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Erotomania

Posted by Harika Gouda
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  L et's Reveal.... Erotomania [Pseudo Belief of someone Loving you] Erotomania is of two forms. Primary form is a condition where a patient holds a false belief that another person is in LOVE with him/her. A person can be anyone to whom the patient has never even meet. eg celebrity, politician,actor,etc. This condition is so rare,onset,chronic & mostly seen in females[ Shy,dependent and Sexually inexperienced] The sufferer may also feel like a person is trying to convey his love with different tricks. Secondary form is found along with mental disorder like Hallucination, Persecutory delusion[delusion like someone is mistreating or harming you] and a grandiose ideas[over confidence like person has lots of talent and he is responsible for many discoveries] It was first described by G.G. De Clerambault in 1885 How Rare : Chances of getting Erotomania is 0.2 % in lifetime. Complications : In severe cases, erotomania can cause someone to show risky or aggressive behavior. A Suff
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Cotard's Syndrome

Posted by Harika Gouda
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L et's Reveal....    Cotard's Syndrome[Cotard's Delusion] C otard's syndrome is a very rare mental disorder,where patient holds a delusion that he/she do not exist now, putrefying[act of decomposing] or sometimes holds a delusion of lose of blood  or internal body organs.Its also called as a ''Walking Corpse Syndrome''  This syndrome is described by a Neurologist '' Jules Cotard " in 1880. He said that  it is a mental illness of various severity.     Below is the picture of Jules Cotard👇 Causes:- Brain infection Brain tumor Dementia[Loss of memory] Epilepsy[Unconscious] Migraines[Headache] Multiple sclerosis[Disease of brain and spinal cord] Stroke[Damage to the brain from interruptions of its blood supply] Parkinson's Disorder[Disorder of central nervous system] Symptoms:- Delusion[False belief]  Anxiety Hallucination Hypochondria[Always worried] Guilt Treatment:- Electroconvulsive Therapy   [ Also known as a ''Electroshock th
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Location: Bhiwandi, Maharashtra, India
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Arhinia [Absence of nose ]

Posted by Harika Gouda
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 L et's Reveal...    Arhinia[Partial or Total absence of nose] It's an extremely rare  congenital partial or complete absence of nose , also called as Nasal agenesis,Craniofacial abnormality.       1st reported case in 1931  Causes:- Severe airway obstruction Poor feeding Facial anomalies Treatment:-     Focuses on identifying nature of anomalies through several imaging methods like CT scan,MRI scan     Tracheotomy     Artificial Airways  How rare is this?? 47 cases were reported till 2018 Observations:- Identifying nature of facial anomalies through several imaging methods like CT scan and MRI scan. Neonate presented with absence of external nose. Absence of nasal septum,bilateral channel,Stenosis,microcephaly,craniosynostosis. L et's know about Eli thompson in detail ✌ Few happy things to know.... Extremely rare[1931-2018] only 47 cases are reported throughout the world He/She can have a normal life expectancy unless  they meet any accident or other diseases. Coming to t
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Location: Bhiwandi, Maharashtra, India
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