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Atypical anorexia nervosa. Atypical anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder in which individuals meet all the qualifications for anorexia nervosa, including a body image disturbance and a history of restrictive eating and weight loss, except that they are not currently underweight. [ 1] Atypical anorexia qualifies as a mental health disorder in ...
It is a common misconception that eating disorders are restricted only to women, and this may have skewed research disproportionately to study female populations. [349] In the developed world, binge eating disorder affects about 1.6% of women and 0.8% of men in a given year. [1]
Trimethylaminuria ( TMAU ), also known as fish odor syndrome or fish malodor syndrome, [ 1] is a rare metabolic disorder that causes a defect in the normal production of an enzyme named flavin-containing monooxygenase 3 (FMO3). [ 2][ 3] When FMO3 is not working correctly or if not enough enzyme is produced, the body loses the ability to ...
Rumination syndrome, or merycism, is a chronic motility disorder characterized by effortless regurgitation of most meals following consumption, due to the involuntary contraction of the muscles around the abdomen. [ 1] There is no retching, nausea, heartburn, odour, or abdominal pain associated with the regurgitation as there is with typical ...
Childhood disintegrative disorder, also known as Heller's syndrome and disintegrative psychosis, is a rare condition characterized by late onset of developmental delays in language, social function, and motor skills. Researchers have not been successful in finding a cause for the disorder. CDD has some similarity to autism, and is sometimes ...
Tay–Sachs disease is a genetic disorder that results in the destruction of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. [ 1] The most common form is infantile Tay–Sachs disease, which becomes apparent around the age of three to six months of age, with the baby losing the ability to turn over, sit, or crawl. [ 1]
Hypermobility spectrum disorder ( HSD ), related to earlier diagnoses such as hypermobility syndrome ( HMS ), and joint hypermobility syndrome ( JHS) is a heritable connective tissue disorder [ 3] that affects joints and ligaments. Different forms and sub-types have been distinguished, but it does not include asymptomatic joint hypermobility ...
Gastroesophageal reflux disease ( GERD) or gastro-oesophageal reflux disease ( GORD) is a chronic upper gastrointestinal disease in which stomach content persistently and regularly flows up into the esophagus, resulting in symptoms and/or complications. [ 6][ 7][ 10] Symptoms include dental corrosion, dysphagia, heartburn, odynophagia ...