Benign Familial Essential Head Tremor: A Case Report

Introduction: Essential tremor is a movement disordercharacterized by tremors of the hands and head and seen in5-10% of patients above the age of 60 years.Case report: We report a case of benign essential familialhead tremor that was diagnosed when the patient was referredfor psychiatric fitness and that responded very well toPropranolol.Conclusion: It is a condition where the causative factors andthe pathophysiology are ill understood and there are no fixedneuroimaging paradigms for the disorder.

Psychogenic Belching: A Case Report

Persistent psychogenic belching is a condition where supragastric belching occurs repeatedly in relation to apsychological stressor. Treatment involves trials of multiple medications with identification and/orelimination of the stressor. We present herewith the case of a female patient with persistent psychogenicbelching that responded well to a combination of medications.

Episodic Psychotic Behavior: a case report

Episodic psychotic behaviour is a rare condition where the patient presents with psychotic behaviour inepisodes where the symptoms remit totally in between. We describe herewith a case of a lady thatpresented with episodic psychotic behaviour and that responded to treatment in our department.

Psychogenic Hiccups – a case report

Hiccups are a common occurrence which may be many a time organic in nature. We present herewith thecase of a 20 year old girl that presented with hiccups of a psychogenic in nature. The patient’s case isdiscussed as the patient responded to a combination of medical and psychological interventions.