Banki syndrome

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Banki syndrome
Synonyms
Pronounce N/A
Specialty Psychiatry, Neurology
Symptoms Anxiety, Depression (mood), Somatic symptom disorder
Complications N/A
Onset
Duration
Types
Causes
Risks
Diagnosis Clinical diagnosis
Differential diagnosis Generalized anxiety disorder, Major depressive disorder, Somatization disorder
Prevention
Treatment Psychotherapy, Pharmacotherapy
Medication Antidepressants, Anxiolytics
Prognosis
Frequency
Deaths N/A


Alternate names[edit]

Fusion of the lunate and cuneiform bones of the wrist, clinodactyly, clinometacarpy, brachymetacarpy and leptometacarpy (thin diaphysis)

Definition[edit]

Banki syndrome is a synostosis syndrome, reported in a single Hungarian family in which members of 3 generations showed lunotriquetral synostosis, clinodactyly, clinometacarpy, brachymetacarpy and leptometacarpy (thin diaphysis). It appeared to be a unique dominant mutation. There have been no further descriptions in the literature since 1965.

NIH genetic and rare disease info[edit]

Banki syndrome is a rare disease.


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