Cases concerning memory distrust syndrome have led to documented false confessions in court cases.

Untreated Cushing's syndrome can lead to heart disease and increased mortality.

Cogan's syndrome can lead to vision difficulty, hearing loss and dizziness.

Specifically, metabolic syndrome can lead to arteriosclerosis, or "hardening of the arteries."

Pickwickian syndrome can eventually lead to heart problems.

That syndrome can lead to difficulty in digestion.

This syndrome can lead to falls during a seizure, which can cause an injury.

In children, Horner's syndrome sometimes leads to heterochromia: a difference in eye color between the two eyes.

The syndrome can lead to kidney failure or can be fatal.

"The elevation of inflammation is likely a key reason why metabolic syndrome leads to accelerated coronary disease risk," he said.