The phrase "as first symptoms" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing initial signs or indicators of a condition or situation.
Example: "As first symptoms of the illness, patients often experience fatigue and fever."
Alternatives: "as initial symptoms" or "as early symptoms".
The occurrence of diarrhea or abdominal pains as first symptoms of TMA was more frequent in HUS patients in comparison with TTP and other TMA patients (respectively, 8 [61.5 %] vs 11 [21.6%%] vs 1 [10%%], p < 0.001).
In FTD-MND, however, carriers and noncarriers had similar frequencies of delusions as first symptoms (18% and 11%, respectively).
This is relevant, because 'non-FAST' signs are frequently seen as first symptoms of progressing stroke, especially in basilar thrombosis and patients missed by FAST do not necessarily have a benign outcome.
Interestingly, using the Neuropsychiatric Inventory [ 22] at first evaluation, the difference in delusions between carriers and noncarriers was no longer present, suggesting that, in this cohort, delusions could be specific to C9orf72 mutations only if reported as first symptoms rather than at first evaluation.
bDisease onset defined as first symptom attributable to SSc. cBaseline FVC measurements were not included in the outcome variable for this analysis.
If anything, patients with more aggressive tumours (GIII/GIV) tended to present faster to a doctor than women with better differentiated tumours (GI/GII), and patient delay was somewhat shorter among women who noticed a lump as first symptom compared to other women.
GDV is always a medical emergency and must be treated as soon as the first symptoms appear.
Intensive treatment should be started as soon as the first symptoms manifest, but at this early stage, ACR criteria may not be fulfilled, and there is a danger of over-treatment.
When taken in tablet form it is said to reduce the span of a cold, if taken as soon as the first symptoms appear.[29].
The risk of a 'reverse causation' bias (Csizmadl et al, 2007, pp 791 810) is inherent to the study, as the first symptoms of glioma in some cases might be interpreted as a manifestation of cerebrovascular disease and result in the patient being prescribed a statin.
Symptoms revealed by the patient were subacute vision loss, diplopia, and pain with eye movements as the first symptoms of optic neuritis; disturbance of fine motor skills; paresthesia and gait ataxia; bladder dysfunction; and significant tiredness.
