Question 1

what can cause my alexithymia?

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Tightly controlled.: Marked obsessive compulsive tendencies with underlying rage.

Question 2

is it necessary to treat alexithymia?

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Not necessarily: If there is no impairment and no concern for interpersonal functioning, then probably not. A hermit who does not come in contact with others may have no concerns in this area. The other 99.99% of us probably would benefit if improved with this condition.

Question 3

what is the definition or description of: alexithymia?

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Alexithymia: Alexithymia =  a marked lack of  emotional awareness,  ability to describe one's emotions, social attachment, &amp; 
 ability to relate interpersonally.

Question 4

have you heard about the alexithymia and circumcision?

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Not related: Alexithmia is a psychiatric term for deficiency in describing or understanding emotions and thus is not related to circumcision. Unless a parent is accused of alexithmia for failing to take into account their child's future emotions for either having been or not having been cicumcised as an infant.

Question 5

describe the difference between alexithymia and simply being numb?

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Alexithymia: Alexithymia is a personality construct characterized by the sub-clinical inability to identify and describe emotions in the self. The core characteristics of alexithymia are marked dysfunction in emotional awareness, social attachment, and interpersonal relating. Generally have difficulty in distinguishing and appreciating the emotions of others.

Question 6

how can someone with alexithymia enhance communication skills?

Accepted Answer

Namenda (memantine): Although it is off-label, the medication used to treat alzheimer's disease, Namenda (memantine) can help improve verbal functioning in this area. I have personally treated hundreds of autistic (including aspergers)  individuals successfully improving their ability to converse, make friends, connect better with others, enhance vocabulary and syntax skills at usual doses.

Question 7

what's the battle's sign?

Accepted Answer

Mastoid ecchymosis: It is an indication of  injury to middle cranial fossa due to trauma and the blood may track along the course of the the posterior auricular artery casing  mastoid ecchymosis

Question 8

what are the signs of add?

Accepted Answer

SEVERAL: Symptoms must have started in childhood with issues of focus and attention. Procrastination and completion. Difficulty keeping on task or following through, appearing not to listen, blurts out answers to questions or has difficulty taking turns. This can continue into adulthood.

Question 9

what is the trousseu sign?

Accepted Answer

(Trousseau  Sign: There are two different trousseau signs. One may be seen in a patient with low calcium. (trousseau sign of latent tetany)  a blood pressure cuff on the arm is inflated (&gt; systolic blood pressure) x 3 minutes.  This can cause spasm in the forearm & hand (the silhouette looks a bit like a swan’s head and neck).

Question 10

what is the sign for  iicp?

Accepted Answer

Do you mean?: Increased intracranial pressure.  If so, the classical clinical finding is within the eye, called papilledema, the effect of pressure in brain causing changes over the retina.

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