- hystero-epilepsy
- hys·tero-epilepsy
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hystero-epilepsy
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Hystero-epilepsy — is an alleged disease discovered by 19th century French neurologist Jean Martin Charcot. [cite web|url=http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=2221928 blobtype=pdf |title=An Account of a Demonstration on the Phenomena of Hystero… … Wikipedia
hystero-epilepsy — ▪ pathology hysterical seizures that resemble epilepsy and, in diagnosis, must be distinguished from it. In hystero epilepsy the reflexes and responses to stimulation in the part of the body affected are normal, and the electroencephalogram … Universalium
hystero-epilepsy — hys·tero ep·i·lep·sy ep ə .lep sē n, pl sies a hysteria characterized by motor convulsions resembling those of epilepsy hys·tero ep·i·lep·tic .ep i lep tik adj … Medical dictionary
hystero-epilepsy — … Useful english dictionary
hystero-epileptic — adjective see hystero epilepsy … Useful english dictionary
Hysteria — In 1802, Paris psychiatrist Jean Baptiste Louyer Villermay (1775–1837), in an essay differentiating hypochondria from hysteria, described a young female patient, uncertain about romance, who, at the sight of her loved one fainted, uttering… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
Hysteria-Psychosomatic-Somatization — In 1802, Paris psychiatrist Jean Baptiste Louyer Villermay (1775–1837), in an essay differentiating hypochondria from hysteria, described a young female patient, uncertain about romance, who, at the sight of her loved one fainted, uttering… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
Iatrogenesis — The terms iatrogenesis and iatrogenic artifact refer to adverse effects or complications caused by or resulting from medical treatment or advice. In addition to harmful consequences of actions by physicians, iatrogenesis can also refer to actions … Wikipedia
clownism — clown·ism klau̇ .niz əm n an abnormal emotional display accompanied by grotesque actions (as in hystero epilepsy) … Medical dictionary
Tourette's syndrome — or Tourette syndrome n a familial neuropsychiatric disorder of variable expression that is characterized by multiple recurrent involuntary tics involving body movements (as eye blinks, grimaces, or knee bends) and vocalizations (as grunts, snorts … Medical dictionary
