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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]
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Depression
The president was in his library, writing, and had left instructions that he was not to be disturbed.[theatlantic.com]
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Rheumatic Chorea
To describe Sydenham chorea among children in a cohort of patients with rheumatic fever (RF). An existing database was used to identify demographic characteristics, clinical manifestations, and therapy in persons with RF identified in Salt Lake City, Utah, from 1985 through January 2002. Of 584 cases in the[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Developmental Disabilities
U.S. adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have poorer health status and greater risks for being overweight and obese, which are major drivers of health care expenditures in the general population. Health care expenditures and IDD have not been studied using nationally representative samples,[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Encephalopathy
Encephalopathy is a condition that affects the functioning of the brain. Such a condition can result from either direct injury to the brain or due to certain other disease conditions. Altered mental state is the major symptom of encephalopathy. In addition, affected individuals will also experience confusion,[…][symptoma.com]
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Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that severely affects a person’s behaviour, compromises lifestyle, debilitates everyday actions and makes the patient unable to realize what is real. Initially, the disease presents as mild personality changes, slight paranoia and increased moodiness. It may then progress to a[…][symptoma.com]
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Huntington's Disease
A number of tests need to be carried out in order to diagnose Huntington’s disease, particularly during the early stages of the disease. The first step is to obtain a comprehensive overview of the family background By taking the typical symptoms into account, an experienced neurologist/psychiatrist can usually[…][aoporphan.com]
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Vision Disorder
Primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) is a common cause of irreversible blindness. The variable etiology of POAG poses significant challenges for treatment and rehabilitation. We analyzed a large POAG patient cohort during treatment to reveal possible causes of vision disorder, assess vision-related quality of life[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
The number of Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) to help in making clinical decisions is increasing. However, there is currently a lack of CPG for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder that take into account the requirements and expectations of the patients. The aim of the present study was to determine whether[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Wilson Disease
Wilson disease is a genetic disorder characterized by the accumulation of copper due to mutations of ceruloplasmin, which is involved in its transport and excretion. Hepatic, neurologic and psychiatric symptoms may be encountered. The diagnosis is made by biochemical studies that determine values of copper in urine[…][symptoma.com]