Here you can look through thousands of and diseases, ailments, medical conditions and illnesses. You can find the symptoms. Read about any ailment's diagnosis and find medications that can be used and the correct treatments that are needed.
Diseases, Illnesses & Ailments Starting from Letter S
- Subdural Hematoma
A subdural hematoma is the result of a head injury. Intracranial hematoma occurs after a blood vessel ruptures in the brain or between the skull and brain producing blood that compresses the brain tissue. [read more] - Subfertility
Subfertility, also known as infertility, is the inability of a couple to get pregnant despite a year of frequent and unprotected sex. [read more] - Succinic Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase Deficiency
Succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency (SSADH) is a rare metabolic disorder marked by lack of the enzyme involved in the degradation of GABA, the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain. [read more] - Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency
Sucrose intolerance, also known as Congenital Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency (CSID) or Sucrase-isomaltase deficiency, is the condition in which sucrase, an enzyme needed for proper metabolization of sucrose, is not produced in the small intestine. The result of consuming sucrose is excess gas production and typically diarrhea and malabsorption. [read more] - Sudden Adult Death Syndrome
Sudden adult death syndrome (SADS) is an unexpected halt in the body systems leading to immediate death. There are no symptoms of death but warning signs include sudden loss of consciousness while in the middle of strenuous activities. Cardiac arrhythmias usually are the cause of SADS. Prevention can be done by taking meta-blocker medications to reduce the onset of cardiac arhrythmias. [read more] - Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome (SADS)
SADS is a medical term used to explain unexpected death because of cardiac arrest caused by arrhythmia. Around 300,000 people die from SADS every year in the US. [read more] - Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Sudden cardiac arrest pertains to a sudden, unexpected loss of breathing, heart function, and consciousness. Also known as sudden cardiac death, this condition is a medical emergency that, if untreated, can be fatal. [read more] - Sudden Cardiac Death
Sudden cardiac death (also known as sudden arrest) is death resulting from an abrupt loss of heart function (cardiac arrest). The victim may or may not have already been diagnosed with heart disease. The time and mode of death are both unexpected. It occurs within minutes after symptoms arise. [read more] - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), is the unexplained death in infants ages 1 to 12 months old. This phenomenon is common among infants with low birth weight. SIDS is the third main cause of death among infants in the United States. [read more] - Sudeck's Atrophy
Sudeck's atrophy, or Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (RSDS) is the inflammation of the muscle joints due to an incurred injury. This condition arises after a patient has undergone treatment for the affected joint. [read more] - Sugarman Syndrome
Sugarman syndrome (also known as Sugarman brachydactyly) is the common name of oral-facial-digital syndrome type III, one of ten distinct genetic disorders that are involved in the developmental defects to the mouth [read more] - Sulfite Oxidase Deficiency
Sulfite oxidase deficiency is a congenital error of the metabolism of sulfated amino acids. Individuals affected with sulfite oxidase deficiency typically present in the neonatal period with intractable seizures, characteristic dysmorphic features, and profound mental retardation. [read more] - Sun Stroke
Sun stroke is a condition where the body responds to extreme heat through high body temperature and abnormal sweat functions. This is usually caused by prolonged exposure under the sun. [read more] - Sunburn
Sunburn is a condition in which the skin becomes red, painful skin that feels hot to the touch resulting from intense sun exposure. [read more] - Superficial Thrombophlebitis
Superficial thrombophlebitis is the inflammation of a superficial vein, resulting from a blood clot, often caused by prolonged inactivity. [read more] - Supranuclear Ocular Palsy
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), also called Steele-Richardson-Olszewski syndrome, is a neurodegenerative disease that affects cognition, eye movements, and posture. [read more] - Supraspinatus Tendonitis
Supraspinatus tendonitis is the inflammation of the supraspinatus tendon due repetitive stress. [read more] - Surfers Nodules
Surfer's nodules are skin lesions that grow on the ankles, soles and dorsal areas of the foot. This is common ailment among surfers. Surfer's nodules are caused by trauma and skin injuries suffered by the foot. Inflammation also occurs when the nodules begin to develop. [read more] - Suriphobia
Suriphobia (also called musophobia) is a fear of mice or other small rodents, from the French "souris" meaning mouse and the Greek "phobia" meaning fear. It is a specific phobia, unlike social phobias or agoraphobia, and like all phobias, the fear must be intense, irrational and persistent to be considered a true clinical phobia. [read more] - Susac's Syndrome
Susac's syndrome (Retinocochleocerebral Vasculopathy) is a microangiopathy marked by encephalopathy, branch retinal artery occlusions and hearing loss. [read more]
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