| Eponyms in category: Muscular |
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| Adams-Oliver syndrome (Forrest H. Adams) |
| Rare condition with congenital defects of head skin (aplasia cutis congenita) with terminal transverse defects of limbs, and skull defects of varying degree. |
| Albright-Hadorn syndrome |
| A now obsolete eponym used to indicate the occurrence of paroxysmal hypokalemic muscular paralysis associated with osteomalacia in patients with renal tubular acidosis. |
| Aran-Duchenne spinal muscular atrophy |
| Condition characterized by chronic progressive wasting of muscles with subsequent weakness and paralysis. |
| Batten's syndrome (Curschmann-Batten-Steinert syndrome) |
| Rare hereditary familial disease characterized by progressive muscular wasting, myotonia, cataracts, hypogonadism, and mental deterioration. |
| Batten-Gibb syndrome (Curschmann-Batten-Steinert syndrome) |
| Rare hereditary familial disease characterized by progressive muscular wasting, myotonia, cataracts, hypogonadism, and mental deterioration. |
| Batten-Steinert syndrome (Curschmann-Batten-Steinert syndrome) |
| Rare hereditary familial disease characterized by progressive muscular wasting, myotonia, cataracts, hypogonadism, and mental deterioration. |
| Batten-Turner form of congenital myopathy (Batten-Turner syndrome) |
| A benign form of congenital muscular dystrophy. |
| Batten-Turner syndrome |
| A benign form of congenital muscular dystrophy. |
| Batten’s disease (Curschmann-Batten-Steinert syndrome) |
| Rare hereditary familial disease characterized by progressive muscular wasting, myotonia, cataracts, hypogonadism, and mental deterioration. |
| Becker's dystrophy (Becker's muscular dystrophy) |
| A rare and relatively benign form of muscular dystrophy of pelvis-girdle type with better prognosis than Duchenne's dystrophy. |
| Becker's muscular dystrophy |
| A rare and relatively benign form of muscular dystrophy of pelvis-girdle type with better prognosis than Duchenne's dystrophy. |
| Becker's progressive muscular dystrophy (Becker's muscular dystrophy) |
| A rare and relatively benign form of muscular dystrophy of pelvis-girdle type with better prognosis than Duchenne's dystrophy. |
| Becker-Kiener muscular dystrophy (Becker's muscular dystrophy) |
| A rare and relatively benign form of muscular dystrophy of pelvis-girdle type with better prognosis than Duchenne's dystrophy. |
| Becker-Kiener syndrome (Becker's muscular dystrophy) |
| A rare and relatively benign form of muscular dystrophy of pelvis-girdle type with better prognosis than Duchenne's dystrophy. |
| Brossard-Kaeser syndrome |
| A rare form of inheritable progressive spinal muscular atrophy with system degeneration of the motor anterior horn cells, affecting both sexes, involving mainly the scapular and peroneal muscles. |
| Brossard-Kaeser type of spinal scapulo-peroneal muscular atrophy (Brossard-Kaeser syndrome) |
| A rare form of inheritable progressive spinal muscular atrophy with system degeneration of the motor anterior horn cells, affecting both sexes, involving mainly the scapular and peroneal muscles. |
| Brossard-Stark-Kaeser syndrome (Brossard-Kaeser syndrome) |
| A rare form of inheritable progressive spinal muscular atrophy with system degeneration of the motor anterior horn cells, affecting both sexes, involving mainly the scapular and peroneal muscles. |
| Bruck-de Lange disease |
| A congenital syndrome of muscular hypertrophy, extrapyramidal disorders, and mental deficiency. |
| Bruck-de lange syndrome (Bruck-de Lange disease) |
| A congenital syndrome of muscular hypertrophy, extrapyramidal disorders, and mental deficiency. |
| Céstan-LeJonne syndrome (Emery-Dreifuss syndrome) |
| A slowly progressive muscular dystrophy with onset in childhood, mainly characterised by contractures of the elbow, ankle, and spine. |
| Charcot's syndrome I |
| Intermittent gait disturbance caused by oblitering angiopathy with reduced circulation of blood in the musculature of the legs. |
| Charcot's syndrome III (Charcot's syndrome I) |
| Intermittent gait disturbance caused by oblitering angiopathy with reduced circulation of blood in the musculature of the legs. |
| Charcot-Marie syndrome (Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease) |
| A syndrome characterized by slowly progressive wasting and weakness of distal muscle of the arms and feet, the commonest disease within a group of conditions called Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathies (HMSN). |
| Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease |
| A syndrome characterized by slowly progressive wasting and weakness of distal muscle of the arms and feet, the commonest disease within a group of conditions called Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathies (HMSN). |
