article_snippet: Sometimes his brain simply seizes up because of psychological pressure, as in the case of a 23-year-old woman who was admitted after suddenly losing the power of speech.
article_snippet: Extensive testing showed no evidence of brain damage, seizure or stroke.
article_snippet: So-called hysterical symptoms that have no basis in disease often present like neurological diseases.
article_snippet: neurological diseases include paralysis, the inability to walk or talk, blindness, deafness and weakness.
article_snippet: Spotting genuinely serious malfunctions and distinguishing neurological diseases from merely harmless tics and tremors is far from easy, but there are some symptoms a neurologist doesn’t want to see.
article_snippet: In the case of a young mother admitted with what appeared to be a severe asthma attack, Ropper’s heart sank when Ropper’s spotted the muscle between her thumb and forefinger twitching.