A functional disorder is a medical condition that impairs the normal function of a bodily process.
Functional disorders
Conditions resulting from poor nerve and muscle function. Also called motility disorders.
Functional incontinence
Difficulty reaching a restroom in time because of physical conditions such as arthritis.
functional disorders - headache, seizure disorder, dizziness, and neuralgia
degenerative disorders - Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Huntington's chorea, and Alzheimer's disease ...
functional disorders
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disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome that are of unknown cause.
Functional disorders (also called motility disorders) - conditions that result from poor nerve and muscle function in the digestive tract.
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Galactose - a type of sugar in milk products and sugar beets, also produced within the body.
functional disorders such as headache, seizure disorder, dizziness, and neuralgia
degenerative disorders such as Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's disease, and Huntington's chorea ...
Functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract often are categorized by the organ of involvement. Thus, there are functional disorders of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, and gallbladder.
Functional disorders - Functional disorders do not have an identifiable cause. Examples include functional dyspepsia (stomach upset), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), abdominal migraine and functional abdominal pain.
A common functional disorder characterized by gas, abdominal pain, and by diarrhea or constipation or alternately by both.
Jaundice
A condition in which the skin and eyes turn yellow because of increased levels of bilirubin in the blood.
It is called a functional disorder because it is thought to result from changes in the activity of the major part of the large intestine (the colon).
IBS is considered a functional disorder (functional bowel) because either the muscles or the nerves of the intestinal tract are not working properly.
thinning or loss of hair as a result of illness, functional disorder, or hereditary disposition; also known as alopecia. Male pattern baldness, a genetic trait, is the most common cause of baldness among white males.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional disorder of the gut. (The gut includes the bowels.) A functional disorder means there is a problem with the function of a part of the body, but there is no abnormality in the structure.
Distention (bloating): Abdominal bloating may occur in isolation or along with other GI symptoms in patients with functional disorders (eg, aerophagia, nonulcer dyspepsia, gastroparesis, irritable bowel syndrome) or organic disorders (eg, ...
Excessive pigmentation of tissue cells (fig. 48, Pl. V.) is seen in old age, and usually in an accompaniment of certain atrophic processes and functional disorders.
A birth defect is an abnormal development of the foetus resulting in death, malformation, growth retardation, and functional disorders. In the U.S.
IBS is considered a "functional disorder" because there is no sign of structural disease on standard medical tests. It can strike otherwise healthy people.
Foot Diseases - Anatomical and functional disorders affecting the foot.
Hand Deformities - Alterations or deviations from normal shape or size which result in a disfigurement of the hand.
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Radiation enteritis is a functional disorder of the large and small bowel that ... from acute enteritis may complain of ... Assessment of acute enteritis ...
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional disorder affecting the lower portion of the intestinal tract.
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Causes include bacteria, viruses, parasites, medications, functional disorders, and food sensitivities. Infection with the rotavirus is the most common cause of acute childhood diarrhoea. Rotavirus diarrhoea usually resolves in 3 to 9 days.
Doctors consider it a functional disorder not necessarily related to a specific disease. However, temporary and often aggravating factors can be common causes of the signs and symptoms of nonulcer stomach pain.
751.3 Hirschprung's disease & other functional disorders of colon
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With IBS, there is no sign of apparent structural disease, so it is called a functional disorder. It affects 20% of the population, and unlike the inflammatory bowel diseases, it does not cause injury to the intestinal lining.
Da Costa's syndrome Neurocirculatory asthenia; "soldier's heart"; a functional disorder of the circulatory system that is usually a part of an anxiety state or secondary to hyperventilation.
Gomez J, Parkman HP (2009). Megacolon section of Gastrointestinal motility and functional disorders. In EG Nabel, ed., ACP Medicine, section 4, chap. 14. Hamilton, ON: BC Decker.
Radiation-Enteritis functional disorder of the large and small bowel that occurs during or following a course of radiotherapy to the abdomen, pelvis, or rectum.
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Sensation of discomfort, distress, or agony in the abdominal region; generally associated with functional disorders, tissue injuries, or diseases.
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Excessive insulin production with hypoglycaemia, hunger, jitteriness, tachycardia, and flushing occurring in conditions such as functional disorders of the pancreas, hyperplasia of the islets of Langerhans, or insulinoma.
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chronic (long-term, lasting longer than two weeks), which is usually related to functional disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome, or may be due to diseases such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, celiac sprue, or Giardia.
Diarrhea may be acute (short-term), which is usually related to bacterial or viral infections, or chronic (long-term), which is usually related to a functional disorder or intestinal disease.
What causes diarrhea?
4. Fischer MV, Behr A, Reumont J. Acupuncture—a therapeutic concept in the treatment of painful conditions and functional disorders. Report on 971 cases. Acupunct Electrother Res 1984;9:11-29.
Bloating is the sensation of fullness or tightness in the abdomen. It is a frequent symptom of irritable bowel syndrome and other functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract.
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Patients not clearly made asymptomatic with these measures should be referred to an appropriate subspecialist for further investigation of other inflammatory or occasionally functional disorders that can cause similar symptoms.
Can also be a result of a food intolerance or reaction to medication.
chronic: long-term, lasting longer than two weeks. Is usually related to functional disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, ...
While a diagnosis of "non-disease" is often difficult to make, irritable bowel syndrome is thought to be a functional disorder (dysmotility) since no anatomic or organic intestinal problems are found to explain the symptoms.
that is concerned with the study and treatment of disorders of the nervous system.
Overview of Nervous System Disorders
Disorders of the nervous system include stroke, infections such as meningitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, and functional disorders ...
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