| Charcot-Marie-Tooth-Hoffmann disease (Johann Hoffmann) (Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease) |
| A syndrome characterized by slowly progressive wasting and weakness of distal muscle of the arms and feet, the commonest disease within a group of conditions called Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathies (HMSN). |
| Charcot-Marie-Tooth-Hoffmann syndrome (Johann Hoffmann) (Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease) |
| A syndrome characterized by slowly progressive wasting and weakness of distal muscle of the arms and feet, the commonest disease within a group of conditions called Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathies (HMSN). |
| Charcot’s angina cruris (Charcot's syndrome I) |
| Intermittent gait disturbance caused by oblitering angiopathy with reduced circulation of blood in the musculature of the legs. |
| Charlevoix-Saguenay spastic atresia |
| Spastic ataxia, characterized by spasticity, dysarthria, distal muscle wasting, foot deformities, truncal ataxia, absence of sensory potentials in the lower limbs, retinal striations similar to those in Leber’s atrophy, and frequent mitral valve prolapse. |
| contracture ischaemica Volkmann (Volkmann's contracture) |
| Ischemic muscle contracture due to external pressure causing irreversible necrosis of muscle tissue, usually resulting in claw hand. |
| Cornelia de Lange’s syndrome II (Bruck-de Lange disease) |
| A congenital syndrome of muscular hypertrophy, extrapyramidal disorders, and mental deficiency. |
| Cross-McKusick syndrome (Troyer syndrome) |
| A very rare disorder with onset in childhood, marked by dysarthria and muscle wasting, mainly involving the thenar, hypothenar, and dorsal interosseous muscles; followed by spasticity and contractures of the lower limbs. |
| Cruveilhier's atrophy (Aran-Duchenne spinal muscular atrophy) |
| Condition characterized by chronic progressive wasting of muscles with subsequent weakness and paralysis. |
| Cruveilhier's disease (Aran-Duchenne spinal muscular atrophy) |
| Condition characterized by chronic progressive wasting of muscles with subsequent weakness and paralysis. |
| Cruveilhier's palsy (Aran-Duchenne spinal muscular atrophy) |
| Condition characterized by chronic progressive wasting of muscles with subsequent weakness and paralysis. |
| Curschmann-Batten syndrome (Curschmann-Batten-Steinert syndrome) |
| Rare hereditary familial disease characterized by progressive muscular wasting, myotonia, cataracts, hypogonadism, and mental deterioration. |
| Curschmann-Batten-Steinert syndrome |
| Rare hereditary familial disease characterized by progressive muscular wasting, myotonia, cataracts, hypogonadism, and mental deterioration. |
| Curschmann-Steinert syndrome (Curschmann-Batten-Steinert syndrome) |
| Rare hereditary familial disease characterized by progressive muscular wasting, myotonia, cataracts, hypogonadism, and mental deterioration. |
| Curschmann-Steinert-Batten disease (Curschmann-Batten-Steinert syndrome) |
| Rare hereditary familial disease characterized by progressive muscular wasting, myotonia, cataracts, hypogonadism, and mental deterioration. |
| Davidenkov's syndrome (Brossard-Kaeser syndrome) |
| A rare form of inheritable progressive spinal muscular atrophy with system degeneration of the motor anterior horn cells, affecting both sexes, involving mainly the scapular and peroneal muscles. |
| de Lange's disease (Bruck-de Lange disease) |
| A congenital syndrome of muscular hypertrophy, extrapyramidal disorders, and mental deficiency. |
| Debré- Semélaigne syndrome (Kocher-Debré-Semélaigne syndrome or disease) |
| A syndrome of hypothyroidism associated muscular enlargement to give the appearance of an infant Hercules. |
| Dejerine's disease (Dejerine-Sottas neuropathy) |
| A slowly progressive hereditary form of hypertrophic neuritis characterised by motor and sensory disturbance in the extremities commencing in childhood or adolescence. |
| Dejerine-Sottas atrophy (Dejerine-Sottas neuropathy) |
| A slowly progressive hereditary form of hypertrophic neuritis characterised by motor and sensory disturbance in the extremities commencing in childhood or adolescence. |
| Dejerine-Sottas neuropathy |
| A slowly progressive hereditary form of hypertrophic neuritis characterised by motor and sensory disturbance in the extremities commencing in childhood or adolescence. |
| Dejerine-Sottas syndrome (Dejerine-Sottas neuropathy) |
| A slowly progressive hereditary form of hypertrophic neuritis characterised by motor and sensory disturbance in the extremities commencing in childhood or adolescence. |
| Denny-Brown and Foley syndrome (Joseph M. Foley) |
| Benign fasciculation.
