Dr. Md. Rashidul Haque, MBBS, FCPS (Psychiatry) Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome (DDMS) is a rare disease comprising hemiparesis, seizures, facial asymmetry, and mental retardation. This rare condition derives its name from the researchers Dyke, Davidoff, and Masson who first reported the condition way back in 1933. They described plain skull radiographic changes in 9 patients who presented […]
Dr. Md. Rashidul Haque MBBS, FCPS (Psychiatry) Member, American Psychiatric Association Member, European Psychiatric Association. Fahr’s disease or Fahr’s syndrome is a rare, neurological disorder characterized by abnormal calcified deposits inbasal ganglia and cerebral cortex. It is also known as familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification or primary familial brain calcification. Calcified deposits are made up of […]
Dr. Md. Rashidul Haque, MBBS, FCPS (Psychiatry) Member, American Psychiatric Association Member, European Psychiatric Association After an amputation, some people experience the sensations of the amputated limb in the part of the limb that’s no longer there. This sensation is a phantom limb. Only a small percentage will experience painful phantom limb sensation which is […]
Dr. Md. Rashidul Haque, MBBS, FCPS (Psychiatry) Delirium is an acute, fluctuating, generalized cognitive impairment in which the patient has altered consciousness and disorientation. We have to understand some basic terms to know about delirium and other cognitive disorders. Organic: Psychiatric disorders which has a biological or chemical etiology are called organic (e.g., dementia, hepatic […]