The Journal of Neurobehavioral Sciences

Yazarlar: Kshama Gupta , Prasad Mamidi

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DOI:10.5455/JNBS.1528214611

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Özet: Unmada (is a broad term which includes various psychiatric conditions) is characterized by deranged mental functions. ‘Bhutonmada’ (psychiatric conditions of idiopathic nature) is a type of unmada caused by affliction of ‘bhuta’ / ‘graha’ (evil spirits or super natural powers). Kushmanda grahonmada (KG) is one among 18 types of bhutonmada. Till date there were no studies have been conducted on KG and the present study aims at better understanding of this condition (KG) along with its clinical utility. KG is characterized by various signs and symptoms like Bahu pralaapam (excessive talking / irrelevant speech / logorrhoea), Ugra vaakyam (verbal abuse / aggression / irritability), Vilambita gatim (slow movements / hypokinesia), Krishna vadanam (hyperpigmentation of face) and Shoona pralamba vrishanam (huge scrotal / testicular swelling). It is very difficult to understand KG based on these few lakshana’s (signs & symptoms) described in Ayurvedic texts. KG is a psychiatric condition associated with huge scrotal swelling. Various conditions like ‘Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes’ (PNS), ‘Testicular adrenal rest tumors’ (TART), Testicular cancer with brain metastasis’, ‘Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis’ (PLE), ‘Paraneoplastic cerebellar ataxia’ (PCA) and other scrotal swellings with psychiatric manifestations resembles with KG.

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