Comments on: 20 of the Strangest Medical Syndromes Ever

By: Herschey

Herschey — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 03:06:13 +0000

Link works fine now. Trippy stuff!

By: Kitten

Kitten — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:58:56 +0000

I’m a fan of fatal familial insomnia.

By: AlisonCJ

AlisonCJ — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:38:03 +0000

Yeah I have some sinethesia too.. I taste colours, but only sometimes.. some stuff tastes blue or brownish-yellow etc. Apparently John Mayer and Jimi Hendrix both have it and it makes them see emotions in colour.. just look at the lyrics for Bold As Love!

By: Rene Kriest / Depressionsblog.com

Rene Kriest / Depressionsblog.com — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:15:42 +0000

I am suffering from Narcolepsy, which is an organic disorder. There is no cure only symptoms can be cured.

To make it short: I cannot stay awake without taking medicine. That’s indeed strange, hm?

It is a very rare disorder. Estimates say, that 0,04% of a population are prone to Narcolepsy.

The sad thing: it takes around 10 years until you are diagnosed because hardly any physician knows about the implications of this disease.

The good thing: there is medicine around, at least since a couple of years.

By: Elagie

Elagie — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:50:59 +0000

Those interested might check out thehumanmarvels.com — it might come off initially as a being a “freak sideshow” but it ends up underscoring the humanity and individuality of people who happened to be born different.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:11:44 +0000

I think they re-direct a portion of their traffic, which is not cool. Pulling the link now.

By: Patrick B

Patrick B — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:47:40 +0000

I actually have the last one. Sinethesia. Certain sounds produced flashes of color. For me to see pure white of black I have to be in a completely quiet room or any sound will cause color flashse.

By: AlisonCJ

AlisonCJ — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:13:51 +0000

I had the same thing, but then I googled “strangest medical syndromes” and found the post.. and it didn’t re-direct. Not sure why the link here does. Anyway.. try copying and pasting this into your browser?

http://www.medicalassistants.info/blog/20-strange-and-mysterious-medic al-syndromes

By: MO

MO — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:13:33 +0000

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/465217/strange_syndromes_.htm l?cat=5

By: Sadie

Sadie — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:58:26 +0000

But I don’t wanna be a nurse! That’s a shame, I was interested in reading this article. I have to say though, how else can you acquire the werewolf syndrome other than genetically? It’s a syndrome, so there’s no other way to get it. And now, because of a bad link, I’ll never know.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:55:37 +0000

AAARRRGHH!! Stupid link! I really wanted to learn about Alien Hand Syndrome, too.

Here’s a weird one: Romberg’s disease can lead to spontaneous shrinkage of half (just half) of your head, including muscle and bone. Hemiatrophy. Just one more thing you didn’t imagine you’d have to worry about.

By: Miss Curly

Miss Curly — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:52:22 +0000

Get rid of the farking QBot! Nothing but crap. I am so disappointed in this whole thing. It has ruined neatorama for me, dammit! I want the real neatorama back! Please! I emplore you!

By: katzebot

katzebot — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:35:29 +0000

Same here, which is a pity, because I was very interested in learning more about EXPLODING HEAD SYNDROME. Actually, what I imagine that to look like makes me barf in my mouth/giggle a little.

By: Lukere

Lukere — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:31:45 +0000

the link redirects me to http://www.medicalassistants.info/v3 which shows a form titled “Find Training in Your Area” and asks me for my name, street,….

By: eni

eni — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:26:10 +0000

Dunno if it’s just me, but the link isn’t correct.

By: NO

NO — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:11:02 +0000

troll not be gone! troll be here

By: thegr8jim

thegr8jim — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:29:40 +0000

If I could, I’d pick FAS and talk like a pirate…