This article explores the phenomenon of Internet Derived Information Obstruction Treatment (IDIOT) syndrome, highlighting the impact of internet-derived health information on individuals' treatment decisions. Drawing on recent studies, including the rise of IDIOT syndrome due to increased internet use and the potential risks associated with self-medication based on online information, the editorial emphasizes the importance of critically evaluating health information. Insights from research conducted in the last few years highlight the complexity of health conditions and the necessity of seeking professional medical guidance to address the various clinical conditions and their consequences. This article sets the stage for a detailed examination of the IDIOT syndrome and its implications for healthcare decision-making in the digital era.
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Cureus
June 2024
Internal Medicine, Integral Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Lucknow, IND.
This article explores the phenomenon of Internet Derived Information Obstruction Treatment (IDIOT) syndrome, highlighting the impact of internet-derived health information on individuals' treatment decisions. Drawing on recent studies, including the rise of IDIOT syndrome due to increased internet use and the potential risks associated with self-medication based on online information, the editorial emphasizes the importance of critically evaluating health information. Insights from research conducted in the last few years highlight the complexity of health conditions and the necessity of seeking professional medical guidance to address the various clinical conditions and their consequences.
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August 2022
Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vinayaka Mission's Sankarachariyar Dental College, Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation, Salem, IND.
The rapid increase in internet use in the current digital era has caused a potential increase in anxiety, and a person either self-medicates or abruptly stops the drug for his medical illness, thereby the rise in the Internet Derived information Obstructing Treatment (IDIOT) syndrome. The Internet Derived Information Obstructing Treatment (IDIOT) syndrome occurs when patients abruptly quit their treatment because they have blindly trusted internet medical information. WHO calls this an " Infodemic," which has created a complex situation in healthcare, as it has caused too much information in digital and physical environments during an outbreak of the disease and caused mistrust in health authorities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWilliams syndrome, a disorder caused by a genetic deletion and characterized by moderate intellectual disability with relatively strong language skills and a hypersocial personality, was first described in the medical literature in 1961. However, 120 years earlier, Charles Dickens wrote the novel Barnaby Rudge, which follows an "idiot" through London's Gordon Riots of 1780. We propose that Dickens based this character on a person he knew with Williams syndrome.
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December 2013
Espace éthique méditerranéen et UMR 7268, hôpital de la Timone, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille cedex 5, France.
In 1866, J. Langdon Down published a paper on "an ethnic classification of idiots" and noted their facial resemblance with individuals of the Mongolian people. In 1959, J.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNed Tijdschr Geneeskd
May 2013
Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
John Langdon Haydon Down (1828-1896) was born in Torpoint, Cornwall (United Kingdom), as the son of a grocer cum pharmacist. At age 18, after having assisted in his father's shop for 4 years, he went to London; first as a surgeon's apprentice and subsequently as an assistant to the Pharmaceutical Society. Illness, probably tuberculosis, forced him to go back home.
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