Selective Mutism is a condition that severely restricts a childs capacity for communicating verbally outside the home and typically occurs at the rate of 1 in every 200 children in primary school and much more frequently in preschool-aged children. It is a treatable anxiety disorder, but generally requires 1 to 2 years of treatment in order to resolve. The transition to school for preschoolers with Selective Mutism is often a stressful and difficult process and raises many questions for caregivers and parents. There are many factors to consider around such a transition such as educating the primary school and teachers about selective mutism, and preparing the child for the transition.. ...

This evening webinar about helping preschoolers with selective mutism transition to school is suitable for parents, educators and support staff who have a child with selective mutism transitioning from preschool to school in the upcoming year.

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Research-based treatments found effective for Selective Mutism Some of the following information is excerpted from: Cohan, S.L., Chavira, D.A., and Stein, M.B.

AFTER two years of silence and close to 100 sessions, Eloise Radosevic spoke her first words to her psychologist. Before that shed pass notes, unable to talk in sessions due to a severe but extremely rare social anxiety condition called selective mutism, which made even simple conversations with her own grandparents difficult.

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to examine the prevalence of selective mutism (SM) in Kocaeli, Turkey. METHOD Kindergarten, first, second and third grade students of all public/private schools within the city were included in the study. SM screening forms prepared on basis of DSM-IV were submitted to classroom teachers in all these schools asking whether they had any students meeting such symptoms. RESULTS About 84.51% of the schools returned forms covering 64,103 children. Five hundred and twenty six of these children were thought to have symptoms of SM by their teachers. After their DSM-IV based clinical evaluation by a child and adolescent psychiatrist, only 21 children were diagnosed as SM. Among the SM group, three were in the kindergarten, 15 were in the first grade and three were in the second grade. Twelve of the children were male and nine were female (male: female ratio is 1.3:1). In this cross-sectional study, 0.83% of children were reported to have SM symptoms by their teachers.

Dr. Phillips is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, and she has extensive training in the most cutting edge scientific and evidence based treatments in psychology. She is an expert at treating several childhood disorders such as Selective Mutism, Separation Anxiety, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Encopresis/Enuresis, and Tourettes Syndrome. She also specializes in the treatment of anxiety, depression, panic, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and anger. Dr. Phillips practices Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), an orientation that has been proven to provide patients with fast results.. Dr. Phillips received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Hawaii. She completed her clinical internship at USC Childrens Hospital and has practiced psychology for 12 years. In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Phillips trains other therapists in the delivery of CBT. Dr. Phillips is a Diplomate of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, an organization which sets the standard of excellence ...

Treating Selective Mutism is difficult, likely because the behavior is an effective strategy for reducing childrens anxiety feelings.

This started me thinking of the slow progress Josiah did show, what he was already achieving already. If one is honest he/she must admit dealing with Selective Mutism as a parent is frustrating it takes some time to achieve anything and even then they can regress without warning or any reasons why. This is what lead to our decision, did I want to start medication out of frustration. Secondly for medication to work there must be a strong support base, which in some aspects we didnt have. We were and still are waiting on the results of the funding application the school had made. If were to take a risk and try the medication we want to have everything set in place at this point that isnt the case. I also considered that the impact for Josiah to overcome his fears and the strength of self he would have if he was able to do this on his own. Now dont get me wrong I wouldnt allow him to suffer in his anxiety or flounder, this only works as long as their is small baby steps of progress. So for now ...

Dr. Rachel Busman discusses selective mutism disorder, from its prevalence, and how it impacts school and social life, to the most effective treatments.

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Dr. Katherine Dahlsgaard discusses the high risk factor of selective mutism in twin siblings, and offers a few methods of specialized treatment. Scientific

Autism is a developmental disorder that causes a child to have impairments in communication. Children with autism may have a delay in (or complete lack of) the development of spoken language. The most obvious signs of autism are usually noticed between 2 and 3 years of age. Although many children on the spectrum do speak, they may use language in unusual ways, avoid eye contact, and prefer to be alone. Autism may first be noticed by school professionals, who become aware that the child is not interacting socially with his peers in an appropriate way.. Other Possibilities:. Selective Mutism:. Selective mutism is an anxiety disorder in which children do not speak in particular social situations. Many children with selective mutism are talkative at home, but there may be a complete lack of speech in other settings, such as in school. They may not communicate with peers or teachers at all, which can lead to school professionals being concerned about their social development. These social ...

