The most common kind of EDS, requires a clinical diagnosis through physical tests and examination of past medical history. Diagnosis requires presence of GJH, systemic manifestations of a connective tissue disorder, musculoskeletal complications or a family history of h-EDS, and exclusion of other connective tissue disorders.

Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (h-EDS)

This type of EDS is less common and tends to affect the skin more than other types

Classic Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Rare type of EDS, but widely considered to be the most serious since it affects blood vessels and internal organs and can cause them to split, causing life-threatening internal bleeding

Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Rare type of EDS that primarily affects the spine

Kyphoscoliotic Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

There are 13 total types of EDS, but the 4 most common are:
-Hypermobile (h-EDS) *most common*
-Classical
-Vascular
-Kyphoscoliotic

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A group of rare genetic conditions that affect the connective tissues that provide support for blood vessels, tendons, ligaments, bones, internal organs, and skin.

Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS)

NHS. (2022, October 4). Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes. NHS choices. Retrieved January 21, 2023, from https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/ehlers-danlos-syndromes/

Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes

Types of Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS)

there's no specific treatment, but symptoms can be managed, monitored, and alleviated through physiotherapy, occupational therapy, counseling/CBT, hospital scans of organs and connective tissues, and genetic counseling

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