Depression
The president was in his library, writing, and had left instructions that he was not to be disturbed.[theatlantic.com]
Alzheimer Disease
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) manifests as memory impairment in the absence of dementia and progresses to Alzheimer's disease (AD) at a rate of around 15% per annum, versus 1–2% in the general population. It thus constitutes a primary target for investigation of early markers of AD. Language deficits occur early[…][dx.doi.org]
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Mythily Subramaniam Pauline Soh Janhavi Ajit Vaingankar Louisa Picco Siow Ann Chong Review Article First Online: 12 April 2013 Abstract Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic debilitating anxiety disorder characterized by two distinct phenomena: obsessions which are recurrent, intrusive thoughts, images or[…][doi.org]
Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease is a form of neurological disorder characterized by gradual loss of those neurological functions that governs body movement. The disease is therefore also referred to as movement disorder. In the early stages of the disease, signs and symptoms are pretty less evident. However, as the disease[…][symptoma.com]
Schizophrenia
Abstract There is paucity of empirical data regarding the use of either clozapine or electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in the acute phase and maintenance treatment of schizophrenia in adults with intellectual disability. Herein we report the successful acute and long-term remission of psychotic symptoms and[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Writer's Cramp
Dana (1920) defined writers' cramp as "a chronic psychoneurosis characterised by spasmodic, tremulous, inco-ordinate or paralytic disturbance when the act of writing is attempted[pain-education.com]
[…] used in writing.[central-fixation.com]
[…] with it for the purpose of sparing the right, he argued that the disturbance must result from a morbid state of the brain centers which control the coördination of the muscles[central-fixation.com]
Encephalopathy
Encephalopathy (; from Ancient Greek: ἐνκέφαλος "brain" πάθος "suffering") means any disorder or disease of the brain, especially chronic degenerative conditions. In modern usage, encephalopathy does not refer to a single disease, but rather to a syndrome of overall brain dysfunction; this syndrome can have[…][en.wikipedia.org]
Huntington's Disease
Huntington disease mutation carriers who have yet to develop clinical symptoms are most concerned with internal and relational issues (social, emotional, and self concerns) that are associated with the disease. These concerns remain throughout and do not increase in the subsequent stages of HD. Patients with HD[…][emedicine.medscape.com]
Vision Disorder
A vision disorder is an impairment of the sense of vision. Vision disorder is not the same as an eye disease. Although many vision disorders do have their immediate cause in the eye, there are many other causes that may occur at other locations in the optic pathway. Blindness, Recovery from blindness Amblyopia,[…][en.wikipedia.org]
Visual Impairment
PURPOSE: To report a complicated case of fulminant idiopathic intracranial hypertension and concomitant venous stasis retinopathy leading to postpapilledema optic atrophy. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: A 34-year-old morbidly obese woman with a history of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) presented with a[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]