Truman Syndrome
The Truman Show delusion, informally known as Truman syndrome, is a type of delusion in which the person believes that their lives are staged reality shows, or that they are being watched on cameras.
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Wiki Number: PW221
Diagnosis: Truman Syndrome
US Patients: several hundred cases, many after the “Truman Show” movie
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Symptoms: delusions, they believe their lives are staged reality shows being watched by cameras; in the past science fiction has people living in
Progression: worlds constructed by others, around one’s personal aspects
Causes: a variation on older delusinons of persecution or grandiosity
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- Assessing the Role of High-Dose β-Agonists Use in Triggering Takotsubo Syndrome During Asthma Exacerbationby Danish Abbasi on May 24, 2022
A surge in catecholamine levels has been postulated as a potential mechanism causing cardiomyopathy, particularly Takotsubo Syndrome (TTS). Consequently, repeated exposure to β1/β2 agonists could contribute to the development of TTS in patients with asthma during periods of intense exacerbation.Even when no guidelines have been proposed for the identification and management of asthmatic patients who might develop TTS, recurrent asthma exacerbation requiring prolonged use of β1/β2 agonists have...
- Delivery Outcomes Among Pregnant Women With Comorbid Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders Receiving Comprehensive Treatmentby Celeste Seger on February 21, 2022
BACKGROUND: Pregnant women with substance use disorders (SUDs) are at risk for adverse delivery outcomes, and some of these women have psychiatric comorbidities that increase this risk. AIMS: Although comprehensive care models offering prenatal care services and substance abuse treatment have been found to positively affect delivery outcomes for pregnant women with SUDs, there is a dearth of research to support such models for women who have psychiatric comorbidities. METHODS: A secondary data...
- Totally robotic three-vessel percutaneous coronary intervention with total occlusion using robotic automationby Shubham Kanake on February 4, 2022
Robotic-assisted percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has emerged as an alternative to manual PCI to mitigate the risk of occupational hazards for operators, and to increase precision of device placement. Previous studies have reported the safety and efficacy of robotic-assisted PCI in simpler lesions, and recently the safety and efficacy of robotic-assisted chronic total occlusion PCI have been reported. Herein, we report two cases with three-vessel disease, including total occlusions,...
- Olfactory reference plus Truman symptoms in one patient with Gilbert syndrome and antiphospholipid antibodies (Hughes disease) secondary to probable chronic Lyme neuroborreliosisby João Almeida E Melo on January 11, 2022
After reading an article in the journal, regarding affective disorders in patients with rare illnesses, the authors would like to discuss a case of non-affective psychosis, presenting with olfactory reference and Truman symptoms, in a patient with three unusual conditions: Gilbert disease, Hughes syndrome and Lyme neuroborreliosis.