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Etiology (alternatively aetiology, aitiology) is the study of causation, or origination. The word is derived from the Greek αἰτιολογία, aitiologia, "giving a reason for" (αἰτία, aitia, "cause"; and -λογία, -logia). The word is most commonly used in medical and philosophical theories, where it is used to refer to the study of why things occur, or even the reasons behind the way that things act,... Read enhanced Wikipedia article

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Periodontal disease The etiology (cause) includes both local and systemic factors.

Autism Speaks Etiology includes genetic and environmental factors that may cause autism.

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Cerebral palsy While in certain cases there is no identifiable cause, other etiologies include problems in intrauterine development (e.g. exposure to radiation, infection), asphyxia before birth, hypoxia of the brain, and birth trauma during labor and delivery, and complications in the perinatal period or during childhood.

Facial nerve paralysis Other proposed etiologies include vascular problems in the inner ear.

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Etiology of White Dot Syndromes There are many theories for the etiology of white dot syndromes including infectious, viral, genetics and autoimmune.

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Chiasmal syndrome Intrinsic etiologies include gliomas and multiple sclerosis.

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Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency A vascular etiology to MS had been cited prevously in immunohistological analysis, including that hemodynamic abnormalities precede sub-cortical gray matter changes in multiple sclerosis, raising the possibility that MS could be a hemodynamic disorder or involve a hemodynamic component.

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Opsoclonus Possible etiologies of opsoclonus include neuroblastoma and encephalitis in children, and breast, lung, or ovarian cancer in adults.

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Meniscal cyst Various etiologies have been proposed, including trauma, hemorrhage, chronic infection, and mucoid degeneration.

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Direct inguinal hernia This is in contrast to indirect hernias which, although their etiology includes a congenital component, can occur at any age

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Prevention of dementia The etiology of vascular dementia includes hypertension, and thus, lowering blood pressure with antihypertensives has a positive effect in the prevention of dementia, just as physical activity.

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Chiasmal syndrome Intrinsic etiologies include gliomas and multiple sclerosis.

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Homosexual transsexual The etiology of transsexualism concerns the causes of transsexuality in general, including the theory that transsexualism is caused by differences in specific areas of the brain, while relationships between biology and sexual orientation have been studied in depth as possible causes of homosexuality.

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Failed back syndrome Infectious etiologies include bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic agents.

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Macrodystrophia lipomatosa Proposed etiologies include a variable form of neurofibromatosis, lipomatous degeneration, disturbed fetal circulation, trophic influence of a tumified nerve, in utero disturbance of growth-limiting factor or an error in segmentation.

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Macrodystrophia lipomatosa Proposed etiologies include a variable form of neurofibromatosis, lipomatous degeneration, disturbed fetal circulation, trophic influence of a tumified nerve, in utero disturbance of growth-limiting factor or an error in segmentation.

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Cognitive behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy Whether the etiology includes sudden trauma or psychological insults, the predominant coping strategy that maintains the dysphoric mood condition is an interpersonal avoidance of persons in the home, at work, or in the social environment.

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Cognitive behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy Whether the etiology includes sudden trauma or psychological insults, the predominant coping strategy that maintains the dysphoric mood condition is an interpersonal avoidance of persons in the home, at work, or in the social environment.

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Cognitive behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy Whether the etiology includes sudden trauma or psychological insults, the predominant coping strategy that maintains the dysphoric mood condition is an interpersonal avoidance of persons in the home, at work, or in the social environment.

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Failed back syndrome A variety of etiologies exist, including infectious, inflammatory, and neoplastic processes.

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Intention tremor There is a very wide differential diagnosis of etiologies affecting the cerebellum, which include medical drugs, alcohol intoxication, focal lesions (including multiple sclerosis, stroke, and tumors).

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Opsoclonus Possible etiologies of opsoclonus include neuroblastoma and encephalitis in children, and breast, lung, or ovarian cancer in adults.

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Anemia Microcytic anemia is primarily a result of hemoglobin synthesis failure/insufficiency, which could be caused by several etiologies:

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Anemia Microcytic anemia is primarily a result of hemoglobin synthesis failure/insufficiency, which could be caused by several etiologies:

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Causes of mental disorders There are a number of theories or models seeking to explain the causes (etiology) of mental disorder.

