Posts Tagged Under: syndrome

Post-holiday syndrome

Post-holiday syndrome. Truth or lie? Myth or reality?

Now that summer has ended and nearly one hundred percent of the people who work have been incorporated into their jobs, it turns to talk of the post-holiday syndrome, as often happens almost every year. But experts have not accepted the existence of so-called Post-holiday syndrome.
Regarding this syndrome, we have seen statistics that say 5% of the population suffers it, and others stated that up to 35% of the population has this disorder. And even without blinking, they listed a long series of symptoms such as poor concentration, irritability, sadness, fatigue, apathy, and so on, as manifestations of this syndrome.
We have been witnessing in recent years of the creation of multiple and diverse diseases, which are not such, they are only simple human reactions to certain situations.

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Capgras’s Syndrome

What is the Capgras’s Syndrome ?

In 1923, the French psychiatrist Capgras described a syndrome of what he called “L’illusion des sosies“. Sosie is a French word meaning “double“, a person who looks like another one.

The patient claims that a person is a double or an impostor who has assumed this person’s appearance in order to deceive him. For instance, the patient claims his father is not his father, but either a double of him.

The person whose existence is denied is a very import person in the live of the patient, and he express his love to the real person and his hate to the double.

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(Edited by Dr. María Moya Guirao, MD)

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Ganser’s Syndrome

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In 1898 Ganser described a syndrome consisting chiefly of what he called “Vorberireden” ?

The person give only approximate answers.

When the patient with Ganser’s Syndrome is asked to do simple calculations he makes obvious mistakes, for instance, given 3 as the sum of 1 plus 1, or when he is asked to identify some object he says a wrong name.

Ganser’s Syndrome is generally encountered in prisoners who have to face trial and less frequently in noncriminal civilians.

There is not any organic disease in the Ganser’s Syndrome.

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(Edited by Dr. María Moya Guirao, MD)

Ganser's Syndrome (English)

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Amok Syndrome

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Amok, or “Running Amok“, is a syndrome first described in Malaya ?

Amok was recognized later in other parts of the world, for instance, in the Philippines and in some africans country.

This syndrome occurs in males who have  schizoid personality. During a short prodromal period  these persons become even more withdrawn than usual. All of a sudden, they jump up, yell and kill some people or animals.

After the episodes they show complete amnesia.

 

(Edited by María Moya Guirao, M.D.)

 

 

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Korsakoff’s Syndrome

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The Korsakoff’s Syndrome is characterized by a gross disturbance in recent memory, often compensated for by confabulation ?

This syndrome is associated with excessive alcohol intake and a diet deficient in Thiamine.

(Edited by Dr. María Moya Guirao, MD)

 

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Briquet’s Syndrome

Briquet’s Syndrome is a Somatization Disorder characterized by multiple somatic symptoms.

This illness is considered a form of hysteria and occurs predominantly in women.

The Briquet’s Syndrome patients complains of vague somatic symptoms, ie, abdominal pain, fatigue, headaches, sparring, dyspareunia, nausea, and vomiting.

The symptoms are a message expressing a desperate plea for help and attention.

Patients often dissatisfied with their care, go from doctor to doctor.

(Edited by Dr. María Moya Guirao, MD)

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