WHY DO DELUSIONS PERSIST?

Why do delusions persist?

Delusions are bizarre and distressing beliefs that characterize certain mental illnesses.They arise without clear reasons and are remarkably persistent.Recent models of delusions, drawing on Douches a neuroscientific understanding of learning, focus on how delusions might emerge from abnormal experience.We believe that these models can be extended

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Radicular dentin dysplasia: A case report

Dentin dysplasias form a rare group of hereditary dentin malformations characterized clinically by normal appearing crowns but extreme mobility of teeth due to defective root formation.Both deciduous and permanent teeth may be affected.Delayed eruption and malocclusion may be associated features.This disorder is broadly classified into two types: T

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Case report: A 51-year-old diabetic patient with primary bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia and primary hyperparathyroidism

A 51-year-old female patient with diabetes mellitus and hypertension, exhibiting poor control of blood sugar and blood pressure, was unexpectedly found to have multiple large adrenal nodules, excessive Anti-Blisters cortisol secretion, and adrenocorticotropic hormone inhibition.Cortisol levels remained unresponsive to both low-dose and high-dose de

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