The shooter was identified as 23-year-old Seung-Hui Cho, a senior at Virginia Tech. He was a South Korean citizen with U.S. permanent resident status who was majoring in English. The Virginia Tech Review Panels August 2007 report (Massengill Report) devoted more than 20 pages to Chos troubled history.[3]:21[83]:31-53 At three years of age, Cho was described as shy, frail, and wary of physical contact.[84] In eighth grade, Cho was diagnosed with severe depression as well as selective mutism, an anxiety disorder that inhibited him from speaking in certain situations and/or to specific people.[85][86] While early media reports carried reports by South Korean relatives that Cho had autism,[87][88] the Massengill Report stated that the relationship between selective mutism and autism was unclear.[83]:34-35 Chos family sought therapy for him, and he received help periodically throughout middle school and high school.[83]:34-39 Early reports also indicated Cho was bullied for speech difficulties ...

Sites in this category deal with this psychiatric disorder that is characterized by consistent failure to speak in select social settings in which there is an expectation to speak; such as school.

One of our amazing therapists, Limur, describes one of the life-changing therapies she has carried out this year. Stay posted - more MMOC to come! In August 2020, Meli was silent and scared in the presence of anyone outside her nuclear family - a deer in the headlights look when peers or adults approached. In Kindergarten she was stilted - didnt talk, play, run or laugh. Now 4 months later (despite 2 lockdowns!) Meli is energetic, friendly, talkative and happy with friends in kindergarten!. This is what it took: A small steps program including 3 meetings at Melis home during which she gradually warmed up to Limurs presence and forged a friendly chatty relationship with her. Then 15 sessions in school, initially with Limur, recreating the verbal home relationship, then adding in peers and staff, finally taking the therapy from the designated room to the public areas.. Melis parents couldnt be more thrilled, seeing their child thriving - skipping happily to school!. ...

In reference to early intervention funding for example on my estimates (that is all I can give you) is that 13% of all children with a disability aged 0-14 have autism which is around 22,180 if you divide that in half and assume that these may be in the age of 0-6 needing early intervention, that is roughly 11,050 that have autism and may need early intervention funding. So in accordance with the statistics from the ABS this is in line with 1 in 8 statistic, so roughly 10,000 of the 80,000 figure for early intervention could be for Autism related disorders. The complex issue remains is that these figures are known to not truly reflect the rate and statistics of those with autism. Recently, the Minister for Health in Australia stated: There is no national data on the diagnostic profiles of people with autistic disorder and/or Aspergers syndrome and/or pervasive developmental disorders. (Campbell 2003, page 16680) and the Government does not plan to establish central registers for autism, ...

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Haseki Educational and Research Hospital, Neurosurgery Department İstanbul, Turkey AIM: Cerebellar mutism is a documented complication of posterior fossa surgery in pediatric ages. Risk factors such as the type of tumor, size, and location of tumor, hyrdrocephalus, postoperative cerebellar swelling for cerebellar mutism were investigated in this study.. MATERIAL and METHODS: A consecutive series of 32 children with a cerebellar tumor were operated on at the Haseki Educational and Research Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, between 1990 and 2005. Their speech and neuroradiological studies were systematically analysed both preoperatively and postoperatively. RESULTS: Cerebellar mutism developed in ten children (32%) in the early postoperative period. The type of tumor, midline localization, and vermian incision were significant single independent risk factors. In addition, an interdependency of possible risk factors (tumor>5 cm, medulloblastoma) was found. The latency for the development of ...

Anxiety disorders are a group of mental disorders characterized by significant feelings of anxiety and fear. Anxiety is a worry about future events, and fear is a reaction to current events. These feelings may cause physical symptoms, such as a fast heart rate and shakiness. There are a number of anxiety disorders including generalized anxiety disorder, specific phobia, social anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, panic disorder, and selective mutism. The disorder differs by what results in the symptoms. People often have more than one anxiety disorder.. ...

I dont know, I was initially diagnosed with selective mutism when I was a kid which was heavily linked with social anxiety. I was aspie as well but didnt get diagnosed until I was 18. I did have social anxiety as well or im pretty sure I did. Cause attempting to intiate a conversation or talk to someone was very hard. It terrified me. That psych I saw for 3 years when I was young didnt realize anything. I dont know if it was because I was female. I was guessing because aspergers was less known about back then.. ...

