Central pontine myelinolysis ( CPM ) is neurological disease caused by severe damage of the myelin sheath of nerve cells in the brainstem, more precisely in the area termed the pons, predominately of iatrogenic etiology.

A key aim was to base categorization on colloquial English descriptive language ( which would be easier to use by federal administrative offices ), rather than assumptions of etiology, although its categorical approach assumed each particular pattern of symptoms in a category reflected a particular underlying pathology ( an approach described as " neo-Kraepelinian ").

In the book he tries to explain the etiology of " hate " by analyzing antisemitic hate.

His swine were swallowed by the earth along with her, and the myth is an etiology for the relation of pigs with the ancient rites in Thesmophoria, and in Eleusis.

In the original myth which is an etiology for the ancient rites, Eubuleus was a swineherd who was feeding his pigs at the opening to the underworld when Persephone was abducted by Plouton.

Hellenistic etiology connects the name with Galatia ( first attested by Timaeus of Tauromenion in the 4th c. BC ), and it was suggested the association was inspired by the " milk-white " skin ( γάλα, gala, " milk ") of the Gauls ( Greek: Γαλάται, Galatai, Galatae ).

An alternative hypothesis for the etiology of DID is as a product of techniques employed by some therapists, especially those using hypnosis, and disagreement between the two positions is characterized by intense debate.

Delinking early trauma from the etiology of dissociation has been explicitly rejected by those supporting the early trauma model.

While proponents note that DID is accompanied by genuine suffering and the distressing symptoms, and can be diagnosed reliably using the DSM criteria, they are skeptical of the traumatic etiology suggested by proponents.

Regardless of the etiology, some people with severe symptoms are disabled as a result, and the fact that these people are disabled is recognized by many government agencies.

Diseases may be classified by etiology ( cause ), pathogenesis ( mechanism by which the disease is caused ), or by symptom ( s ).

The early nosological efforts grouped diseases by their symptoms, whereas modern systems ( e. g. SNOMED ) focus on grouping diseases by the anatomy and etiology involved.

A founder-cult of Protesilaus at Scione, in Pallene, Chalcidice, was given an etiology by the Augustan mythographer Conon that is at variance with the epic tradition.

* Classified by etiology

While the etiology of conduct disorder is complicated by an intricate interplay of biological and environmental factors, identifying etiological mechanisms is crucial for obtaining accurate assessment and implementing effective treatment.

On September 16, 2012, Mei Xiang gave birth to another giant panda cub, believed by zoo officials to have been a female, but it died after about a week ( initial results from a necropsy-animal autopsy-revealed the abnormal presence of fluid in the abdomen, and also, discoloration of the liver, or hepatic, tissue, of as yet unknown etiology ; full, definitive results will likely be available in about two weeks ; the cub had managed to nurse before death because milk was found in its system ).

If anything, the research has shown the situation is even more complex than initially imagined, and we believe not enough is known to structure the classification of psychiatric disorders according to etiology.

The simplest classification is based on etiology: either infective or non-infective, depending on whether a microorganism is the source of the inflammation or not.

The underlying etiology is not clear but many cases seem to be familial.

The etiology of the fugue state is related to dissociative amnesia, ( DSM-IV Codes 300. 12 ) which has several other subtypes: Selective Amnesia, Generalised Amnesia, Continuous Amnesia, Systematised Amnesia, in addition to the subtype Dissociative Fugue.

In addition, men with IC / PBS are frequently diagnosed as having chronic nonbacterial prostatitis, and there is an extensive overlap of symptoms and treatment between the two conditions, leading researchers to posit that the conditions share the same etiology and pathology.

The long-term prognosis for individuals with the disorder is uncertain, and this has mostly to do with the etiology ( underlying cause ; i. e. autoimmune, paraneoplastic, etc.

The most common etiology is multiple sclerosis.

Most diseases are heterogeneous in etiology, meaning that one " disease " is often many different diseases at the molecular level, though symptoms exhibited and response to treatment may be identical.

Although the exact etiology or cause of stuttering is unknown, both genetics and neurophysiology are thought to contribute.