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| Dreifuss' syndrome (Emery-Dreifuss syndrome) |
| A slowly progressive muscular dystrophy with onset in childhood, mainly characterised by contractures of the elbow, ankle, and spine. |
| Dreifuss-Emery-Hogan syndrome (Emery-Dreifuss syndrome) |
| A slowly progressive muscular dystrophy with onset in childhood, mainly characterised by contractures of the elbow, ankle, and spine. |
| Duchenne de Boulogne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne-Griesinger disease) |
| Condition characterized by weakness and pseudohypertrophy of the affected muscles. |
| Duchenne's dystrophy in females |
| Typical clinical symptoms of Duchenne-Griesinger syndrome in females. |
| Duchenne's muscular dystrophy (Duchenne-Griesinger disease) |
| Condition characterized by weakness and pseudohypertrophy of the affected muscles. |
| Duchenne's myodystrophy (Duchenne-Griesinger disease) |
| Condition characterized by weakness and pseudohypertrophy of the affected muscles. |
| Duchenne's pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy (Duchenne-Griesinger disease) |
| Condition characterized by weakness and pseudohypertrophy of the affected muscles. |
| Duchenne's syndrome (Duchenne-Griesinger disease) |
| Condition characterized by weakness and pseudohypertrophy of the affected muscles. |
| Duchenne-Aran spinal muscular atrophy (Aran-Duchenne spinal muscular atrophy) |
| Condition characterized by chronic progressive wasting of muscles with subsequent weakness and paralysis. |
| Duchenne-Aran syndrome (Aran-Duchenne spinal muscular atrophy) |
| Condition characterized by chronic progressive wasting of muscles with subsequent weakness and paralysis. |
| Duchenne-Becker muscular dystrophy, Becker type (Becker's muscular dystrophy) |
| A rare and relatively benign form of muscular dystrophy of pelvis-girdle type with better prognosis than Duchenne's dystrophy. |
| Duchenne-Erb paralysis |
| A disturbance caused by nerve lesion of plexus brachialis during birth, manifested as flaccid paralysis of a group of muscles of shoulder and upper arm involving cervical roots of 4th, 5th, and 6th cervical nerves. |
| Duchenne-Erb syndrome (Duchenne-Erb paralysis) |
| A disturbance caused by nerve lesion of plexus brachialis during birth, manifested as flaccid paralysis of a group of muscles of shoulder and upper arm involving cervical roots of 4th, 5th, and 6th cervical nerves. |
| Duchenne-Griesinger disease |
| Condition characterized by weakness and pseudohypertrophy of the affected muscles. |
| Duchenne-Griesinger disease (Aran-Duchenne spinal muscular atrophy) |
| Condition characterized by chronic progressive wasting of muscles with subsequent weakness and paralysis. |
| Eagle-Barrett syndrome (Fröhlich's syndrome) |
| A syndrome combining malformation of the urogenital tract with aplasia of the abdominal musculature. |
| Eichhorst's muscular atrophy |
| Femorotibial type of muscular atrophy with contractures of the toes.