The book is divided into three sections: foundations, disorders and treatments. The treatments section is, in large part, a review of information found within the disorder chapters. The writing is such that one could read a single chapter of interest and gain the requisite information desired. While it is a decade old, the DSM has undergone a further revision, and a great deal of research has gone on in the intervening years, it still offers some useful insights. Disorders covered include: generalized anxiety disorder, social phobia, separation anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, specific phobia and selective mutism. These chapters are likely to be the most interesting to readers looking for information about a disorder. The chapters do present outlines of treatments, for specific CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy) you would need to look elsewhere ...

Amanda G. Mintzer, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist in the Anxiety Disorders Center at the Child Mind Institute. She specializes in the evaluation and treatment of anxiety and mood disorders in adolescents and children, with a focus on the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), specific phobias, social anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, selective mutism and depression.. Dr. Mintzer has received extensive training and is skilled in evidence-based cognitive behavioral interventions such as dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), exposure with response prevention (ERP) and interpersonal psychotherapy for adolescents (IPT-A). She has provided individual, group and family therapy and worked with children with behavior disorders. Dr. Mintzer was previously a middle-school teacher in Manhattan. ...

The Childhood Mental Disorders and Illnesses topic center provides an overview of mental and emotional disorders and illnesses impacting children and their families including attention deficit hyperactivity (ADHD), mental retardation, autism and other pervasive development disorders, and disorders of learning, speech and communication, movement, motor function, feeding, conduct, elimination, and anxiety (such as selective mutism and separation anxiety).

The Childhood Mental Disorders and Illnesses topic center provides an overview of mental and emotional disorders and illnesses impacting children and their families including attention deficit hyperactivity (ADHD), mental retardation, autism and other pervasive development disorders, and disorders of learning, speech and communication, movement, motor function, feeding, conduct, elimination, and anxiety (such as selective mutism and separation anxiety).

The Childhood Mental Disorders and Illnesses topic center provides an overview of mental and emotional disorders and illnesses impacting children and their families including attention deficit hyperactivity (ADHD), mental retardation, autism and other pervasive development disorders, and disorders of learning, speech and communication, movement, motor function, feeding, conduct, elimination, and anxiety (such as selective mutism and separation anxiety).

Sarah- An eleven year-old girl who participated in our Jumpstart group mentoring lunch groups has selective mutism. She would not talk to her peers, teachers or other adults; she would simply retreat into her own world. Throughout the year she participated more and more in our group sessions. The girls in her group were very supportive of her and tried to draw her out. By the end of the year she was openly talking and making friends, as well as singing in the hallways and answering questions in class. The counselor told Youth Connections program coordinator that she was impressed with the impact that we had on the student and that there had been a huge change in the young girl during the school year. ...

Dr. Lake & Associates offers neuropsychological testing, gifted testing, individual therapy, parent coaching, consultation, and groups. We treat mood disorders, anxiety, ADHD, employment stress, OCD, behavioral problems, Autism (ASD), grief, depression, selective mutism, twice-exceptional 2e.

Interest areas: attachment; bereavement; domestic abuse; working with hard to reach/engage families - systemic and community based work; parenting groups; schools as systems - eg research and revising policies; staff support and stress; eliciting the voice of the child and involving the child in decisions; therapeutic work eg narrative therapy, therapeutic stories, PCP, CBT; group work; selective mutism; identity of PMLD children ...

This is a book about a girl with an autistic brother. The autistic brother is crucial to the plot, but her actual brother is really more of a plot device than anything else.. ...

Case Description: The child developed transient mutism after surgery, lasting for 2 days. On rehab admission he complained of double vision and headache. Physical examination showed intact orientation and recall, slight dysarthria (nucleus ambiguous), no aphasia, medial deviation of right eye (CN VI), right sided Horners syndrome (central sympathetic fiber), right facial sensory loss (CN V), and right facial paralysis (CN VII), right sided tongue deviation and hearing impairment (CN VIII), left sided proprioception and hemisensory loss (medial lemniscus), 3+/5 strength in left upper and lower extremities (Corticospinal tract), 4/5 in the right upper and lower extremities, brisk tendon reflex in left knee and ankle, and clonus in left ankle. Gait was severely ataxic, and sitting balance was poor. Patient showed good improvement of dysarthria, ataxia, tongue deviation and muscle strength. Dysmetria and strength improved more in right side. ...

