scholarly journals Case Report: Trance in Mental Retardation

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (T3) ◽  
pp. 31-34
Author(s):  
Mustafa Mahmud Amin ◽  
Elmeida Effendy ◽  
Ferdinan Leo Sianturi ◽  
Munawir Saragih ◽  
Syaifuddin Nasution
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Altered State ◽  
Psychosocial Stressor ◽  
Altered State Of Consciousness ◽  
Psychiatric Conditions ◽  
Dissociative Trance Disorder ◽  
Developmental Condition ◽  
Culture And Communication

BACKGROUND: Mental retardation (MR) is a developmental condition that is associated with significant intellectual and adaptive behavioral limitations, whereas dissociative trance disorder (DTD) is a dissociative condition characterized by a temporary altered state of consciousness formed by one’s culture. Comorbidity between these two disorders has rarely been reported. CASE REPORT: We found a case of MR in a 32-year-old woman, Mrs. S, with a DTD who killed her five children during her trance. CONCLUSION: It was found that there is a relationship between psychosocial stressor factors, trauma, underlying psychiatric conditions, culture, and communication that influence trance conditions. Further research is needed to study and understand more about these disorders and comorbidities.

Ancient Ways

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Weinel
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Visual Art ◽  
Belief Systems ◽  
Altered State ◽  
Field Recordings ◽  
Spirit World ◽  
Relevant Field ◽  
Altered State Of Consciousness ◽  
And Function ◽  
Role And Function

This chapter discusses shamanism, explaining the ethos and mythology of several indigenous societies, and how these belief systems relate to the design of art and music. First, a general overview of shamanism is provided, which outlines the typical role and function of a shaman. An explanation of the shamanic visionary experience, a type of altered state of consciousness, is then provided. Following this, the chapter explores a variety of visual art from indigenous shamanic cultures, including examples from San, Native American, Huichol, Tukano, and Shipibo traditions. The sound and music of shamanic and trance cultures is also discussed, with reference to Vodou, Tukano, Mazatec, Kiowa, and Mayan examples, and relevant field recordings. Through the course of this discussion, the chapter establishes a view of how shamanic art and music invoke a sense of the spirit world, which informs the subsequent discourse of Inner Sound.

scholarly journals R1352Q CACNA1A Variant in a Patient with Sporadic Hemiplegic Migraine, Ataxia, Seizures and Cerebral Oedema: A Case Report

2021 ◽  
pp. 123-130
Author(s):  
Anker Stubberud ◽  
Emer O’Connor ◽  
Erling Tronvik ◽  
Henry Houlden ◽  
Manjit Matharu
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Genetic Testing ◽  
Head Trauma ◽  
Cerebral Oedema ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Minor Head Trauma ◽  
Hemiplegic Migraine ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
History Of

Mutations in the <i>CACNA1A</i> gene show a wide range of neurological phenotypes including hemiplegic migraine, ataxia, mental retardation and epilepsy. In some cases, hemiplegic migraine attacks can be triggered by minor head trauma and culminate in encephalopathy and cerebral oedema. A 37-year-old male without a family history of complex migraine experienced hemiplegic migraine attacks from childhood. The attacks were usually triggered by minor head trauma, and on several occasions complicated with encephalopathy and cerebral oedema. Genetic testing of the proband and unaffected parents revealed a de novo heterozygous nucleotide missense mutation in exon 25 of the <i>CACNA1A</i> gene (c.4055G&#x3e;A, p.R1352Q). The R1352Q <i>CACNA1A</i> variant shares the phenotype with other described <i>CACNA1A</i> mutations and highlights the interesting association of trauma as a precipitant for hemiplegic migraine. Subjects with early-onset sporadic hemiplegic migraine triggered by minor head injury or associated with seizures, ataxia or episodes of encephalopathy should be screened for mutations. These patients should also be advised to avoid activities that may result in head trauma, and anticonvulsants should be considered as prophylactic migraine therapy.

Prognostic Significance of EEG Triphasic Waves in Patients with Altered State of Consciousness

1989 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 313-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan E. Bahamon-Dussan ◽  
Gastone G. Celesia ◽  
Madeleine M. Grigg-Damberger
Keyword(s):  
Prognostic Significance ◽  
Altered State ◽  
Altered State Of Consciousness

scholarly journals Siblings with Autism, Mental Retardation, and Convulsions in Tuberous Sclerosis: A Case Report

2016 ◽  
Vol 06 (03) ◽  
pp. 220-226
Author(s):  
Farihan Farouk Helmy ◽  
Adnan Amin Alsulaimani ◽  
Amal Abdulrahman Hunjur ◽  
Shahad Sati Alheraiti
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Tuberous Sclerosis

scholarly journals Cardiofaciocutaneus syndrome: literature review and case report

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 49-53
Author(s):  
V. V. Umnov ◽  
N. V. Nikitina ◽  
A. M. Khodorovskaya ◽  
O. V. Barlova
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Developmental Delay ◽  
Congenital Anomalies ◽  
Mapk Pathway ◽  
Heart Defects ◽  
Multiple Congenital Anomalies ◽  
Cardiofaciocutaneous Syndrome

The cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome is a condition of sporadic occurrence, with patients showing multiple congenital anomalies and mental retardation. The syndrome is caused by molecular disturbances in the RAS/MAPK pathway. We report on the girl, 9 year-old, with the cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome presenting with typical craniofacial appearance, heart defects, ectodermal abnormalities, neglected orthopedic pathology, developmental delay and spasticity, which rare in this syndrome.

The Book Revealing the Future in a Religion without Books: the Apocalyptic Visions of Yezidi Seers

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
Eszter Spät
Keyword(s):  
Social Acceptance ◽  
Altered State ◽  
Personal Problems ◽  
Northern Iraq ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Altered State Of Consciousness

Abstract This article studies the “book,” or defter, of Yezidi seers in Northern Iraq. Following an oral religion in an Islamic environment where only “people of the Book” enjoyed legitimate status and social acceptance, Yezidis have developed various strategies to compensate for the absence of a written sacred book. The most unique among these is the phenomenon of “falling into book,” which refers to the altered state of consciousness experienced by some Yezidi seers. “Falling into book” provides the seer with a glimpse into both the past and the future, thus serving as a source of divination and prognostication, which ranges from addressing personal problems to foretelling the (usually apocalyptic) fate of the Yezidi community and the world. Thus the “book” of the seers is perceived to be a kind of “heavenly knowledge,” equal or even superior to the revealed texts of bookish religions.

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