Sequence

In medicine, a sequence is 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

1. ↑ "sequence" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
2. ↑ "Oligohydramnios sequence: the spectrum of renal malformations". Br J Obstet Gynaecol 101 (7): 598–604. July 1994. doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.1994.tb13650.x. PMID 8043538.
3. ↑ "Neonatal mesenchyme temporal bone study: typical receding pattern versus increase in Potter's sequence". Laryngoscope 106 (7): 856–64. July 1996. doi:10.1097/00005537-199607000-00014. PMID 8667983.
4. ↑ "Management of infants with Pierre Robin sequence". Cleft Palate Craniofac. J. 40 (2): 180–5. March 2003. doi:10.1597/1545-1569(2003)040<0180:MOIWPR>2.0.CO;2. PMID 12605525. http://journals.allenpress.com/jrnlserv/?request=get-abstract&issn=1055-6656&volume=40&page=180.
5. ↑ "Smoking during pregnancy and Poland sequence: results of a population-based registry and a case-control registry". Teratology 59 (1): 35–8. January 1999. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1096-9926(199901)59:1<35::AID-TERA8>3.0.CO;2-E. PMID 9988881.

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