Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift
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Vision, hearing, smell, taste, touch - and the sixth sense, the perception of one's own body, allow for comprehensive interaction with our surroundings. This article provides an overview of physiological structures and diagnostic methods relevant for proprioception. In addition, the contribution of the proprioceptive function to the pathology of sensorimotoric disorders is described, and associated therapeutic approaches in neurorehabilitation are addressed.
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Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · Dec 2020
Review Historical Article[Christmas with Charles Dickens - The Man of Letters as Syndrome-Spotter and Good Moralist].
Charles Dickens, as a writer, was also a great master of patient observation. He described more than 40 syndromes, some of which were named after characters and titles of his literary works. Within these he often referred to the connection between illness, poverty and social misery. ⋯ Finally, there is probably no other author who has portrayed the power of Christmas so sensitively and impressively. Dickens hoped that in these days, just before the turn of the year, personal transformations would take place and redemption would be experienced as a result of new insights. For such transformations, he was convinced that man occasionally needs external stimuli.
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Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · Dec 2020
Case Reports[Aspiration pneumonia after ingestion of kerosene - lamp oil is not a remedy].
We present the case of a 78-year old man, who developed aspiration pneumonia and consecutive sepsis after ingestion of a small amount of kerosene. ⋯ Psychiatric consultation may be helpful to diagnostically contextualize behaviour suggesting a mental illness.