Cytokine release symptoms (CRS) and immune effector cellCassociated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) are major limitations of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy. 71-year-old man with chemorefractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) received second-generation 41BB CD3 anti-CD19 anti-CD20 (LV20.19) bispecific CAR T cells on a phase 1 clinical trial (type:clinical-trial,attrs:text:NCT03019055″,term_id:NCT03019055″NCT03019055). On day time +5 post-LV20.19 CAR infusion, the patient developed grade 2 CRS that resolved with tocilizumab. On day time +7, he developed grade 2 neurotoxicity by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events v5. Treatment with dexamethasone, 10 mg every 6 hours, was initiated. With quick improvement, his dexamethasone was tapered. Regrettably, he progressed with grade 3 neurotoxicity on day time +13 that was manifested by tremor, mutism, and nonresponsiveness. Lumbar puncture (LP) was performed, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis exposed a ...

This report raises the issue of a patient who, despite the preservation of intraoperative mMEPs, emerged from anaesthesia with hemiplegia and mutism. Unexpected postoperative neurological deficits are traumatic to both patients, their family, and the surgical team. In this setting, the ability to predict outcome significantly contributes to the clinical management of these patients. Whenever neuroimaging studies are not conclusive, functional-rather than morphological-evaluation of the integrity of M1/CST using neurophysiological tests could be useful.. Zentner et al 8 described 13 patients who had resective procedures involving the SMA. Despite preservation of mMEPs at the end of surgery in all of them, five patients emerged from anaesthesia with a typical SMA syndrome including hemiplegia contralateral to the resection side. Elicitability of mMEPs was tested early postoperatively using the single magnetic stimulus technique, but mMEPs were not present in the immediate postoperative period and ...

Another word for muteness. Find more ways to say muteness, along with related words, antonyms and. Muteness or mutism (from Latin mutus silent) is defined as an absence of speech while

V tokratni 7. ediciji mini festivala Metaljot Raspaljot gostimo žanrsko zelo pester nabor bandov. The Canyon Observer pri nas veljajo za prvake atmosferičnega sludge, noise, post-rock/metala, kjer lahko pričakujemo nič drugega kot audio-vizualno poslastico, vse ostale besede bi bile povsem odveč.. Pravtako, kot The Canyon Observer iz Ljubljane prihaja stoner, progressive, metal jam trio Jegulja, ki že lep čas navdušujejo na domačih in tujih odrih. Če ste ljubitelji progresivnega in alternativnega metala (sebi pravijo, da igrajo dentist metal) tipa Mastodon, Deftones, Tool in The Dillinger Escape plan vam bodo zagotovo všeč tudi kranjski Amalgam, ki ga sestavljajo člani skupin Armaroth, Raggalution, Didge in Mutism. Iz Prekmurja, natančneje iz Lendave nam po sveže izdanem albumu prihajajo Inhibis, ki igrajo mešanico alternative, post-stoner rocka in metala. Za odmik iz realnosti pa bo poskrebel Dejan Požegar (Nakajima, Wreck), ki stoji za umetniškim imenom Neo-Cymex, kateri ...

Now lets take a look the deceptively euro-sounding dieffenbachia. A relative of the Mostera, the dieffenbachia or dumbcane hails from similar, neo-tropical environs. Its speckled leaves have been bred and selected for many distinct and interesting patterns, which has led, along with its remarkable shade tolerance and overall ease of culture, to the Dieffenbachias predominance as a parochial favorite.. But dumbcane is not without its dark side. In common with its familial brethren, its cells contain tiny, sharp crystals of calcium oxylate that can be extremely irritating to the skin, eyes, mouth, and esophagus. The name dumbcane derives from the tendency of the tongue to swell if the plant is chewed, causing temporary mutism. In the West Indies, exceedingly awful human beings once took advantage of this phenomenon to punish their rebellious slaves.. Having experienced the harrowing topical effects of the dieffenbachia on more occasions than I like to admit (note to self: GLOVES!), I can attest ...

