Testicular vein syndrome: Review of the literature and recent case report

The correlation and comorbidity between depression and chronic pain have been observed for a long time. Generally, it is considered that the two conditions reinforce each other, whereas the causal relationship between them is not clear. However, some evidence suggested that chronic pain may reverse the progression of depression in some cases. This article presents a selective review of clinical and pharmacological observations between depression and pain, and their interactions at neurochemical and neurobiological levels. In addition, we open a discussion on a recent case report of repeated success of using short but continuous pain during meditation as the only treatment of depression, compared to initial success but no remission with other conventional antidepressants on the same patient. Together this review proposes an updated model for depression and its various treatments that is based on synaptic and system homeostasis. More importantly, it suggests that short but continuous pain may benefit depression recovery through its properties that are different from either acute or chronic pain and represents a novel research area that has been largely neglected to date.

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Is Interhemispheric Connectivity Reduced after Callosotomy? A Critique

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.1996.83.1.348 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 83 (1) ◽

pp. 348-350 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

T. A. Nielsen ◽

J. Montplaisir

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Corpus Callosum ◽

Recent Case ◽

Interhemispheric Connectivity ◽

Correlation Measures ◽

Recent Case Report

A recent case report of interhemispheric correlational measures in a callosotomized patient by Corsi-Cabrera, Trias, Guevara, Haro and Hernández in 1995 provided evidence taken by the authors of the study to suggest that the corpus callosum may not be crucial to interhemispheric coupling. This conclusion was proposed even though (1) presurgical correlation measures necessary for evaluating coherence changes produced by surgery were not available for this subject and (2) previous studies presenting evidence inconsistent with their conclusions were not discussed. In view of these two shortcomings, the authors' conclusion concerning callosal function may be premature.

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Deafness, Hypothyroidism, and Pendred's Syndrome

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.40.6.1063 ◽

1967 ◽

Vol 40 (6) ◽

pp. 1063-1064

Author(s):

GERALD J. BARGMAN ◽

LYTT I. GARDNER

Keyword(s):

Hearing Loss ◽

Case Report ◽

Congenital Hypothyroidism ◽

Auditory Stimulation ◽

Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia ◽

Recent Case ◽

Pendred’S Syndrome ◽

Recent Case Report ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

The recent case report of MacGillivray, et al. in Pediatrics nicely demonstrates the relationship of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and congenital hypothyroidism and also points out the association of congenital hypothyroidism with deafness. Their patient, in addition to being jaundiced, apparently did not respond to loud auditory stimulation when "maximally hypothyroid" at 1 month of age; but, at 6 months of age, "when the patient was euthyroid," no hearing deficit was thought to be present. While, as suggested by the authors, myxedematous changes in the mucosa of the eustachian tubes might account for what appeared to be a transient hearing loss, other factors should be considered.

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Acardiac Twin: The Overlooked Diagnosis. A Recent Case Report and Review of Literature

10.36648/2471-8165.6.2.89 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Patrick Omondi Otieno ◽

Wycliffe Kosgei ◽

Kibet Kibor Keitany

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Recent Case ◽

Review Of Literature ◽

Acardiac Twin ◽

Recent Case Report

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Short but Continuous Natural Pain for Depression Treatment and Beyond

10.20944/preprints201805.0411.v2 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Mingwei Huang

Keyword(s):

Chronic Pain ◽

Case Report ◽

Causal Relationship ◽

Research Area ◽

Recent Case ◽

Depression Treatment ◽

Selective Review ◽

Long Time ◽

Recent Case Report

The correlation and comorbidity between depression and chronic pain have been observed for a long time. Generally, it is considered that the two conditions reinforce each other, whereas the causal relationship between them is not clear. However, some evidence suggested that chronic pain may reverse the progression of depression in some cases. This article presents a selective review of clinical and pharmacological relationship between depression and pain, and their interactions at neurochemical and neurobiological levels. In addition, we open a discussion on a recent case report of repeated success of using short but continuous pain (SCP) during meditation as the only treatment for depression, compared to initial success but no remission with other conventional antidepressants on the same patient. Together this review proposes an updated model for depression and its various treatments that is based on synaptic and system homeostasis. More importantly, it suggests that SCP may benefit depression recovery through its properties that are different from either acute or chronic pain and represents a novel research area that has been largely neglected to date.

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