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5 articles for “psychiatric syndromes”
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Schizophrenia: A Mental Illness: General Review w.s.r. to Aetiology
Abstract: Mental disability has become one of the most dreadful conditions across the world. It is prevalent in almost each and every society and creates enormous social and economic burden. Mental illness is characterized by disturbances in a person’s emotions, thoughts, or behavior. The term mental illness (mental disability) includes wide variety of disorders, ranging from mild distress to severe impairment of social and occupational functioning. Schizophrenia is a chronic and …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Health Professions · Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 23–29 Read article
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Case Study on Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, Cervical Spondylitis with Bilateral Carpel Tunnel Syndrome and Psychosis under Evaluation
Abstract: A 55-year-old female patient was admitted in the general medicine female ward with the chief complaints of giddiness for three days, headache for three–four days (increases during exposure to light, sound and stress). She also complaints about nausea, vomiting on and off, giddiness on lying down and bending down, neck stiffness and pain in the both upper limbs for 5 years. Based on the subjective data’s obtained the prognosis was …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Neuroscience · Vol. 10, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 20–24 Read article
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A Review on: Cotard’s Syndrome
Abstract: Cotard’s Syndrome is a rare and severe mental health condition characterized by nihilistic delusions, in which individuals firmly believe that they are dead, no longer exist, or that parts of their body are decaying or missing. These beliefs are not symbolic or metaphorical but are experienced as absolute truths, making the disorder particularly distressing and difficult to manage. The syndrome is most commonly observed in association with major depressive disorder, …
Published in Recent Trends in Infectious Diseases · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2026 · pp. 5–9 Read article
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Comprehensive Review of Moebius Syndrome: Clinical Landscape, Etiology, and Therapeutic Challenges
Abstract: Moebius syndrome, a rare congenital neuromuscular disorder, presents with non-progressive facial weakness, limited eye abduction, and diverse manifestations affecting cranial nerves. This comprehensive review explores its clinical landscape, emphasizing the need for extensive investigations into its elusive etiology and genetic underpinnings. The estimated prevalence is 1 in 250,000 live births, with sporadic cases prevailing. Initial symptoms, evident from birth, encompass difficulties in sucking, and feeding, and absent facial expressiveness. Beyond …
Published in International Journal of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2024 · pp. 27–38 Read article
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Cannabidiol (CBD): An Innovative Pharmacological Treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Abstract: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is characterized by recurring and repetitious thoughts coupled to anxiety characterized by obsessive thoughts and associated compulsive behavior(s). OCD patient often fears that the anxiety will not abate and obsessional thoughts will control her/his mind or body in advocating or carrying out unwanted compulsive behaviors. Such thinking patterns or behaviors may often be frightening but usually they are quite harmless except when promoting accompanying anxiogenic activity. …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Neuroscience · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 12–16 Read article