Statistics for Famous Syndromes (Medical and Otherwise)

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Description	Syndrome	% Correct
When hostages develop a psychological bond with their captors	{Stockholm} syndrome	90%
Genetic disorder with characteristic facial features caused by an extra chromosome 21	{Down} syndrome	84%
A common neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by motor and vocal tics	{Tourette} syndrome	70%
An autistic spectrum disorder in which language and intelligence are unimpaired	{Asperger} syndrome	67%
Condition caused by bacterial toxins (often from absorbent tampons)	{toxic} {shock} syndrome	59%
Pain, numbness and tingling in the hand, often blamed on computer work	{carpal} {tunnel} syndrome	55%
Emotional and physical symptoms that occur 1 or 2 weeks before a woman's period	{premenstrual} syndrome	51%
Caused by pregnant women drinking beer, wine, or liquor	{fetal} {alcohol} syndrome	50%
Long-term gastrointestinal disorder characterized by abdominal pain and diarrhea and/or constipation	{irritable} {bowel} syndrome	49%
Also known as cot death or crib death	{sudden} {infant} {death} syndrome	46%
When infants are subject to abusive head trauma	{shaken} {baby} syndrome	44%
When individuals feign sickness to draw attention, sympathy, or reassurance to themselves	{Munchausen} syndrome	42%
When East Asian tourists are disillusioned by their European vacation	{Paris} syndrome	27%
A genetic disorder affecting connective tissue, resulting in long arms, legs, fingers, and toes	{Marfan} syndrome	26%
Characterized by an unpleasant feeling in the legs that briefly improves with moving them	{restless} {legs} syndrome	25%
Long-term condition resulting in unexplained malaise and exertion intolerance	{chronic} {fatigue} syndrome	19%
A genetic condition where a man has XXY sex chromosomes instead of XY	{Klinefelter} syndrome	15%
When HIV infection results in opportunistic infections	{acquired} {immunodeficiency} syndrome	13%
A rapidly worsening brain disease that can be caused by aspirin use	{Reye} syndrome	12%
When a nuclear meltdown tunnels its way to the other side of the planet	{China} syndrome	11%