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| Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (Emery-Dreifuss syndrome) |
| A slowly progressive muscular dystrophy with onset in childhood, mainly characterised by contractures of the elbow, ankle, and spine. |
| Emery-Dreifuss syndrome |
| A slowly progressive muscular dystrophy with onset in childhood, mainly characterised by contractures of the elbow, ankle, and spine. |
| Emery-Dreifuss-Hogan syndrome (Emery-Dreifuss syndrome) |
| A slowly progressive muscular dystrophy with onset in childhood, mainly characterised by contractures of the elbow, ankle, and spine. |
| Erb's dystrophy |
| A slowly progressing, juvenile form of muscular dystrophy, affecting each sex equally. |
| Erb's point |
| The point on the side of the neck 2 to 3 cm above the clavicle and in front of the transverse process of the sixth cervical vertebra. |
| Erb-Duchenne paralysis (Duchenne-Erb paralysis) |
| A disturbance caused by nerve lesion of plexus brachialis during birth, manifested as flaccid paralysis of a group of muscles of shoulder and upper arm involving cervical roots of 4th, 5th, and 6th cervical nerves. |
| Erb-Duchenne syndrome (Duchenne-Erb paralysis) |
| A disturbance caused by nerve lesion of plexus brachialis during birth, manifested as flaccid paralysis of a group of muscles of shoulder and upper arm involving cervical roots of 4th, 5th, and 6th cervical nerves. |
| Erb-Landouzy-Dejerine syndrome (Landouzy-Dejerine syndrome) |
| A hereditary from of progressive muscular dystrophy with atrophic changes in the muscles of the face and scapulohumeral group. |
| Erb’s palsy (Duchenne-Erb paralysis) |
| A disturbance caused by nerve lesion of plexus brachialis during birth, manifested as flaccid paralysis of a group of muscles of shoulder and upper arm involving cervical roots of 4th, 5th, and 6th cervical nerves. |
| Erb’s scapulohumeral dystrophy (Erb's dystrophy) |
| A slowly progressing, juvenile form of muscular dystrophy, affecting each sex equally. |
| Erb’s syndrome I (Erb's dystrophy) |
| A slowly progressing, juvenile form of muscular dystrophy, affecting each sex equally. |
| Fazio-Londe atrophy or syndrome |
| The juvenile form of Duchenne’s syndrome. |
| Friedreich's disease I |
| A hereditary disease with onset usually in adult life, characterised by sudden, brief muscle contractions affecting single muscle part, entire muscle, or muscle group, mainly the proximal muscles of the extremities. |
| Friedreich’s syndrome (Friedreich's disease I) |
| A hereditary disease with onset usually in adult life, characterised by sudden, brief muscle contractions affecting single muscle part, entire muscle, or muscle group, mainly the proximal muscles of the extremities. |
| Fröhlich's syndrome |
| A syndrome combining malformation of the urogenital tract with aplasia of the abdominal musculature. |
| Glanzmann-Saland syndrome (misnomer) (Guillain-Barré-Strohl syndrome) |
| The commonest form of acquired neuropathy, most frequently affecting young adults. Commences with progressive muscular weakness of extremities that may lead to paralysis. |
| Glisson's sphincter (Oddi's sphincter) |
| The muscle fibres around the opening of the common bile duct (ductus choledochus) into the duodenum at the papilla of Vater. |
| Gombault's neuritis (Dejerine-Sottas neuropathy) |
| A slowly progressive hereditary form of hypertrophic neuritis characterised by motor and sensory disturbance in the extremities commencing in childhood or adolescence. |
| Gombault’s degeneration or demyelination (Dejerine-Sottas neuropathy) |
| A slowly progressive hereditary form of hypertrophic neuritis characterised by motor and sensory disturbance in the extremities commencing in childhood or adolescence. |
| Gombault’s syndrome (Dejerine-Sottas neuropathy) |
| A slowly progressive hereditary form of hypertrophic neuritis characterised by motor and sensory disturbance in the extremities commencing in childhood or adolescence. |
| Gower's manoeuvre (Gowers' sign) |
| A clinical sign of muscular dystrophy in childhood. |
| Gowers' sign |
| A clinical sign of muscular dystrophy in childhood. |
| Gowers' syndrome (Gowers-Welander syndrome) |
| A type of muscular dystrophy observed in Sweden, occasionally in other areas. It begins as paresis and atrophy of the extensor and small muscles of the distal portion of the extremities and spreads proximally. |
| Gowers-Welander syndrome |
| A type of muscular dystrophy observed in Sweden, occasionally in other areas. It begins as paresis and atrophy of the extensor and small muscles of the distal portion of the extremities and spreads proximally. |
| Griesinger's disease or syndrome (Duchenne-Griesinger disease) |
| Condition characterized by weakness and pseudohypertrophy of the affected muscles. |
| Griesinger’s disease I (Aran-Duchenne spinal muscular atrophy) |
| Condition characterized by chronic progressive wasting of muscles with subsequent weakness and paralysis. |
| Guillain-Barré-Strohl syndrome |
| The commonest form of acquired neuropathy, most frequently affecting young adults. Commences with progressive muscular weakness of extremities that may lead to paralysis. |
| Gökay-Tükel syndrome (Westphal-Leyden ataxia) |
| Acute ataxia with onset in childhood. |
| Hoffmann's atrophy (Johann Hoffmann) (Werdnig-Hoffmann syndrome (Johann Hoffmann)) |
| An infantile familial form of progressive spinal muscular atrophy resulting from degeneration of the anterior horn cells of the spinal cord. |
| Hoffmann's syndrome (Johann Hoffmann) |
| A muscular symptom complex associated with a sustained acquired hypothyreosis. |
| Hunt’s atrophy of the hand (Ramsay Hunt's atrophy) |
| An obsolete term for wasting of the small muscles of the hands without sensory loss. |
| Jolly's myasthenic reaction |
| A test for distinguishing between Lambert-Eton syndrome and myasthenia gravis pseudoparalytica, or Erb-Goldflam syndrome. |
| Jolly's test (Jolly's myasthenic reaction) |
| A test for distinguishing between Lambert-Eton syndrome and myasthenia gravis pseudoparalytica, or Erb-Goldflam syndrome. |
| Kaeser's syndrome (Brossard-Kaeser syndrome) |
| A rare form of inheritable progressive spinal muscular atrophy with system degeneration of the motor anterior horn cells, affecting both sexes, involving mainly the scapular and peroneal muscles. |
| Kocher-Debré-Semélaigne syndrome or disease |
| A syndrome of hypothyroidism associated muscular enlargement to give the appearance of an infant Hercules. |
| Kozhevnikov's disease (Kozhevnikov's syndrome I) |
| A mild continuous epilepsia characterized by almost continuous, rhythmic muscular contractions affecting a limited part of the body. |
| Kozhevnikov's epilepsy (Kozhevnikov's syndrome I) |
| A mild continuous epilepsia characterized by almost continuous, rhythmic muscular contractions affecting a limited part of the body. |
| Kozhevnikov's syndrome I |
| A mild continuous epilepsia characterized by almost continuous, rhythmic muscular contractions affecting a limited part of the body. |
| Kozhevnikov's syndrome II |
| A term that has been used to denote atrophy of the muscles in the region of the neck and shoulders and usually, in a later stage, the muscles of mastication. |
| Krabbe's syndrome II |
| Historical term for congenital myopathies with generalised atrophy of the musculature. |
| Kreuzungsphänomen (German) (Salus' crucial arc) |
| Crucial phenomenon in fundus hypertonicus.
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| Kugelberg-Welander syndrome (Wohlfart-Kugelberg-Welander syndrome) |
| Hereditary juvenile spinal muscular atrophy, characterised by slowly progressive muscular weakness, due to degeneration of anterior horn cells. |
| Kussmaul-Landry syndrome (Guillain-Barré-Strohl syndrome) |
| The commonest form of acquired neuropathy, most frequently affecting young adults. Commences with progressive muscular weakness of extremities that may lead to paralysis. |
| Landouzy's ischias (Landouzy's syndrome) |
| Eponym used to indicate the secondary muscular atrophy caused by sciatica. |
| Landouzy's syndrome |
| Eponym used to indicate the secondary muscular atrophy caused by sciatica. |
| Landouzy-Dejerine dystrophy or atrophy (Landouzy-Dejerine syndrome) |
| A hereditary from of progressive muscular dystrophy with atrophic changes in the muscles of the face and scapulohumeral group. |
| Landouzy-Dejerine syndrome |
| A hereditary from of progressive muscular dystrophy with atrophic changes in the muscles of the face and scapulohumeral group. |
| Landry's syndrome (Guillain-Barré-Strohl syndrome) |
| The commonest form of acquired neuropathy, most frequently affecting young adults. Commences with progressive muscular weakness of extremities that may lead to paralysis. |
| Landry-Guillain-Barré syndrome (Guillain-Barré-Strohl syndrome) |
| The commonest form of acquired neuropathy, most frequently affecting young adults. Commences with progressive muscular weakness of extremities that may lead to paralysis. |
