Statistics for Eponymous Diseases A-Z

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Hint	Description	Answer	% Correct
A	Most common cause of dementia	Alzheimer's Disease	97%
P	Progressive brain disorder that leads to shaking	Parkinson's Disease	79%
T	Neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by tics	Tourette Syndrome	64%
D	Also known as trisomy 21	Down Syndrome	63%
H	Type of lymphoma	Hodgkin Lymphoma	60%
L	Named after a baseball player. Also called ALS	Lou Gehrig's Disease	59%
O	Pathological jealously named after a Shakespearean character	Othello Syndrome	59%
B	Type of facial paralysis that results in a temporary inability to control the facial muscles on the affected side of the face	Bell's Palsy	49%
N	Another type of lymphoma	Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma	31%
M	Genetic disorder affecting connective tissue where patients tend to be tall and thin	Marfan Syndrome	25%
G	Most common cause of hyperthyroidism. Results in goitre and eye bulging	Graves' Disease	21%
K	Type of cancer that commonly affects HIV/AIDS patients	Kaposi Sarcoma	19%
R	Syndrome associated with aspirin use in children	Reye Syndrome	19%
C	Most commonly caused by tumour of the pituitary gland, leading to increased cortisol levels	Cushing's Disease	17%
S	Autoimmune disease that affects lacrimal and salivary glands resulting in dry mouth and dry eyes. Named after a Swedish ophthalmologist	Sjögren's Syndrome	13%
E	Also known as trisomy 18. Babies often born with small head and heart defects	Edwards Syndrome	12%
W	Cancer of the kidneys that typically occurs in children. Also called a nephroblastoma	Wilms' Tumour	9%
V	Most common hereditary blood-clotting disorder in humans	Von Willebrand Disease	7%
Z	Disease in which tumours cause the stomach to produce too much acid, resulting in peptic ulcers	Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome	5%
F	Rare autoimmune disease characterised by the triad of rheumatoid arthritis, enlargement of the spleen and low neutrophil count	Felty's Syndrome	4%