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The Natural History of Alcoholism Revisited Causes (etiology) of alcoholism

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Mirror syndrome It seems much more likely that an etiology of severe fetal hydrops may cause Ballantyne syndrome when the fetal status greatly worsens and that the syndrome is only a manifestation of the extreme severity of the fetus-placental pathology.

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Keratolytic winter erythema Keratolytic Winter erythema (KWE), also known as erythrokeratolysis hiemalis, Oudtshoorn disease and Oudtshoorn skin, is a rare autosomal dominant skin disease of unknown etiology which causes erythema (redness) and keratolysis (peeling) of the skin on the palms and soles.

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Keratolytic winter erythema Keratolytic Winter erythema (KWE), also known as erythrokeratolysis hiemalis, Oudtshoorn disease and Oudtshoorn skin, is a rare autosomal dominant skin disease of unknown etiology which causes erythema (redness) and keratolysis (peeling) of the skin on the palms and soles.

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Keratolytic winter erythema Keratolytic Winter erythema (KWE), also known as erythrokeratolysis hiemalis, Oudtshoorn disease and Oudtshoorn skin, is a rare autosomal dominant skin disease of unknown etiology which causes erythema (redness) and keratolysis (peeling) of the skin on the palms and soles.

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Galeazzi fracture The etiology of the Galeazzi fracture is thought to be a fall that causes an axial load to be placed on a hyperpronated forearm.

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Recurrent brief depression The cause (etiology) of RBD is unknown, but recent findings may suggest a link between RBD and bipolar disorders, pointing to the importance of genetic factors.

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Calcinosis Metastatic calcification involves a systemic calcium excess imbalance, which can be caused by hypercalcemia, renal failure, milk-alkali syndrome, lack or excess of other minerals, or other etiologies.

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Edentulism The etiology, or cause of edentulism, can be multifaceted.

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Frailty syndrome Such etiology depends on the type of muscle weakness, which can be true or perceived as well as variable topically.

Muscle weakness Such etiology depends on the type of muscle weakness, which can be true or perceived as well as variable topically.

Fatigue (medical) Such etiology depends on the type of muscle weakness, which can be true or perceived as well as central or peripheral.

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Frailty syndrome Such etiology depends on the type of muscle weakness, which can be true or perceived as well as variable topically.

Muscle weakness Such etiology depends on the type of muscle weakness, which can be true or perceived as well as variable topically.

Fatigue (medical) Such etiology depends on the type of muscle weakness, which can be true or perceived as well as central or peripheral.

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    Etiology

    Etiology (alternatively aetiology, aitiology) is the study of causation, or origination. The word is derived from the Greek αἰτιολογία, aitiologia, "giving a reason for" (αἰτία, aitia, "cause"; and -λογία, -logia).
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    Category:Ailments of unknown etiology

    Ailments, illnesses, and syndromes of unknown etiology
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    Etiology of transsexualism

    The etiology of transsexualism, meaning the cause or causes of transsexualism, is an area of interest for many transsexual people, physicians, psychologists, other mental health professionals, and family members and friends of transsexual people.
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    Etiology, Concept and Prophylaxis of Childbed Fever

    Etiology, Concept and Prophylaxis of Childbed Fever is a medical book by Ignaz Semmelweis. It includes studies in hospitals conducted in Vienna in 1847, dealing largely with the field of obstretics.
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    Epidemiology and etiology of breast cancer

    Epidemiological risk factors for a disease can provide important clues as to the etiology, or cause, of a disease. The first work on the epidemiology and etiology of breast cancer was done by Janet Lane-Claypon, who published a comparative study in 1926 of 500 breast cancer cases and 500 control patients of the same background and lifestyle for the British Ministry of Health.
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    Category:Gulf War syndrome

    Ailments of unknown etiology ... Health in the United States
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    Aloys Pollender

    Aloys Pollender (1800–1879) was a German physician who is credited with the discovery of the etiology of anthrax.
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    Proctocolitis

    Proctocolitis is a general term for inflammation of the rectum and colon. Etiology
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    List of Ologies

    This is a list of Ologies, most official, but some unofficial: ... etiology -- causes and reasons
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    Etiology of White Dot Syndromes

    White dot syndromes are inflammatory diseases characterized by the presence of white dots on the fundus, the interior surface of the eye. Classically recognized syndromes include multiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS), acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE), acute zonal occult outer retinopathy (AZOOR), and punctate inner choroidopathy (PIC), among others.

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