Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gruv's disease

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. The users who contest the deletion say that there are sources to prove the existence of this disease, but none have been found. Sr13 17:03, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Gruv's disease

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Delete. No evidence that this condition exists. Google search for "Gruv's disease" only brings up this article, and there is no sign of "Dr. Chico Gruv" in Google or Google Scholar. Contested prod. ... discospinster talk 17:42, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

I did not create this article, but I think a member of my family did. I've been having trouble myself finding information on Gruv's disease. I never heard of it until my uncle was diagnosed with it recently. I have found barely anything published about it. All I know really comes from a few photocopies of medical journal articles my aunt has, and a 1988 Miami Herald article. I am hoping that someone out there will know something more and expand this article. Tylerbag 18:03, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

  • Comment. Tylerbag, I have access to most medical journals, if you could give me the name of the journal, year of publication, titles of the articles, I could find these and back up this page. Someguy1221 23:19, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
  • You mean Graves Disease. Redirect.--Edtropolis 18:56, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
    • Comment Did you even look at the two articles before suggesting a redirect? "Graves disease is a thyroid disorder characterized by Goiter, exophthalmos, "orange-peel" skin, and hyperthyroidism", while "Gruv's Disease is a rare neurological disorder characterized by sudden, brief outbursts of anger. Dr bab 19:09, 19 June 2007 (UTC).
  • Delete. Listed sources do not appear to address the topic, in addition to other concerns. Serpent's Choice 19:40, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. Some diseases with much fewer than 6000 documented cases have more than zero ghits, and apparently PubMed has never heard of the name "Gruv." Someguy1221 23:16, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment. I very much sympathize with whoever it is that has a relative with "Gruv's Disease" but there are no web pages about it. My son has a rare disease called Diaz-Fedder Syndrome. It is very much like autism. There are some 400 cases out there, I've been told by his doctors, but not a single hit on Google to show. I can understand the frustration. Jumpygirl 00:42, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment. I've heard of Gruv's Disease before. I vaguely remember it being mentioned on a Discovery Health Channel program several years ago. The description in this article indeed sounds very much like what I can remember back then.Hellno2 17:47, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Additional Comment. It is possible that whoever wrote this article did not spell "Gruv's" correctly. That may explain why there are no results when a Google search is conducted.Hellno2 17:47, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
  • delete - without any hits on google or pubmed, it is unlikely to be a published disease. And if it's not published, it's either WP:OR or a hoax. Debivort 18:29, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.