In addition to being classified as either motor or vocal, tics can be further categorized as simple or complex. Simple tics are rapid, discrete movements or sounds that occur out of context and carry no meaning. Examples of simple tics include rapid or hard eye blinking, sniffing, throat clea...
However, research findings, reflected in DSM-5 and ICD-11, reveal that insight can appear on a continuum of insight for OCD and related disorders, which ranges from excellent (i.e., complete awareness of the senselessness of the content of the obsessions), through poor insight, to delusional...
COVID-19 symptoms means fever of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, or diarrhea, unless a licensed hea...
A Vestibular Disorder is defined as a condition characterized by symptoms such as vertigo, dizziness, or unsteadiness, which can be categorized into acute, episodic, or chronic syndromes based on the duration and frequency of the symptoms. These disorders can result from various underlying causes aff...
ICD-10 diagnostic criteria for obsessive compulsive disorder For a definite diagnosis, obsessional symptoms, compulsive acts, or both, must be present on most days for at least two successive weeks and be a source of distress or interference with activities. The obsessional symptoms should have the...
Medical conditions were classified by ICD-10 and grouped according to the Cumulative Illness Rating Scales in: cardiac, vascular, hematopoietic, respiratory, ear/nose/throat, upper and lower gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, genitourinary, musculoskeletal, neurologic, endocrine/metabolic. The following ...
In this explorative study, we investigated if an adjunctive treatment with one single dose of the monoclonal antibody rituximab would improve symptoms and function in treatment-resistant patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder (SSD, n = 9) or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD, n = 10), based...