Sentences with phrase «patients display symptoms»

Sometimes HD patients display symptoms at a drastically different time than expected based on the number of CAG repeats alone, suggesting that maybe other genetic or environmental factors speed up or slow down the progression of HD.

Not exact matches

The authors define the placebo effect as relief of symptoms that arise from patients» overall medical encounters including responses to medical symbols (such as medical diplomas prominently displayed on the wall or words on a medication bottle) and, importantly, patient - physician interactions.

Huntington's patients often display irritability prior to motor symptoms, and irritability is rated among the top 10 symptoms that interfere with daily functioning among patients and caregivers, according to a survey published in PLOS Currents (2011).

Patients display joint symptoms — such as joint pain, reduced jaw movement, clicking or popping of the temporomandibular joint — but also develop a muscular condition, including muscle pain and fatigue, and / or radiating face and neck pain.

«Both the role of the HTT protein and the timing of treatment need to be reconsidered; by the time a patient is displaying symptoms, it may be too late to medicate.

While the labels of asthma and COPD are valuable for patients who display stereotypical symptoms, there are a growing number of patients who do not fit this category, including patients with adult - onset asthma, smoking asthmatics, or patients with the so - called asthma - COPD overlap syndrome.

They point out that the number of patients in Collinge's study was tiny, that none had displayed symptoms of Alzheimer's disease before their death and that another toxic protein called tau also seems to be required to cause the condition.

In this new study, published online today (9 December, 2015) in the European Respiratory Journal, researchers describe how they established an international online platform to systematically collect data on cases of PCD diagnoses, symptoms displayed by patients, treatment and progression of the disease.

The attenuation of MP's effects could also reflect abnormal D2 receptor function, as was previously suggested to explain findings in marijuana - abusing schizophrenic patients, who, despite displaying low DA release, showed increases in psychotic symptoms when challenged with amphetamine (21).

It is known that one of the first noticeable symptoms displayed by Alzheimer's patients is a deficit in their navigational ability; they tend to get lost in familiar environments.

Researchers have long known that patients with a greater number of CAG repeats in their HD gene tend to display motor symptoms sooner than those with fewer CAG repeats.

Depressed patients generally display co-morbid symptoms, and depression frequently

Pyroluria, like copper - zinc imbalance, was first researched at the Brain - Bio Center.36 Pyroluria patients display a range of symptoms connected with severe zinc deficiency that are familiar to me from my work with Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome (CFIDS), including nausea, loss of appetite, abdominal pains and headache — all of which can be associated with food intolerance and digestive problems — as well as nervous exhaustion, emotional fragility, palpitations, depression and insomnia.37 Other complications include abnormal EEG findings38 and cognitive difficulties ranging from misperceptions and hallucinations39 to amnesia.40 Cognitive deficits such as memory, attention and concentration disturbance are widely recognized in CFIDS patients41 and can occasionally take on more serious manifestations.

The patient sued her primary care physician alleging that he chose not to instruct her to go to the hospital for an immediate evaluation when the patient displayed textbook symptoms of stroke.

For example, Chinese caregivers displayed a tendency for collective decision - making regarding important decisions, adopted a fatalistic explanation for the care recipients» illness, experienced a sense of guilt and shame, 16, 17 and had reservations in expressing their feelings to avoid placing unnecessary burden on other family members.16, 18 Familial obligation to care for the family member with cancer was also emphasised.19 Distress was often experienced in terms of physical symptoms, and emotional coping involved the strategy of endurance.17 Since these culturally derived attitudes and perceptions frame the caregiving experience, interventions that are culturally sensitive, patient - centred and theoretically motivated have been advocated.20