Love Syndrome Etiology: Unknown. Age of Onset: Mostly teenage.

Recent studies have shown that it may affect people of any age g roup. Risk Factors: The age itself is the major risk factor. Others include (a) Co-education (b) Cell Phones (c) Movies (d) Internet of these the part played by the cell phones is noteworthy. Pathology: Multi-organ System Failure. Clinical Features Symptoms: A) The most common presenting feature is throbbing pain in the heart often descr ibed by the patient as sweet pain. B) Loss of appetite. C) Sleeplessness. D) Daydreaming E) Disinterest in any type of work. There is a danger of patient being transform ed into a poet. Signs: A) Very much dilated pupil (In search of his sweet heart). B) Blushing of cheeks (mainly seen in girls). C) On Auscultation: The First Heart Sound is heard as LOVE instead of LUB. D) Smiling to self. Pathogenesis and Clinical Course: The Disease is gradual in onset. The patient presents with vague symptoms like l oss of appetite, sleeplessness, etc., As time progress multi-organ system involv ement occurs with varied symptoms. The symptoms are aggravated at the sight of p atients sweetheart The sight of patients love causes the contraction of the rad ial fibres of the iris muscle leading to the dilation of the pupil. The eyes rem ain wide open and cease to blink. The Zygomaticus major muscle automatically con tracts and the patient smiles (Smile at Sight Phenomenon). As the patient approa ches his sweetheart action potentials are generated at an irregular rate in the heart and the normal rhythm of the heart is lost. Microscopic examination of th e cardiac muscle reveals the presence of abnormal pacemaker tissue at certain ar eas called the ROMANTIC SPOTS that are responsible for the lost rhythm of the He art. The patient feels agitated, and a throbbing pain develops in the heart. The characteristic feature of the pain that patient wants to feel it more and more. In advanced stages, the brain is affected. If not treated properly, the patient may go bad. Treatment: Marriage Therapy holds promise of 100% cure rates. If is effective only after 22 years of age. If performed early, it may lead to adverse reactions. Preventive Measures: Several attempts have been made to prevent the disease. The WLO (World Love Orga nization) expert committee has finally declared that the disease is inevitable d uring the age group and its prevention is literally impossible. Any attempts to

interrupt the normal course of the disease may lead to more severe from of disea se. So interventional measures are highly contraindicated for this disease. Complication: Complication of love syndrome is euphoria, financial crisis, idiotic look, loss of appetite and sleep. Acute romantic failure lead to suicidal tendency. Surviva l may have life long immunity.