The meaning of the word " Biafra " has been explained in the Book, " Biafra or Nigerian Presidency: What the Ibos Want " where the author delved into the etimology and etiology of the words " Biafra ", " Ibo " and " Igbo " and proved that " Biafra " is an ancient word in the Igbo language which was lost many centuries ago just like other Igbo words have been lost.

* S. pneumoniae ( sometimes called Pneumococcus ), is a leading cause of bacterial pneumonia and occasional etiology of otitis media, sinusitis, meningitis and peritonitis.

The narrative of the tower of Babel ( Genesis 11. 1-9 ) is an etiology or explanation of a phenomenon.

This low solubility is significant for the etiology of gout.

Some fields in which strong emergence is widely discussed include etiology, epistemology and ontology.

In philosophy, emergence is often understood to be a much stronger claim about the etiology of a system's properties.

Although research suggests the likelihood of a genetic basis, there is no known genetic etiology and brain imaging techniques have not identified a clear common pathology.

Even after biomicroscopy, laboratory tests are often necessary if proof of etiology is needed.

In addition to the risk factors identified under etiology, several other variables place youth at increased risk for developing the disorder, including child physical abuse and prenatal alcohol abuse and maternal smoking during pregnancy.

They are also contraindicated in patients who have psychosis, acute or chronic, regardless of etiology.

However there is a very small portion of modern humans who have this, but its function and etiology are unknown.

The biblical etiology of Maimonide's prohibition is disputed by Nachmanides, who refers to the derivation from Leviticus 18: 6 as an asmachta ( a rabbinic prohibition with a biblical allusion ) and not true exegesis.

The incidence and etiology of osteitis pubis as an inflammatory process versus an infectious process continues to fuel debate among physicians when confronted by a patient who presents complaining of abdominal pain or pelvic pain and overlapping symptoms.

Although there were several competing theories as to the etiology of the Black Death, recent analysis of DNA from victims in northern and southern Europe indicates that the pathogen responsible was the Yersinia pestis bacterium, which causes the Bubonic plague, although these were different, previously unknown ancestral variants of those identified in the 20th century.

This revision was more radical than the Seventh but left unchanged the basic structure of the Classification and the general philosophy of classifying diseases, whenever possible, according to their etiology rather than a particular manifestation.

Rachman ( 1978 ) proposed that vicarious acquisition was a critical component to the etiology of phobias, so it was decided to include information and instruction from the parent and family members to better understand its onset.

However, the workgroup also concluded it was unlikely MCS would receive extensive financial resources from federal agencies due to budgetary restraints and the allocation of funds to other, extensively overlapping syndromes with unknown etiology, such as chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and Gulf War syndrome.

I didn't go in to the cause or the etiology ; the only searching question I asked was " When you get in the shower to scrub yourself for hours, tell me, do you start at the top of your head, or the soles of your feet, or in the middle?

The central and ubiquitous theme of Pinel's approach to etiology ( causation ) and treatment was " moral ," meaning the emotional or the psychological not ethical.

'" Because the etiology of the most common neurological diseases was poorly understood, NINDB undertook both clinical and basic research on the disorders themselves and on treatments ; intramural research on the structure of the brain and the nervous system itself ; and, finally, extramural research on the entire field of neurology and blindness.

The patients ' normal biographies were recast in hospital records along the lines of what was expected of schizophrenics by the then-dominant theories of its etiology.

Manson's early career was as a physician in the Far East where he deduced the correct etiology of filariasis, a parasitic vector based disease, transmitted through the bite of a mosquito.

Although the etiology of writer's cramp is not well known, it was historically believed to be the result of excessive fine motor activity, possibly complicated by a tense or otherwise inappropriate writing technique.

Sternberg was assigned to work on the problems relating to the nature and natural history of the disease and especially to its etiology ( origins ).

In a study of 1034 symptomatic adults, Sheehan ’ s syndrome was found to be the sixth most frequent etiology of growth hormone deficieny, being responsible for 3. 1 % of cases ( versus 53. 9 % due to a pituitary tumor ).

The main myth concerning them is envisioned to account for their collective name and to provide an etiology for their weepy raininess: Hyas was killed in a hunting accident and the Hyades wept from their grief.