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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Baah-ji: The Thai Hyperstartle Phenomenon
Baah-ji is a Thai culture-bound hyperstartle syndrome characterized by exaggerated startle responses, echolalia, echopraxia, and...
November 8, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Aventyl: Tricyclic Pharmacology & Uses
Aventyl (nortriptyline hydrochloride) is a secondary amine tricyclic antidepressant known for selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibition,...
November 8, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Autoscopy: The Illusion of the Double
Explore autoscopy: the fascinating neurological and psychiatric phenomenon where individuals visually perceive an illusory duplicate...
November 8, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Automatic Obedience: Motor Will in Psychopathology
Automatic obedience is a profound psychomotor symptom of catatonia marked by uncritical, immediate, and robotic...
November 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Autoenucleation: Clinical Roots of Oedipism
Autoenucleation, or Oedipism, is the deliberate self-removal of the eye, typically resulting from severe psychosis,...
November 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Aura: The Neurosensory Precursor
An aura is a transient focal neurological symptom complex that precedes or accompanies migraine headaches...
November 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Athymia: The Dual Voids of Affect and Thymus
Athymia is a multifaceted scientific term referring either to the complete absence of emotional affect...
November 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Ataxic Feeling: Unsteadiness and Motor Control
An ataxic feeling refers to the subjective sensation of motor discoordination, impaired balance, and bodily...
November 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Appropriate Affect: Emotional Congruence
Appropriate affect refers to the clinical and psychological observation that an individual's outward emotional expression...
November 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Apotemnophilia: The Psychology of Desired Amputation
Apotemnophilia is an intricate neuropsychiatric condition characterized by the persistent desire to undergo amputation of...
November 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Apathy Syndrome: The Science of Lost Motivation
Apathy syndrome is a distinct neuropsychiatric condition characterized by severe loss of goal-directed motivation, blunted...
November 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti