... Abstract Cushing's syndrome (CS), including visceral obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension and diabetes among its many manifestations, is “a model” of metabolic syndrome. Glucocorticoid (GC) excess, through a combination of effects on liver, muscle, adipose tissue and pancreas, increases...

... Abstract Both prevalence and incidence of the metabolic syndrome is very high in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Obesity and visceral fat enlargement play a dominant role in determining the final phenotype of PCOS. Androgen excess and insulin resistance may be responsible...

... Abstract Different eponyms such as “Wood syndrome,” Meige syndrome, “Brueghel syndrome,” “Blepharospasm plus syndrome” have been used to describe segmental craniocervical dystonias. These facial and/or oromandibular movement disorders are characterized by muscle contractions and spasms...

..., and somatic. We present here 2 main delusional disorders, the De Clérambault syndrome and the Othello syndrome, and another closely related to the previous ones - Folie à deux. In the De Clérambault syndrome, the main delusional theme is erotomanic type, related to passional delirium where the patient has...

... Abstract The complex mechanisms linking fat excess to metabolic syndrome are not well understood, but several experimental studies have shown that altered production of adipokines plays a main role in development and progression of this disorder. In particular, reduced secretion of adiponectin...

... Abstract Endogenous Cushing syndrome (CS) is caused by excess adrenal glucocorticoid secretion that is adrenocorticotropin(ACTH)-dependent or independent; ACTH-independent adrenocortical causes of CS account forup to 20% of CS in adults, and 15% in children over age 7 years. In younger children...

... Abstract The reported incidence of metabolic syndrome among patients with an acute coronarysyndrome varies between 29 and 46%. The standard fasting cut-off levels for glucoseand blood pressure cannot be applied on admission in patients with acute coronary syndromeand therefore modified criteria...

... individuals. Moreover the author differentiates between the amygdaloid nucleus and dehumanization syndromes, through psychoanalytical or psychiatric studies, and stresses the importance of the molding periods in relation to social factors (frustration-aggression-injustice). Amygdalotomy of the hippocampus...

... surrounding and supporting blood vessels (connective tissue disorders) or in the blood vessels themselves, as in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT). While connective tissue disorders include several very rare conditions such as Marfan syndrome, Loeys-Dietz syndrome, and homocystinuria, the most...