A case report on mirrored self-misidentification syndrome.
An 83 years old male patient Mr. X, graduate, married, retired from his job, belonging to middle socio-economic status, hailing from urban background was accompanied to the OPD by his daughter. Informant had complaints of suspiciousness, abusing family members, abnormal behaviour, and memory impairment in the past 6 months. Patient started suspecting that there is […]
Migraine-Induced Dystonia of the Lower Extremities: Case Report
A 52-year-old woman was admitted for intractable migraine for about 5 days and walking difficulties for 1 day. The symptom of an inability to walk appeared on the fourth day of the headache attack lasting for 1 day and resolved on its own as the headache subsided. The same symptoms appeared once 6 years ago. […]
Young Children with Multidrug-Resistant Epilepsy and Vagus Nerve Stimulation: A Case Report
A 4-year-old boy without perinatal asphyxia and familial history of epilepsy began to have ictal seizures from age 14 month, with jerky movement of four limbs and head nodding. Abnormal multifocal discharge and background activity were recorded through electroencephalography, and no pathogenic mutation was found in the whole exome sequencing for the patient and his […]
Parkinsonism caused by adverse drug reactions
A 29-year-old Nigerian Edo woman, presented with a five-day history of tremor of her fingers and head at rest, with associated drooling of saliva from her mouth. There was no history of fever, vomiting, headache, dyspeptic symptoms, or any other neurological symptoms, although she reported dizziness. She had not used any drugs in the preceding […]
Major depression comorbid with social phobia treated successfully with vortioxetine
A 54-year-old man with major depression (MD) was admitted to hospital. He had previously experienced two episodes of MD and was currently experiencing the third one. He exhibited a depressed mood, restlessness, agitation, insomnia, and worthlessness, and he also feared that his gaze always made others uncomfortable. He could not look colleagues in the eye […]
Clozapine in Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Disorder With Suicidality
A 42-year-old female was admitted to the inpatient psychiatry unit due to a severe depressive episode in the course of BD. Before admission, she had quarrelled with her husband, and under the influence of ethanol, she had tried to commit suicide by cutting her wrist.. During hospitalization, she was treated with venlafaxine 375 mg, lamotrigine 200 mg, […]