| Landry-Kussmaul syndrome (Guillain-Barré-Strohl syndrome) |
| The commonest form of acquired neuropathy, most frequently affecting young adults. Commences with progressive muscular weakness of extremities that may lead to paralysis. |
| Landry’s paralysis (Guillain-Barré-Strohl syndrome) |
| The commonest form of acquired neuropathy, most frequently affecting young adults. Commences with progressive muscular weakness of extremities that may lead to paralysis. |
| Lange's syndrome II (Bruck-de Lange disease) |
| A congenital syndrome of muscular hypertrophy, extrapyramidal disorders, and mental deficiency. |
| Lévy-Roussy syndrome (Roussy-Lévy disease) |
| A hereditary disease of the nervous system - spinocerebellar degeneration - with lower limb muscular atrophy, sensory ataxia, bilateral pes cavus, loss of deep reflexes and sometimes upgoing toes on examination of the plantar reflex. |
| Leyden's ataxia (Westphal-Leyden ataxia) |
| Acute ataxia with onset in childhood. |
| Meyenburg's disease |
| A rare generalized disease characterised by increasing stiffness of muscles. The affected muscles become enlarged and indurated, and leter they become smaller and contracted, so that eventually the patient becomes completely immobilized. |
| Obrinsky's syndrome (Fröhlich's syndrome) |
| A syndrome combining malformation of the urogenital tract with aplasia of the abdominal musculature. |
| Obrinsky-Fröhlich syndrome (Fröhlich's syndrome) |
| A syndrome combining malformation of the urogenital tract with aplasia of the abdominal musculature. |
| Oddi's sphincter |
| The muscle fibres around the opening of the common bile duct (ductus choledochus) into the duodenum at the papilla of Vater. |
| Oddi's syndrome |
| Spasm of the sphincter of Oddi. |
| Odditis |
| Inflammation of the sphincter of Oddi.
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| Oppenheim's disease |
| A rare congenital, noninherited but sometimes familial disorder, characterised by absence of muscular development with the lower extremities being the first involved, hypotonicity, and hyperflexibility. |
| Ramsay Hunt's atrophy |
| An obsolete term for wasting of the small muscles of the hands without sensory loss. |
| Raymond and Guillain type (Emery-Dreifuss syndrome) |
| A slowly progressive muscular dystrophy with onset in childhood, mainly characterised by contractures of the elbow, ankle, and spine. |
| Rossolimo-Curschmann-Batten-Steinert myotinic dystrophy (Curschmann-Batten-Steinert syndrome) |
| Rare hereditary familial disease characterized by progressive muscular wasting, myotonia, cataracts, hypogonadism, and mental deterioration. |
| Rossolimo-Curschmann-Batten-Steinert syndrome (Curschmann-Batten-Steinert syndrome) |
| Rare hereditary familial disease characterized by progressive muscular wasting, myotonia, cataracts, hypogonadism, and mental deterioration. |
| Roussy-Lévy disease |
| A hereditary disease of the nervous system - spinocerebellar degeneration - with lower limb muscular atrophy, sensory ataxia, bilateral pes cavus, loss of deep reflexes and sometimes upgoing toes on examination of the plantar reflex. |
| Salus' crucial arc |
| Crucial phenomenon in fundus hypertonicus.
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| Shy-Gonatas syndrome |
| Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy. |
| Shy-Magee syndrome |
| A progressive muscle disease affecting both sexes, with onset in first year of life. |
| Sphincter Oddi (Oddi's sphincter) |
| The muscle fibres around the opening of the common bile duct (ductus choledochus) into the duodenum at the papilla of Vater. |
| Sphincter of Oddi (Oddi's sphincter) |
| The muscle fibres around the opening of the common bile duct (ductus choledochus) into the duodenum at the papilla of Vater. |
| Stark-Kaeser syndrome (Brossard-Kaeser syndrome) |
| A rare form of inheritable progressive spinal muscular atrophy with system degeneration of the motor anterior horn cells, affecting both sexes, involving mainly the scapular and peroneal muscles. |
| Steinert’s disease (Curschmann-Batten-Steinert syndrome) |
| Rare hereditary familial disease characterized by progressive muscular wasting, myotonia, cataracts, hypogonadism, and mental deterioration. |
| Steinert’s myotonic dystrophy (Curschmann-Batten-Steinert syndrome) |
| Rare hereditary familial disease characterized by progressive muscular wasting, myotonia, cataracts, hypogonadism, and mental deterioration. |
| Stoke's law |
| A muscle lying above an inflamed serous or mucous membrane may be paralysed.
