Adjective
Alt. of Idiopathical
Source: Webster's dictionaryidiopathic epilepsy Source: Internet
An overview of Cochrane reviews found that acupuncture is not effective for a wide range of conditions, and they suggest it may be effective for only chemotherapy-induced nausea/vomiting, postoperative nausea/vomiting, and idiopathic headache. Source: Internet
Clinical syndromes in which epilepsy is not the main feature (e.g. Angelman syndrome ) were categorized symptomatic but it was argued to include these within the category idiopathic. Source: Internet
If a medical work-up does not reveal a cause of the pathological visual illusions, the idiopathic visual disturbances could be analogous to the altered excitability state seen in visual aura with no migraine headache. Source: Internet
Patrick died at the age of 33 in 1999 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), a little known but not uncommon auto-immune disease. Source: Internet
It should be considered in the differential diagnosis of all patients with idiopathic sporadic ataxia. Source: Internet