Aashitha Dhavala1, Aditya Samitinjay2, Praveen Khairkar3, Vivek Podder4, Amy Price5, Syeda Hira Fatima6, Rakesh Biswas7. 1. Junior Resident in General Medicine, Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences Narketpally, India. 2. Senior Resident in General Medicine, Government General & Chest Hospital Erragada, Hyderabad, India. 3. HOD & Professor in Psychiatry, Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences Narketpally, India. 4. Visiting Lecturer, The University of Adelaide Australia. 5. Senior Research Scientist Stanford School of Medicine CA, USA. 6. Junior Resident in Psychiatry, Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences Narketpally, India. 7. HOD & Professor in General Medicine, Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences Narketpally 508254, India.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: This paper presents 5 cases of neurodegenerative disorders from our tertiary care rural hospital in south India. The purpose of this paper is to generate an emerging common theme by thematic analysis of clinical data from each of these patients. A theme emerged, we identified that there was a common clinical ground in patients with movement disorders and psychiatric symptoms. From this common theme, these patients eventually went on to develop different courses of illnesses. METHODOLOGY: Clinical analysis of a case series of 5 patients with neurodegenerative disorders attending the Medicine or Psychiatry services of our hospital. CONCLUSION: A clear & consistent association between movement disorders and psychiatric symptoms was found. Although our data is limited, we conclude that movement disorders can be early clinical markers of organic psychopathology. However, we are aware that this association can be confounded by substance abuse, stress, sleep disruption and even therapeutic interventions, and thus these factors were accounted for and yet we conclude that movement disorders can be early clinical indictors of organic psychopathology. AJND
INTRODUCTION: This paper presents 5 cases of neurodegenerative disorders from our tertiary care rural hospital in south India. The purpose of this paper is to generate an emerging common theme by thematic analysis of clinical data from each of these patients. A theme emerged, we identified that there was a common clinical ground in patients with movement disorders and psychiatric symptoms. From this common theme, these patients eventually went on to develop different courses of illnesses. METHODOLOGY: Clinical analysis of a case series of 5 patients with neurodegenerative disorders attending the Medicine or Psychiatry services of our hospital. CONCLUSION: A clear & consistent association between movement disorders and psychiatric symptoms was found. Although our data is limited, we conclude that movement disorders can be early clinical markers of organic psychopathology. However, we are aware that this association can be confounded by substance abuse, stress, sleep disruption and even therapeutic interventions, and thus these factors were accounted for and yet we conclude that movement disorders can be early clinical indictors of organic psychopathology. AJND
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