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Adie syndrome

Adie syndrome: Introduction

Adie syndrome: A rare condition where the pupil of the eye is dilated and reacts very slowly to light and other stimulus. Knee and ankle reflexes are also impaired. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Adie syndrome is available below.

Symptoms of Adie syndrome

• Lack of tendon reflexes
• Lack of knee-jerk reflexes
• Lack of ankle-jerk reflexes
• Pupil reacts slowly to stimulus
• Pupil reacts slowly to light stimulus
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 8 symptoms of Adie syndrome

Home Diagnostic Testing

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Adie syndrome?

• Misdiagnosis of Adie syndrome

Adie syndrome: Related Patient Stories

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Adie syndrome: Deaths

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Adie syndrome: Complications

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Causes of Adie syndrome

• Ross syndrome
• Treponema pallidum
• Diabetes mellitus type 2
• Systemic lupus erythematosus
• Miller Fisher syndrome
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See full list of 10 causes of Adie syndrome

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Disease Topics Related To Adie syndrome

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Adie syndrome:

• Neurological disorder
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Less Common Symptoms of Adie syndrome

• Arrhythmia
• Segmental loss of sweating
• Constricted pupil
• more symptoms...»

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Adie syndrome: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Vision & Eye: serious diseases often undiagnosed:
  • Glaucoma -- Undiagnosed
  • Age-Related Macular Degeneration -- Undiagnosed
  • Cataract -- Undiagnosed
  • Diabetic Retinopathy -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• Nerve Disorders: serious diseases commonly undiagnosed:
  • Diabetic Neuropathy -- Undiagnosed
  • Peripheral Neuropathy -- Undiagnosed
  • Multiple Sclerosis -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Adie syndrome

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Adie syndrome: Research Doctors & Specialists

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  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Adie syndrome

Medical research articles related to Adie syndrome include:

• Neurological History and Physical Examination (Overview)
• Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
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Statistics for Adie syndrome

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Adie syndrome: Broader Related Topics

• Eye and vision conditions
• Head conditions
• Nervous system conditions
• more types...»

Types of Adie syndrome

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Definitions of Adie syndrome:

Adie syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Adie syndrome, or a subtype of Adie syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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