Dazed and Confused by Self-Medication

Dazed and confused by HHV-6.

clinical data generated by Wang and colleagues point to a decisive role for low but sustained thrombin generation in the protective phenotype of FVL carriers. Indeed, hiru-din (a specific thrombin inhibitor) largely prevented the beneficial effect of the FVL mutation on the damage of diabetic nephropa-thy in mice, whereas diabetic patients carrying the 4G/5G polymorphism in the gene encoding pl...

Dazed and confused.

Dazed and confused by choice: How the temporal costs of choice freedom lead to undesirable outcomes

We propose that individuals underestimate the costs of making choices relative to the benefits of finding the best option. Specifically, we demonstrate that research participants make systematic mistakes in predicting the effect of having more, vs. less, choice freedom on task performance and task-induced affect. Even when participants have the information to understand that the costs of choice...

Dazed and Confused Considered Normal: An Approach to Create Interactive Systems for People with Dementia

In Western society, the elderly represent a rapidly growing demographic group. For this group, dementia has become an important cause of dependencies on others and causes difficulties with independent living. Typical symptoms of the dementia syndrome are decreased location awareness and difficulties in situating ones activities in time, thus hindering long term plans and activities. We present ...

Dazed, confused, and asystolic: possible signs of anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis.

Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor encephalitis is a rare panencephalitis that can present with severe cardiac dysrhythmias. We present a case of a 19-year-old woman with no significant medical history who presented with progressive changes in mental status and profound ictal asystole that necessitated the placement of an external temporary pacemaker. She was diagnosed with and treated f...