinette syndrome; Marinesco–Sjögren syndrome; Maroteaux–Lamy syndrome; Marshall syndrome; Marshall–Smith syndrome; Marshall ...
Chronic pain is any pain that persists or recurs for 3 to 6 months or longer. Acute pain, such as flu-related body aches or pain due to an injury, can be mild or severe but generally goes away ...
A chronic condition (also known as chronic disease or chronic illness) is a health condition or disease that is persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects or a disease that comes with time. The term chronic is often applied when the course of the disease lasts for more than three months.