In medicine, a sequence refers to a series of ordered consequences due to a single cause.[1]
It differs from a syndrome in that seriality is more predictable: if A causes B, and B causes C, and C causes D, then D would not be seen if C is not seen. However, in less formal contexts, the term "syndrome" is sometimes used instead of sequence.
Examples include:
- oligohydramnios sequence[2] (also known as Potter sequence)[3]
- Pierre Robin sequence[4]
- Poland sequence[5]
References
- ^ sequence at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
- ^ Newbould MJ, Lendon M, Barson AJ (July 1994). "Oligohydramnios sequence: the spectrum of renal malformations". Br J Obstet Gynaecol 101 (7): 598–604. PMID 8043538.
- ^ Piza JE, Northrop CC, Eavey RD (July 1996). "Neonatal mesenchyme temporal bone study: typical receding pattern versus increase in Potter's sequence". Laryngoscope 106 (7): 856–64. PMID 8667983. http://meta.wkhealth.com/pt/pt-core/template-journal/lwwgateway/media/landingpage.htm?issn=0023-852X&volume=106&issue=7&spage=856.
- ^ Wagener S, Rayatt SS, Tatman AJ, Gornall P, Slator R (March 2003). "Management of infants with Pierre Robin sequence". Cleft Palate Craniofac. J. 40 (2): 180–5. PMID 12605525. http://journals.allenpress.com/jrnlserv/?request=get-abstract&issn=1055-6656&volume=40&page=180.
- ^ Martínez-Frías ML, Czeizel AE, Rodríguez-Pinilla E, Bermejo E (January 1999). "<35::AID-TERA8>3.0.CO;2-E Smoking during pregnancy and Poland sequence: results of a population-based registry and a case-control registry". Teratology 59 (1): 35–8. doi:. PMID 9988881. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1096-9926(199901)59:1<35::AID-TERA8>3.0.CO;2-E.
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