Sentence examples for most severe disorder from inspiring English sources

Although this is the most severe disorder of the autism spectrum, it constitutes only a part of autistic spectrum disorders; specifically children with Asperger's syndrome and other pervasive development disorders were not studied.

Since patients with multiple FNS showed more psychological strain and reported more ACE in most domains (including sexual abuse), conversion disorder (F44.7) can be considered the most severe disorder of those under investigation here.

However, the most severe disorder is lethal acantholytic epidermolyis bullosa, which is caused by C-terminally truncated desmoplakin and was fatal in a 10-day-old hair and nailless newborn due to extensive blistering leading to transcutaneous fluid loss (Jonkman et al. 2005).

While an estimated one-quarter of people in this country suffer from some form of mental illness, it is a much smaller percentage of Americans who battle the most severe disorders.

In highly proliferative tissues, this effect would be greatly exaggerated and these tissues would be expected to show the most severe disorders, hence the prevalence of pathologies in the bone marrow, gut and skin.

Biliary atresia (BA) is the most severe hepatic disorder in newborns and its etiopathogenesis remains unknown.

19 Mutations in the ABCA12 gene (ABCA12) were reported to underlie the devastating phenotype seen in harlequin ichthyosis (HI) patients, 4, 20 the most severe keratinization disorder.

A total depressive summary score is constructed, and the following interpretation is suggested by the authors: 0-4 = no, 5-9 = light, 10-14 = moderate, 15-19 = severe, 20-27 = most severe depressive disorder with a recommended cut-off score of 10 points for major depression.

Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) is an observer-based rating scale for the current overall functioning of a patient on a continuum from the most severe mental disorder to complete mental health that was defined as Axis V of the DSM-IV.

ISRCTN11889976 Psychotic disorders including schizophrenia spectrum and affective psychosis are considered among the most severe mental disorders [ 1], resulting in personal and family suffering [ 2, 3] and associated with poor long term outcomes, particularly if not adequately treated [ 4- 6].

However, it is more common for the electrode to be inserted into the subthalamus or the globus pallidus in Parkinson patients, since aberrant neuronal signaling in these areas gives rise to the most severe movement disorders associated with the disease.