Introduction: An organic disorder is defined as psychiatric syndromes, the fundamental manifestations of which are the direct consequence of a known anatomophysiological alteration of the brain. HIV is a neurotropic virus, which infects the central nervous system early. Despite the widely known high prevalence of HIV-related brain atrophy, the presence of psychotic symptoms is rare. Case report: This is a 28-year-old patient with a recent diagnosis of HIV with Western Blot in 2017, his diagnosis was made in a mental health center due to psychotic symptoms, an imaging study with simple tomography of the brain was performed with the result of frontal atrophy and occipital, in a young adult patient with no history of head trauma, hemorrhagic or ischemic events, as well as; Central nervous system infections are ruled out. Conclusions: This is a disorder with chronic psychotic symptoms in a patient with cortical atrophy secondary to HIV infection.
Introducción: El suicidio es un grave problema de salud pública mundial, los intentos autolíticos van cada vez en aumento según las estadísticas actuales, existen diversos factores que pueden predisponer a un intento autolítico. Objetivo: Determinar la relación entre los intentos de suicidio y los rasgos de personalidad en población sin antecedentes de enfermedad mental. Material y métodos: 50 pacientes fueron objeto de estudio en la investigación, verificando que cumplan con los criterios de inclusión y exclusión, se les tomo a cada uno el test de personalidad de millón previa autorización con la firma del consentimiento informado. Los datos fueron analizados usando el programa estadístico SPSS. Resultados: Los resultados mostraron que quienes presentaron mayores ingresos por intentos autolíticos fueron las mujeres de edades hasta los 35 años; existió un predominio de rasgos de personalidades múltiples pero están no tenían relación con el sexo, la edad ni los intentos de suicidio. Conclusiones: No existe relación entre los intentos de suicidio con los rasgos de personalidad, cualquier persona a lo largo de su vida tiene el riesgo de presentar una tentativa suicida según las condiciones en las que se encuentre envuelta en su vida.
Background: Complications of psychiatric, psychological, and psychosocial sequelae. Little is known about the consequences of COVID-19 on the cognitive functions of patients in the subacute phase of the disease. Objective: The objective of the study was to determine if there is an incidence of cognitive impairment in patients with COVID-19 with mild to moderate symptoms in the remission phase. Method: This is a cross-sectional study conducted between April 2021 and August 2021 at the Eugenio Espejo Hospital in Quito, Ecuador. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment test was applied to COVID-19 patients with mild to moderate symptoms. Results: A total of 50 subjects were recruited, 88% (n = 44) presented cognitive deterioration and only 12% (n = 6) showed a normal score. Conclusions: In our cohort study, patients with COVID-19 with mild-moderate symptoms are at high risk of cognitive impairment.
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