Ballet’s Disease: Ocular Palsy in Neuropsychiatry
Ballet’s disease is a classical medical eponym referring to external ophthalmoplegia with preserved pupillary and...
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Psychological Dictionary
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Arctic Hysteria: The Mystery of Pibloktoq
Explore arctic hysteria (pibloktoq), a historic circumpolar behavioral phenomenon examined through cultural, biological, and historical...
November 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Aran–Duchenne Disease: Motor Neuron Pathology
Aran–Duchenne disease (progressive muscular atrophy) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by lower motor neuron degeneration,...
November 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Amytal: History, Pharmacology, and Uses
Amytal (amobarbital) is an intermediate-acting barbiturate historically prominent in psychiatry, presurgical neurobehavioral testing, and military...
October 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
ABCL: Pioneer of Reproductive Rights
The American Birth Control League (ABCL), founded in 1921 by Margaret Sanger, was the historic...
October 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Ambulatory Schizophrenia: The Masked Psychosis
Explore the clinical construct of ambulatory schizophrenia, its historical origins under Gregory Zilboorg, theoretical foundations,...
October 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Akinesia Algera: Painful Functional Immobility
Akinesia algera is an uncommon neuropsychiatric syndrome first described in the late nineteenth century, characterized...
October 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Acetanilide: Pioneer of Synthetic Analgesics
An authoritative academic dictionary entry examining acetanilide (N-phenylacetamide), covering its synthesis, pharmacology, toxicology, history, and...
October 5, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti