Description
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Syndrome
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When hostages develop a psychological bond with their captors
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Stockholm syndrome
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When a nuclear meltdown tunnels its way to the other side of the planet
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China syndrome
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When East Asian tourists are disillusioned by their European vacation
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Paris syndrome
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When individuals feign sickness to draw attention, sympathy, or reassurance to themselves
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Munchausen syndrome
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An autistic spectrum disorder in which language and intelligence are unimpaired
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Asperger syndrome
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A common neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by motor and vocal tics
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Tourette syndrome
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Genetic disorder with characteristic facial features caused by an extra chromosome 21
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Down syndrome
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A genetic disorder affecting connective tissue, resulting in long arms, legs, fingers, and toes
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Marfan syndrome
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A genetic condition where a man has XXY sex chromosomes instead of XY
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Klinefelter syndrome
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A rapidly worsening brain disease that can be caused by aspirin use
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Reye syndrome
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Emotional and physical symptoms that occur 1 or 2 weeks before a woman's period
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premenstrual syndrome
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Condition caused by bacterial toxins (often from absorbent tampons)
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toxic shock syndrome
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Caused by pregnant women drinking beer, wine, or liquor
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fetal alcohol syndrome
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Also known as cot death or crib death
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sudden infant death syndrome
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When infants are subject to abusive head trauma
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shaken baby syndrome
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Characterized by an unpleasant feeling in the legs that briefly improves with moving them
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restless legs syndrome
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Pain, numbness and tingling in the hand, often blamed on computer work
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carpal tunnel syndrome
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Long-term gastrointestinal disorder characterized by abdominal pain and diarrhea and/or constipation
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irritable bowel syndrome
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Long-term condition resulting in unexplained malaise and exertion intolerance
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chronic fatigue syndrome
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When HIV infection results in opportunistic infections
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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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