Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 104
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 104
Question 1
As you pull back the curtain, your next patient bursts into a bout of uncontrollable laughter. Because it surely can’t be due to your appearance, you decide this patient must suffer from…?
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Gelastic seizures
Gelastic seizures are epileptic events characterized by bouts of laughter.
Laughter-like vocalization is usually combined with facial contraction in the form of a smile.
Autonomic features such as flushing, tachycardia, and altered respiration are widely recognized. [PMC 2646637 ]
Question 2
What is the meaning of this phrase “j’ai des papillons noir”? How did Dr Freeman (the lobotomist) use this imagery on the cover of his publication “Psychosurgery“?
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“I have black butterflies” – a euphemism for depression
Walter Freeman’s 1950 publication “Psychosurgery” featured a picture of a skull with a crack in it, out from this circled black butterflies.
Question 3
J.S. Bach underwent a procedure called “couching” in his later life. What is this procedure and what was the outcome for the great composer?
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Source: Life in the Fast Lane - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Niall Hamilton Tags: Arcanum Veritas Frivolous Friday Five couching FFFF Iatrophobia j'ai des papillons noir Schamroth's Window Source Type: blogs
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