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RAS syndrome, where RAS stands for redundant acronym syndrome (making the phrase "RAS syndrome" autological) is the redundant use of one or more of the words that make up an acronym in conjunction with the abbreviated form. This means, in effect, repeating one or more words from the acronym.
Palilalia also occurs in a variety of neurological disorders, occurring most commonly in Tourette syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, and progressive supranuclear palsy. [5] Such degradation can occur in the substantia nigra where decreased dopamine production results in a loss of function. [ 4 ]
When a syndrome is named after a person, there is some difference of opinion as to whether it should take the possessive form or not (e.g. Down syndrome vs. Down's syndrome). North American usage has tended to favor the non-possessive form, while European references often use the possessive. [19]
Williams–Campbell syndrome; Wilson's temperature syndrome; Wilson–Mikity syndrome; Wilson–Turner syndrome; Winchester syndrome; Winter-over syndrome; Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome; Wissler's syndrome; Withdrawal syndrome; Withering abalone syndrome; Wobbly hedgehog syndrome; Wolcott–Rallison syndrome; Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome ...
Syndrome classification is determined by the pattern of performance on the four language subtests, which assess spontaneous speech, comprehension, repetition, and naming. [20] Doing a hearing test first is important, in case the patient cannot clearly hear the words or sentences needed in the speech repetition test. [21]
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As two most recent ICDs use "syndrome", it could be settled that way. Brandmeister talk 09:53, 1 October 2016 (UTC) Oppose some use the term Raynaud's disease to mean the primary cases only and some use the term Raynaud's syndrome to mean the secondary cases only. Some people use all terms as synonyms.
Dysprosody, which may manifest as pseudo-foreign accent syndrome, refers to a disorder in which one or more of the prosodic functions are either compromised or eliminated. [ 1 ] Prosody refers to the variations in melody, intonation , pauses, stresses, intensity, vocal quality, and accents of speech. [ 2 ]