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There is no way back to the Garden of Eden, back to nature, and no chance of becoming the gods we appear to think we are now. We neither would want to overcome nature nor would we want to go back to nature. There is at least one more option: to find balance with nature. This could be a sensible, alternate path to the future and a goal to be reached with all deliberate speed for the sake of the children. After all, we are borrowing this world from our children. Surely we will not continue mortgaging the childrens future and ruining the planet all of us inhabit here now to the point Earth cannot be fruitfully inhabited by them and coming generations. Certainly not on our watch!. Responsible people will have to stop colluding in elective mutism and ignoring the best available scientific evidence of human population dynamics and human overpopulation of the Earth. The time remaining for us elders to secure a good enough future for the children is fairly short, I suppose. We cannot effectively ...

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TY - JOUR. T1 - Episodically remitting akinetic mutism following subarachnoid hemorrhage. AU - Burruss, John W.. AU - Chacko, Ranjit C.. PY - 1999/1/1. Y1 - 1999/1/1. N2 - Akinetic mutism is characterized by alertness with near complete absence of volitional activity. The authors report a case of episodicallly remitting akinetic mutism following subarachnoid hemorrhage.. AB - Akinetic mutism is characterized by alertness with near complete absence of volitional activity. The authors report a case of episodicallly remitting akinetic mutism following subarachnoid hemorrhage.. UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0032909615&partnerID=8YFLogxK. UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0032909615&partnerID=8YFLogxK. U2 - 10.1176/jnp.11.1.100. DO - 10.1176/jnp.11.1.100. M3 - Article. C2 - 9990564. AN - SCOPUS:0032909615. VL - 11. SP - 100. EP - 102. JO - Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. JF - Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. SN - ...

Akinetic mutism is a medical term describing patients tending neither to move (akinesia) nor speak (mutism). Akinetic mutism was first described in 1941 as a mental state where patients lack the ability to move or speak. However, their eyes may follow their observer or be diverted by sound. Patients lack most motor functions such as speech, facial expressions, and gestures, but demonstrate apparent alertness. They exhibit reduced activity and slowness, and can speak in whispered monosyllables. Patients often show visual fixation on their examiner, move their eyes in response to an auditory stimulus, or move after often repeated commands. Patients with akinetic mutism are not paralyzed, but lack the will to move. Many patients describe that as soon as they will or attempt a movement, a counter-will or resistance rises up to meet them. Akinetic mutism varies across all patients. Its form, intensity, and clinical features correspond more closely to its functional anatomy rather than to its ...

We studied a 70-year-old woman with a unique combination of hyperkinesia and mutism. These findings differed from akinetic mutism because there was continuous bilateral ballism and dystonia--hence the term hyperkinetic mutism. CT demonstrated bilateral calcifications in the basal ganglia, and MRI indicated bilateral watershed infarcts. Different dopaminergic mechanisms may underlie the hyperkinesia and mutism.

The behavioral features of four children with acquired neurologic mutism are reported from the Department of Neurology, University Hospital Rotterdam-Dijkzigt, Rotterdam; and Department of Medical Psychology, Ziekenhuis Walcheren, Vlissingen, The Netherlands. Neuropsychologic examinations revealed changes in phonation, orofacial movements, communicative behavior, and linguistic functions. Case 1, akinetic mutism, post severe head injury, hemorrhage in left fronto-parietal area, spastic quadriplegia, motionless except for slow eye movements and head turning when addressed, no orofacial movements except smacking of lips, recovered slow dysarthric speech after 15 months; word finding unimpaired; Case 2, aphasic mutism, post head injury coma and contusion of left hemisphere, right flaccid hemiparesis, mobility improved in 6 weeks, but aphasia persisted; Case 3, cortical deafness, post head trauma neglect for verbal and nonverbal auditory stimuli, recovery of awareness of language and sounds after 5 ...

Few comparative studies have evaluated the heterogeneity of sociability across a range of neurodevelopmental disorders. The Sociability Questionnaire for People with Intellectual Disability (SQID) was completed by caregivers of individuals with Cornelia de Lange (n = 98), Angelman (n = 66), Fragile X (n = 142), Down (n = 117) and Rubinstein Taybi (n = 88) syndromes and autism spectrum disorder (ASD; n = 107). Between groups and age-band (18yrs) comparisons of SQID scores were conducted. Rates of behaviors indicative of selective mutism were also examined. Fragile X syndrome achieved the lowest SQID scores. Cornelia de Lange, ASD, and Fragile X groups scored significantly lower than Angelman, Down and Rubinstein Taybi groups. Selective mutism characteristics were highest in Cornelia de Lange (40%) followed by Fragile X (17.8%) and ASD (18.2%). Age-band differences were identified in Cornelia de Lange and Down syndrome ...

