marie-strumpell disease
Noun: A chronic, inflammatory form of spinal arthritis, primarily affecting males, characterized by pain and stiffness leading to impaired mobility of the spine. In advanced stages, it can cause sections of the spine to fuse together (ankylosis).
This is a medical term used specifically in clinical and diagnostic contexts to describe a particular rheumatic condition. - The patient was diagnosed with Marie-Strumpell disease after years of unexplained back pain and stiffness. - Treatment for Marie-Strumpell disease focuses on managing pain and preserving spinal flexibility.
- The term is considered somewhat dated in modern medical terminology. It is now more commonly and precisely referred to as ankylosing spondylitis.
- It is often discussed in the context of seronegative spondyloarthropathies, a family of related arthritic conditions.
- Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS): The modern, more frequently used term for this condition.
- Bechterew's Disease: Another historical eponym for the same condition.
- Spondylitis: A general term for inflammation of the spinal joints, of which Marie-Strumpell disease is a specific type.
- Ankylosis: The pathological fusion of bones in a joint, a potential complication of this disease.
- Ankylosing Spondylitis (primary synonym)
- Bechterew's Disease
This term is an eponym, named after the neurologist Pierre Marie and the neurologist Adolf von Strümpell, who contributed to its description. Its use has largely been superseded by the descriptive term "ankylosing spondylitis."
- a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis