| Popis: |
J.M.C. is a 49-year-old right-handed unemployed man who was admitted to our unit as he could no longer be cared for at home since his psychotic illness had worsened. He presented with kinesthetic hallucinations (felt animals in his stomach) and claimed that his words were escaping through his mouth. He described “pain” in his lips and around his mouth. In order to prevent his “words from escaping,” he would hold a spoon in his mouth and would continuously look at a book as if he were reading, however always looking at the same page. There were some episodes where he could not find his way back home, not being able of giving an account of his whereabouts afterwards, and at one point, he was given a GPS locator so he could be found. He was very distressed and was unable to complete his basic ADLs without supervision and support. He presented with no focal neurological signs. |