A 40-year-old man with mutism developed after clipping a left distal anterior cerebral artery aneurysm is presented. The most characteristic presenting symptom was complete absence of speech with unimpaired consciousness which occured on the fourth day after operation. The patient recovered spontaneously within three weeks. ...

Acute postinfectious cerebellitis is characterised by inflammatory involvement of the cerebellum and consequent cerebellar dysfunction, usually presenting a benign and self-limited course. Common symptoms described in the literature include ataxia, peripheral facial paralysis, aphasia, spinal dysfunction and eventually hydrocephalus. We describe a rare presentation of acute cerebellitis after varicella, in a 6-year-old child, who presented with ataxia, dysmetria, mutism and pathological laughter. ...

I was 9-11 years old when I progressively went from 90% meaning deaf and predominantly stored phrases, TV scripts and echolalia to being only 50% meaning deaf and finally striving to string simple novel sentences together. By age 11 I could construct slow, klunky simple sentences (and still also had fluent, expressive echolalia), by age 12 I could do long litanies at people and was developing simple conversing skills. By 18 I had learned to suppress much of my echolalia, keeping my self chatter for when I was alone. So how did this happen?. Around age 9-11 my father left a record player and a pile of old 78 records in my room featuring a vast array of theatrical songs from the 1920s-1940s and I came to sing in a vast array of voices with far expanded, albeit echolalic, vocabulary. This also greatly improved my confidence with verbal speech and my enjoyment of it and countered many an episode of Selective Mutism as I progressively moved into functional speech.. Around age 9-10 I was also left a ...

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Locked in syndrome, from stroke, TBI, ALS, encephalitis, or just intubation with paralysis or limb trauma was always a communication challenge. Now, after having it myself for a few days from an

A syndrome characterized by a silent and inert state without voluntary motor activity despite preserved sensorimotor pathways and vigilance.

In the past, operative access to the fourth ventricle was obtained by splitting the cerebellar vermis or removing part of a cerebellar hemisphere. We also found that opening the tela alone will provide adequate ventricular exposure, in most cases, without splitting the vermis. The inferior medullary velum can also be opened if opening the tela does not provide adequate exposure. Opening the tela alone provides access to the full length of the floor and the entire ventricular cavity except, possibly, the fastigium, superolateral recess, and the superior half of the roof. Opening the inferior medullary velum accesses the latter areas, including the superior half of the roof. Extending the opening in the tela laterally toward the foramen of Luschka opens the lateral recess and exposes the surfaces of the cerebellar peduncles bordering the recess. Tumors in the fourth ventricle may stretch and thin these two semitranslucent membranes to a degree that one may not be aware that they are being opened ...

With appropriate intervention language-delayed children usually catch up with their peers. Children with maturation delay usually have normal language development by the time they enter school. Although a bilingual home environment can cause a temporary language delay, most children become proficient in both languages before the age of five. Nevertheless, early language delays may cause problems with behavior and social interactions. A language delay can lead to elective mutism , a condition in which children choose not to speak. Such children typically speak when they are on their own, with their friends, and sometimes with their parents; however, they will not speak in school, in public situations, or with strangers. Most mentally retarded children eventually develop at least some degree of language. But frustration and anger at their inability to communicate effectively can lead to numerous social and behavioral problems. An adolescent with Down syndrome and an IQ of about 50 may speak at the ...

I am soliciting previously unpublished articles or essays for an edited collection on the topic of representations of speech and language disorders in literature, film, and popular culture. At present, there is a growing interest in the field of Medical Humanities regarding the portrayal of conditions like stuttering, aphasia, mutism, etc. Recent works like The Kings Speech, Rocket Science, and Diving Bell and the Butterfly also speak to the growing concern in contemporary popular culture over the status of the Self in relation to language loss and language breakdown. Since speech pathologies are neither illnesses nor outwardly visible disabilties, critical studies of their representation have tended to occupy a liminal position in relation to other discourses in fields like literary theory, medical humanities, disability studies, etc. One of the primary aims of this collection is to address that marginalization, to position a cultural criticism of speech pathology as a subfield in its own ...

