Mitochondrial disorder caused Charles Darwin's cyclic vomiting syndrome
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Mitochondrial disorder caused Charles Darwin’s cyclic vomiting syndrome
BACKGROUND Charles Darwin (CD), "father of modern biology," suffered from multisystem illness from early adulthood. The most disabling manifestation was cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS). This study aims at finding the possible cause of CVS in CD. METHODS A literature search using the PubMed database was carried out, and CD's complaints, as reported in his personal writings and those of his rela...
متن کاملCyclic Vomiting Syndrome: A Functional Disorder.
Cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) is a functional disorder characterized by stereotypical episodes of intense vomiting separated by weeks to months. Although it can occur at any age, the most common age at presentation is 3-7 years. There is no gender predominance. The precise pathophysiology of CVS is not known but a strong association with migraine headaches, in the patient as well as the mother...
متن کاملCyclic Vomiting Syndrome
Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding constitutes approximately fi ve percent of all gastrointestinal bleeding cases. Patients with this condition are often diffi cult to diagnose and frequently undergo extensive GI testing. This is no news item to all gastrointestinal specialists. The following cases highlight several different presentation scenarios, the long road to correct diagnosis, and some i...
متن کاملCyclic Vomiting Syndrome
Cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) is a chronic functional disorder characterized by episodes of severe nausea and vomiting that alternate with prolonged symptom-free intervals.1 Symptoms are often triggered by social stress; episodes can occur after the loss of a loved one, job-related stress, during exams, and even on vacations.2 The etiology of CVS is not known, but several theories have been pr...
متن کاملCyclic Vomiting Syndrome: A Disorder of All Ages
Address correspondence to: Dr. Bhanu Sunku Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center 800 Washington Street #213 Boston, MA 02111; Tel: 617-636-3266; Fax: 617-636-8718. Abstract: Initially described in children, cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) is an idiopathic disorder that affects patients of all ages and is characterized by recurre...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of General Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1178-7074
DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s54846