Adolescents and Young Adults With Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Encephalitis With Excited Catatonia: Literature Review and 2 Illustrative Cases.

Background: Catatonia is a complex neuropsychiatric syndrome that can be associated with several underlying etiologies including primary psychiatric and autoimmune disorders. Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis is an autoimmune disorder typically characterized by seizures, movement abnormalities, and behavioral changes. Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate can present with complex neuropsychiatric symptoms including catatonia which can be challenging for clinicians to identify as excited catatonia can mimic delirium and psychiatric disorders such as psychosis and mania.

Ticked Off: Anger Outbursts and Aggressive Symptoms in Tourette Disorder.

Tourette disorder is a complex neuropsychiatric syndrome of childhood onset characterized by multiple motor and phonic tics and is associated with high rates of psychiatric comorbidity. Symptoms of impulsive aggression (explosive outbursts or "rage") are commonly encountered in the clinical setting, cause significant morbidity, and pose diagnostic and treatment challenges. These symptoms may be multifactorial in etiology and result from a complex interplay of illness severity and psychosocial factors.

[Secretory activity of endocrine glands in gastroduodenal ulcer during late postoperative period].

The hormonal status of the endocrine glands (the hypophysis, thyroid, adrenals, pancreas, gastrin-producing cells of the stomach, gonads), was evaluated in patients with gastroduodenal ulcer operated (gastric resection, vagotomy) 6, 12 or 36 months before. Hormonal balance was found affected, the gonads underwent gross changes responsible for gonadal depletion in the long-term postoperative period. Recommendations for relevant correction are provided.