Diseases, Disorders, Conditions, or Syndromes Named After People - Statistics

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Description Disease Named After % Correct
Neurodegenerative disease that is the cause of 60–70% of dementia cases Alzheimer's disease Alois Alzheimer (1864–1915)
84%
Caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21 Down syndrome John Langdon Down (1828–1896)
79%
Neurological condition characterized by motor and vocal tics Tourette syndrome Georges Gilles de la Tourette (1857–1904)
71%
Autism spectrum disorder in which intelligence and language are unimpaired Asperger syndrome Hans Asperger (1906–1980)
70%
Long-term degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system Parkinson's disease James Parkinson (1755–1824)
65%
An inflammatory bowel disease that may affect any segment of the gastrointestinal tract Crohn's disease Burrill Bernard Crohn (1884–1983)
54%
AKA amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or motor neurone disease (MND) Lou Gehrig's disease Lou Gehrig (1903–1941)
48%
Results in a temporary inability to control the facial muscles on the affected side of the face Bell's palsy Charles Bell (1774–1842)
43%
Genetic disorder affecting connective tissue in which the affected are tall and thin with long appendages Marfan syndrome Antoine Marfan (1858–1942)
36%
A type of cancer of the white blood cells (half of cases caused by Epstein-Barr virus) Hodgkin lymphoma Thomas Hodgkin (1798–1866)
33%
Autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid, often resulting in eye bulging Graves' disease Robert James Graves (1796–1853)
28%
Inherited neurodegenerative disease resulting in unsteady gait and eventually dementia Huntington's disease George Huntington (1850–1916)
28%
AKA spongiform encephalopathy, it is caused by prions and similar to mad cow disease Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt (1885–1964), Alfons Maria Jakob (1884–1931)
25%
The most common type of muscular dystrophy, affecting mainly boys Duchenne muscular dystrophy Duchenne de Boulogne (1806–1875 )
22%
Prolonged exposure to cortisol resulting in high blood pressure, obesity, fatigue, and fragile tissues Cushing's syndrome Harvey Cushing (1869–1939)
20%
Rapidly worsening brain disease, of which 90% of children's cases involve use of aspirin Reye syndrome Douglas Reye (1912–1977)
20%
Condition in which a male has an extra X chromosome (XXY karyotype) Klinefelter syndrome Harry Klinefelter (1912–1990)
19%
Cancer presenting as purple spots, common in those with AIDS Kaposi's sarcoma Moritz Kaposi (1837–1902)
15%
Inner ear disorder characterized by vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss Ménière’s disease Prosper Menière (1799–1862)
14%
Rapid-onset muscle weakness caused by the immune system damaging the peripheral nervous system Guillain–Barré syndrome Georges Guillain (1876–1961), Jean Alexandre Barré (1880–1967)
13%
In developed countries, the most common cause of acquired heart disease in children Kawasaki disease Tomisaku Kawasaki (1925–2020)
12%
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