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by **Garavnoss** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 1:42 am

The "Lancet Journal" has just released details of an intriguing case history of a patient who suffered the affliction of "Tourettes" for many years, apparently, whilst working as an electrical engineer in a factory in Detroit U.S.A. he received a very severe electric shock and was rushed to the DMC Sinai Grace Hospital where he received emergency treatment.

He remained in an induced coma for three days and upon his recovery it was discovered that he had been struck dumb, the nurses who were in charge of him were unaware of his affliction (as were other members of his medical team) and became increasingly alarmed at his periodic spasmodic convulsions, it was assumed that he was in great pain but there was no sign of any injury.

A team of specialists were summoned (courtesy of the company insurers) and it was only when they consulted one of the chap's work-mates that they learned of his unfortunate condition.

Dr Catherine De Angelis MD MPH (Journal of American Medical Association) took charge of the case and administered a course of drugs which alleviated the patient's distress but did not reveal what the cause of the symptoms were, she was quite sure that the spasms were caused by the patients desire to utter sounds and that his inability to do so could be harmful but she could not prove it.

An eminent colleague Dr Torben V Schroeder MD DMSc(Journal of Danish Medical Association) was flown in from Germany and both he and Dr Angelis discussed this phenomenal case.

The poor electrician was in no better form than he was the day after he was revived from his coma and both Doctors were unable to suggest a suitable treatment.

Another week passed and the patient regained all mobility and seemed quite fit but was still absolutely dumb and still suffered from periodic spasms, he became very agitated and bad tempered, at times he seemed to be bordering on suicidal until, one morning as the nurse took his temperature and marked his graph, she left her pen on the patient's side table, when she came to retrieve it, she could not find it and left his bedside.

At lunchtime, she again came to take the patient's temperature and was surprised to see him sitting up in a remarkably good mood, she noticed that he had written something on the back of one of the graph sheets and was SHOCKED at the filthy language.

She rushed to fetch the Doctors, they too were shocked but were also quick to realize that the patient had actually cured himself.

In "The Lancet Journal", a NEW medical condition has been added to it's contents, it's been named "Scriptum Maledicentiam" which roughly means "Cannot write without swearing" and there is only one other person in the world that suffers the same affliction.

Now, I wonder who THAT could be ?.