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Ghost sickness is a culture-bound syndrome among some indigenous peoples in North America and Polynesian peoples in which people are preoccupied with the deceased or consumed by pathological grief. Reported symptoms can include general weakness, loss of appetite, suffocation feelings, recurring nightmares, and a
Delusions of negation are the central symptom in Cotard's syndrome. The patient usually denies their own existence, the existence of a certain body part, or the existence of a portion of their body. Cotard's syndrome exists in three stages: Germination stage: symptoms such as psychotic depression and hypochondria often appear;
This is a list of major and frequently observed neurological disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), symptoms (e.g., back pain), signs (e.g., aphasia) and syndromes (e.g., Aicardi syndrome). There is disagreement over the definitions and criteria used to delineate various disorders and whether some of these conditions should be classified as ...
Chronic kidney disease: CLOVES syndrome Congenital lipomatous overgrowth, vascular malformations, epidermal nevi, and skeletal/spinal abnormalities syndrome CML Chronic myelogenous leukemia: CMs Chiari malformations: CMT disease Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease: CMT1A Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease type 1A CMT1B Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease ...
Hallucinations caused by drugs frequently contain images of otherworldly beings and deceased friends and relatives. [4] Some scientists who have studied cases of deathbed phenomena have described the visual, auditory, and sensed presences of deceased relatives or angelic beings during the dying process as hallucinations.
Kuru is a rare, incurable, and fatal neurodegenerative disorder that was formerly common among the Fore people of Papua New Guinea.Kuru is a form of prion disease which leads to tremors and loss of coordination from neurodegeneration.
If you’re considered high risk for severe disease, he suggests wearing a mask in crowded indoor and poorly ventilated spaces. “If you do develop a respiratory tract illness, in consideration ...
Affected people may also display symptoms of catatonia. [1] [2] The condition was first recognized in 1966 [3] and designated Diogenes syndrome by Clark et al. [4] The name derives from Diogenes of Sinope, an ancient Greek philosopher, a Cynic and an ultimate minimalist, who allegedly lived in a large jar in Athens.