Amentia is a severe confusion of consciousness, accompanied by a violation of orientation in place, time and one’s own personality, loss of the ability to synthetic perception, pronounced confusion, incoherent thinking, speech and movements. It can occur against the background of some mental disorders, alcoholism, severe traumatic lesions, infectious, endocrine and somatic diseases, indicates a…
Allotriophagy is a type of eating disorder characterized by an irresistible desire to taste, eat something inedible or raw foods that require heat treatment. It is manifested by eating charcoal, chalk, clay, wood, sand, soil, ice, tooth powder, small metal objects, raw dough, minced meat, cereals. The disorder develops with hormonal changes, deficiency of trace…
Agoraphobia is a complex phobia that manifests itself in the form of fear of open spaces, large crowds of people, crossing wide streets and squares, staying in places that cannot be left quickly and unnoticed by others, etc. It occurs as a result of fears related to people and emotional traumas received in the process…
Abulia is a psychopathological syndrome characterized by a lack of will. Accompanied by the inability to perform arbitrary actions, the need for which may be realized. Patients do not feel the desire to be active, are unable to meet basic needs: they cannot eat, drink water, perform hygiene procedures on their own. Diagnostics includes observation,…
Alcoholic delirium of jealousy is a chronic metal-alcohol psychosis characterized by the predominance of ideas of adultery. Develops gradually, can remain unnoticed for a long time for others. It is accompanied by the formation of a system of delusional ideas that gradually lose touch with reality more and more. Patients can monitor their spouse, make…
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome is a complex of pathological symptoms that occur in alcoholics when they refuse to drink alcoholic beverages. It resembles a hangover in its manifestations, but differs from it in a number of additional signs, including duration. Develops only in patients with stages 2 and 3 of alcoholism, in the absence of alcohol…
Alcoholic epilepsy is a group of pathological conditions in which convulsive or non-convulsive seizures associated with alcohol consumption are observed. It develops more often in patients with alcoholism. Sometimes it occurs with one-time alcoholic excesses in people who do not suffer from alcohol addiction. It belongs to the group of symptomatic epilepsies. It can be…
