Meaning of prodrome | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A precursor or harbinger; also a warning event.
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2. An introductory or preliminary book or treatise.
3. An early sign or symptom (or set of signs and symptoms) warning of the onset of a disease.

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Examples

“These may prove⟳ the Prodromes […] to the ruin of our Monarchy.”

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“It is becoming increasingly recognised that bipolar, like⟳ schizophrenia, has a prodromal phase which can be identified prior to development of the full illness. However, one issue⟳ with research⟳ into this area is the potential conflation of the concepts of a prodrome for bipolar, referring to symptoms that can be retrospectively identified as preceding the onset of the disorder, and a ‘risk⟳ syndrome’ consisting of clinical features, comorbidities and risk⟳ factors which increase⟳ the risk⟳ of later developing bipolar. At present⟳, neither prodrome nor risk⟳ syndrome has been fully defined, although the bipolar at-risk (BAR) assessment tool has demonstrated predictive validity and reliability for identifying those at risk⟳ of bipolar, with around 23% of those identified transitioning to mania or hypomania.”

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