User:Fowlerta/Klazomania

Wikipedia Proposal: Klazomania

Presented by: Tara Fowler, Micheal Adondakis, Dan Baumann and Lauren Goverman

Main points

General definition

Klazomania is a rare but characteristic paroxysmal compulsive shouting attack. It is classified as a complex phonic tic disorder.

History

Klazomania comes from the Greek "klazo", meaning to scream. It was first witnessed in a patient with postencephalitic Parkinsonian syndrome.

Symptoms

Attacks can be anticipated by a few seconds. Major symptoms include: agitation, shouting at the top of one's voice and angry appearance. Patients appear to be surprised by the attacks once they have concluded and are fully oriented between attacks.

Cases

63 year-old man with two-year history of sudden shouting episodes.

Causes

Unknown at the present time. It could have to do with seratonin, dopamine and norepinephrine. Dopamine receptors could be oversensitive.
Infection
Alcoholism

Other Complex Phonic Tics

Echolalia, Palilalia, Lexilalia and Coprolalia.

Related Disorders

Tourette syndrome
Asperger syndrome
Autism
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Treatment

Behavioral therapy, drugs.

Current Research

References

Gordon D. L. Bates, Irene Lampert, Michael Prendergast, and A. Ernst Van Woerkom. Klazomania: The screaming tic. Neurocase. Vol. 2, Iss. 1, 2008.
Leckman, James. F., and Donald J. Cohen. Tourette's Syndrome Tics, Obsessions, Compulsions: Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Care. New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1999.
O'Connor, K. P., and others. "Evaluation of a cognitive-behavioural program for the management of chronic tic and habit disorders." Behaviour Research and Therapy (June, 2001): 39.
Cummings J.L.; Lanacker, D.V., Brain Research Reviews, Volume 31, Issue 1, December 1999, Pages 83-104
Cumming J.L. BIOL PSYCHIATRY, 1985;20:1117-1126 Expletives: neurolinguistic and neurobehavioral perspectives on swearing

Division of workload

We will meet at specified times in order to discuss the writing of this project. We each hope to have a complete understanding of the topic by the end.