ADEM most commonly affects young adults and children5,7⇓ and presents with signs of encephalopathy that may vary in severity from irritability to coma, and with multifocal neurologic abnormalities such as ataxia, hemiparesis, optic neuritis, and cranial nerve palsies.2 ADEM has been described following a variety of infections including measles, varicella, infectious mononucleosis, Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection, and nonspecific febrile illnesses.8 In our series, ataxia was the most common presenting feature, followed by cranial nerve palsies and hemiparesis. This is consistent with the findings of three recent smaller series.5,8,9⇓⇓ Impaired consciousness was less frequent than in previous reports, with 10 patients (32%) unaffected. Mutism has not been previously reported as a feature of ADEM, but was noted in four patients in this series. There was no correlation between this symptom and the location of lesions on MRI scans. Only four of our patients had serologic evidence of recent ...

Cognitive deficits: Problems with memory can be related to lesions around the foramen of Monro and fornix (3, 4, 46). Language deficits can also occur in 10-30% of patients after cortical approaches to the lateral ventricle (31, 32). Confabulation, aphasia, and astereognosis are associated with transcallosal approaches (10). Mutism may be related to bilateral cingulate gyrus retraction (10). Cerebral disconnection syndrome is usually described in association with injuries of the splenium and body of the corpus callosum ...

title:A Morphometric Analysis of Fourth Ventrical of Human Cadaveric Brain by Plastination. Author:Akbari V J, Saiyad S S, Pandya A M, Solanki S V, Dangar K P. Keywords:4th Ventricle, Plastination, Luminal cast, Morphometry. Type:Original Article. Abstract:The fourth ventricle enlarges in various conditions like hydrocephalus, dementias, mutism etc. So, it is necessary to know the normal range of dimensions of forth ventricle. Present study was conducted at anatomy Dept. P.D.U. medical college, Rajkot, Gujarat during October 2009 to October 2010. The casts of ventricular system of 20 formalinized cadaveric human brains were prepared after injecting epoxyresin+hardener (BOND TITE) mixture. From the cast, measurements of height (from upper end of impression of superior medullary valum to obex) and breadth (at the level of lateral recesses) of 4th ventricle were taken by vernier caliper. The data was analyzed statistically and was compared with the data obtained from radiological methods. In ...

Expressive dysphasia and mutism are common clinical features in children and adults with N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor antibodies (NMDAR-Ab) encephalitis, and are likely to result from NMDAR hypofunction. A prodromal loss of social and communication skills can typify that of an autistic regression, particularly when presenting under the age of 3 years. Here we describe two toddlers who presented with developmental regression, particularly of their social communication skills, mimicking an autistic regression, who were found to have NMDAR-Ab in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid. Although both patients had some other neurological features, they were subtle, which resulted in delayed diagnosis of NMDAR-Ab encephalitis. Importantly, immunotherapy was beneficial in both patients, with significant improvement of their language skills and behaviour.

Among patients diagnosed with Alzheimers disease (AD), the percentage in the severe stage ranges from 28% [1] to 33% [2] to a maximum of 50% [3]. In institutionalized patients, prevalence is higher, with an estimated 75% of patients with severe AD [4]. Cognitive impairment is well defined when it is considered mild and moderate, however, there is a lack of precision and consensus when cognitive impairment is considered severe, profound, or advanced. The reference manual DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) contains too simple a definition: DSM-IV-TR [5] describes advanced dementia as a final period, during which there is personal disorientation and a complete loss of self-care. In more advanced stages of dementia, memory impairment is so severe that the person forgets his occupation, studies, date of birth, family composition, and sometimes even his name. In these stages, subjects may suffer mutism or have a speech pattern characterized by echolalia, and unable ...

Dear Editor,. Cognitive disorders and depression are intensely correlated, not only by sharing risk factors, but also by frequently showing similar presentations. This might lead to challenging cases among the elderly population, since, in old age, depression commonly manifests with prominent neurovegetative and cognitive symptoms1. Here we report the case of a patient who had been treated, but after clinical evaluation demonstrated to be a case of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD), a rare and fatal neurodegenerative condition.. A 77 year-old female, without relevant psychiatric or medical history. Six months before admission, she presented with increasingly irritability and sadness. Within days, clinical condition declined, progressing to mutism, lack of interaction, anorexia, immobility and was treated with different combinations of antidepressants and antipsychotics, with the hypothesis of major depression. She was then referred to the Psychiatry inpatient unit of the local University ...