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| Symonds-Shaw syndrome (Roussy-Lévy disease) |
| A hereditary disease of the nervous system - spinocerebellar degeneration - with lower limb muscular atrophy, sensory ataxia, bilateral pes cavus, loss of deep reflexes and sometimes upgoing toes on examination of the plantar reflex. |
| Tooth muscular atrophy (Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease) |
| A syndrome characterized by slowly progressive wasting and weakness of distal muscle of the arms and feet, the commonest disease within a group of conditions called Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathies (HMSN). |
| Tooth’s syndrome (Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease) |
| A syndrome characterized by slowly progressive wasting and weakness of distal muscle of the arms and feet, the commonest disease within a group of conditions called Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathies (HMSN). |
| Troyer syndrome |
| A very rare disorder with onset in childhood, marked by dysarthria and muscle wasting, mainly involving the thenar, hypothenar, and dorsal interosseous muscles; followed by spasticity and contractures of the lower limbs. |
| Ullrich's syndrome |
| A congenital muscular disorder believed to be a variant of Oppenheim's disease. |
| Valsalva's muscle |
| A band of vertical muscular fibres on the outer surface of the tragus of the ear, innervated by the temporal branch of the facial nerve.
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| Volkmann's contracture |
| Ischemic muscle contracture due to external pressure causing irreversible necrosis of muscle tissue, usually resulting in claw hand. |
| Volkmann's ischemia (Volkmann's contracture) |
| Ischemic muscle contracture due to external pressure causing irreversible necrosis of muscle tissue, usually resulting in claw hand. |
| Volkmann's ischemic contracture (Volkmann's contracture) |
| Ischemic muscle contracture due to external pressure causing irreversible necrosis of muscle tissue, usually resulting in claw hand. |
| Volkmann's ischemic paralysis (Volkmann's contracture) |
| Ischemic muscle contracture due to external pressure causing irreversible necrosis of muscle tissue, usually resulting in claw hand. |
| von Volkmann’s muscular contracture (Volkmann's contracture) |
| Ischemic muscle contracture due to external pressure causing irreversible necrosis of muscle tissue, usually resulting in claw hand. |
| von Volkmann’s paralysis (Volkmann's contracture) |
| Ischemic muscle contracture due to external pressure causing irreversible necrosis of muscle tissue, usually resulting in claw hand. |
| von Volkmann’s syndrome II (Volkmann's contracture) |
| Ischemic muscle contracture due to external pressure causing irreversible necrosis of muscle tissue, usually resulting in claw hand. |
| Weill's syndrome |
| French description only: Hémi-hyperesthésie neuro-musculaire dans la tuberculose pulmonaire. |
| Welander's syndrome (Gowers-Welander syndrome) |
| A type of muscular dystrophy observed in Sweden, occasionally in other areas. It begins as paresis and atrophy of the extensor and small muscles of the distal portion of the extremities and spreads proximally. |
| Werdnig's disease (Werdnig-Hoffmann syndrome (Johann Hoffmann)) |
| An infantile familial form of progressive spinal muscular atrophy resulting from degeneration of the anterior horn cells of the spinal cord. |
| Werdnig-Hoffmann atrophy, disease or paralysis. (Werdnig-Hoffmann syndrome (Johann Hoffmann)) |
| An infantile familial form of progressive spinal muscular atrophy resulting from degeneration of the anterior horn cells of the spinal cord. |
| Werdnig-Hoffmann syndrome (Johann Hoffmann) |
| An infantile familial form of progressive spinal muscular atrophy resulting from degeneration of the anterior horn cells of the spinal cord. |
| Wernicke's cramp |
| A form of painful psychogenic muscle cramp precipitated by anxiety or fear. |
| Wernicke’s syndrome II (Wernicke's cramp) |
| A form of painful psychogenic muscle cramp precipitated by anxiety or fear. |
| Westphal's ataxia (Westphal-Leyden ataxia) |
| Acute ataxia with onset in childhood. |
| Westphal-Leyden ataxia |
| Acute ataxia with onset in childhood. |
| Wohlfart-Kugelberg-Welander syndrome |
| Hereditary juvenile spinal muscular atrophy, characterised by slowly progressive muscular weakness, due to degeneration of anterior horn cells. |
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