Prodrome

The prodrome (plural prodromi , occasionally also prodroma ; Latin prodromus , from Greek πρόδρομος pródromos , German 'forerunner' ) is a symptom that precedes a disease . It is usually not characteristic of the actual disease. Several longer-lasting prodromes, which make up the early or preliminary stages of diseases, form the prodromal stage or the prodromal phase . For example, many infectious diseases are preceded by unspecific complaints such as malaise, general fatigue, headache, nausea, etc. The diagnosis can usually only be made from the prodromes if there is groundbreaking anamnestic information.

In the case of epilepsies , the specific aura, which can be recognized by the individual patient in the case of recurrence, must be distinguished from the general prodromi, which are usually associated with a feeling of restlessness.