I am checking as the mom much farther down the road to be a help, if I can. My daughter was diagnosed in November 2012. This is our five year anniversary with this disease and there is HOPE for all of your kids. This is long but please read: With one of the most profound and difficult to treat cases to ever treat - my daughter is staring community college in the spring! You name the symptom and she has exhibited it - to name a few... complex tics, anorexia, bed wetting, mutism, depression, OCD, sleep disorders, a host of psychiatric symptoms (including schizoprhenic type symptoms including violence), and catatonia. She has also had every treatment - countless antibiotics, IVIVGs, rituximab, cell cept, prophylactic antibiotix, cytoxan, tociluzimab. We lost four years of life - she lost high school, and I shut down ever yaspect of life to take care of her. It has been lonely, frustrating, difficult, depressing...and yet hopeful, strengthening, funny, and finally TRIUMPHANT. I am repositing ...

Akinetic mutism describes a situation where a patient is alert but unable to move or talk. These symptoms are caused by brain damage.

Case 1 A 67 year-old woman with a history of HTN presented to the ED after being found at work not moving her right side. Exam shows mutism, R face and arm plegia with decreased sensation in R arm as well as L gaze deviation and R homonymous hemianopsia. Her symptoms began at noon, it is now 4:30 p.m. There are no contraindications to tPA.

Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease should be considered in the setting of a rapidly progressive dementia with psychiatric symptoms, ataxia, mutism, myoclonus, and pyramidal or extrapyramidal signs. 1

Case summary 47M with mutism p/w AMS, profound weight loss and found to have marked hypernatremia Take aways Approach to hypernatremia Consider free water loss (renal, GI, insensible loss) Reduced access to free water (dementia) Hypertonic intake (3% NS, ocean water) Diabetes insipidus implies impaired urinary water reabsorption and therefore urine osms are inappropriately lower…

Diminution of basal ganglia dopaminergic function may play an important role in the generation of akinetic mutism in a patient with anterior cerebral arterial i

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0.05). We report on the accuracy of electrode placement under robotic assistance planning utilizing a novel high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based imaging modality.Sixteen pediatric patients between February 2014 and October 2017 underwent SEEG exploration for epileptogenic zone localization. They also recorded the presence or absence of tumor blush on DSA in each case. Nine to twelve months later, pigs were sacrificed and the brains of all pigs underwent ex vivo MRI at 7T with T2 and T2*-weighted sequences. Deep Learning for Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumor Detection and Classification: A Multi-Institutional Study. Echo1 [TE = 45ms] and Echo2 [TE = 86ms] were corrected for signal intensity variation across the images by exploiting the images equivalent coil-sensitivity and susceptibility-induced modulations. Kalnins, A., Penta, M., El-Sawy, T., Liao, Y. J., Fischbein, N., Iv, M. Non-Contrast T2-Weighted MR Sequences for Long Term Monitoring of Asymptomatic Convexity Meningiomas. ...

Fourth ventricular masses pose a significant surgical challenge, often requiring a telovelar approach. Early reports suggest that endoscopy may provide improved

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The first operating room case was on December 9, 1941 which was performed by Drs. Oldberg and Green. The next day these two doctors would perform the second case involving a ventricular tumor.. One of the most notable cases to take place was the separation of the conjoined Brodie twins in 1952. The surgeon, Dr. Oscar Surgar, was able to successfully separate the twins, however, only one was to survive the procedure. The remaining twin, Rodney, lived until the age 11. ...

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There is a fine line between confidence and arrogance. The difference, I think, is that arrogance tries to impress others, while confidence doesnt worry about whether others are impressed by you or not. You have to be comfortable in your own skin to be confident, so be honest with yourself about your harmful choices and your nurturing choices and set goals for choosing the right ones for you. It took me a long time to gain confidence, and actually Im still working on it, but I now realize that I kept myself aloof and never initiated healthy relationships with people I admired, because I didnt think theyd be interested in me. I was also afraid that I didnt have anything interesting to say, and so any conversation I tried to start would become awkward and strained. Ultimately, I avoided social situations and surrounded myself with friends, who took care of keeping the conversation going.. By really observing, I started to understand that many people feel this way (at least a little bit), ...

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How can I mute strings while I am slapping? I always tend to hit other strings or get that annoying ringing. Any left-hand exercise recommendations? Thanks