Mental deficits

A woman whose brain tumor he had removed displayed a curious mental deficit. If asked whether she was hungry she would say not at all but if food were visible, she would devour it voraciously. Integration between state of mind and behavior was obviously not working as it should. Perhaps creating other surgical discontinuities would shed light on poorly understood control mechanisms in the brain. 

National Institute on Drug Abuse. National Institutes of Health. Cocaine Abuse May Lead to Strokes and Mental Deficits. NIDA Notes 13, no. 3 (luly 1998). . 

Neurological System Assistance with managing disaster-related stress and the provision of safe environments against violence and abuse, especially for those with brain injury and mental deficits... 

A series of studies have evaluated the possible consequraces of transiait impairment of thyroid function during the neonatal period due to iodine deficiency. Studies conducted in areas with severe iodine deficiency have shown that there is a dramatic shift of the intellectual quotients (IQ) towards low values in schoolchildren bom to severely iodine deficient mothers. After the pioneer studies conducted in this field by the group of FIERRO-BENITEZ in Ecuador this concept has been confirmed by many others (Review in The same trend has also been illustrated in Europe BLEICHRODT et al. have showed that the frequency distribution of IQ in clinically euthyroid schoolchildren was also shifted towards low values in children from an iodine deficient area as compared to controls bom in the same type of rural villages but without iodine deficiency. This mental deficit was only partly corrected 32 months after the oral administration of iodized oil in the iodine deficient children. Consequently the deficit is due partly to hypothyroidism occurring in early life. Similar results were reported by others... 

Though a recent facial impact injury may have caused additional diffuse cerebral damage, the total performance seemed more indicative of chronic PCP and alcohol abuse. Specifically, the NP profile was characteristic of deficits in frontal lobe-mediated adaptive abilities. While the severity of these deficits seemed slight as compared with the mental status of others of similar... 

Evaluate for signs and symptoms of hepatic encephalopathy. Mental status changes may be subtle questioning family members or caregivers about confusion or personality changes may reveal mild hepatic encephalopathy even if the patient is unaware of the deficits. 

Hypernatremia is a serum sodium concentration greater than 145 mEq/L (145 mmol/L) and can occur in the absence of a sodium deficit (pure water loss) or in its presence (hypotonic fluid loss).19 The signs and symptoms of hypernatremia are the same as those found in TBW depletion. Symptoms of hypernatremia are evident with a serum concentration greater than 160 mEq/L (160 mmol/L) and usually consist of thirst, mental slowing, and dry mucous membranes. Signs and symptoms become more profound as hypernatremia worsens, with the patient demonstrating confusion, hallucinations, acute weight... 

Explain the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition, Text Revision criteria necessary for the diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. 

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a pattern of birth defects caused by maternal consumption of ethanol during pregnancy. It is recognized by growth deficiency, a characteristic set of craniofacial features and neurodevelopmental abnormalities leading to cognitive and behavioral deficits [85]. FAS is considered to be the most common non-hereditary cause of mental retardation. 

The answer is a. (Hardman, p 22L Katzang, p L3L) Methylphenidate is similar to amphetamine and acts as a CN5 stimulant, with more pronounced effects on mental than on motor activities. It is effective in the treatment of narcolepsy and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders. 

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