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Originally posted by SSimon
They know the cause ?
Then they probably are the instigators of this event
1+1=2
Originally posted by truthinfact
Actually one of the mothers came out and said it was "Conversion Disorder"
Which is basically the same thing as what I said earlier.
Conversion disorder is a neurosis marked by the appearance of physical symptoms such as partial loss of muscle function without physical cause but in the presence of psychological conflict. Symptoms include numbness, blindness, paralysis, or fits without a neurological cause. It is thought that these problems arise in response to difficulties in the patient's life, and conversion is considered a psychiatric disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th edition (DSM-IV).[1]
Formerly known as "hysteria", the disorder has arguably been known for millennia, though it came to greatest prominence at the end of the 19th century, when the neurologists Jean-Martin Charcot and Sigmund Freud and psychiatrist Pierre Janet focused their studies on the subject. The term "conversion" has its origins in Freud's doctrine that anxiety is "converted" into physical symptoms.[2] Though previously thought to have vanished from the west in the 20th century, some research has suggested it is as common as ever.[3]
Originally posted by Gridrebel
Ahh, found something:
www.13wham.com...
Le Roy, N.Y.— Wednesday night, James Dupont attended a meeting at Le Roy Junior-Senior High School hoping to find some answers about what may be wrong with his daughter.
In the first week of December, his 17-year-old daughter suddenly developed tics, showing Tourette-like symptoms. But she isn’t the only one.
The York State Department of Health says since September, 12 girls suddenly developed tics. Some are so bad, they had to be pulled out of school and tutored at home.
“I worry about my daughter’s future,” says Dupont. “She's only 17. She can't even drive now… My daughter hasn't been able to go to school for a month because she's got this so bad.”
edit on 12-1-2012 by Gridrebel because:
There is a video from channel 13, it isn't on Youtube, I don't know how to get here.edit on 12-1-2012 by Gridrebel because: (no reason given)
POSTING WORK WRITTEN BY OTHERS
Going forward, if you post something that is not 100% your own writing or work you must use the EX TAG, post NO MORE THAN 10% of the original (or three paragraphs, whichever is least), and GIVE A LINK TO THE SOURCE MATERIAL. If the work you are posting is not on the internet, from a book for example, you MUST give a credit for that Book ( the title), its Author and Publisher.edit on January 12th 2012 by greeneyedleo because: (no reason given)
Health officials give update on Tourette-like symptoms at LeRoy High School, parents still have questions
Tonight, health officials shared the latest details of their investigation into Tourette-like symptoms in young girls. But there's still no definitive answer about how they got sick.
A group of a dozen girls at LeRoy High School have been experience these symptoms, like ticks and seizures, since September.
James Dupont says his 17-year-old daughter was affected back in December.
"They're giving her shots in the neck. They're giving her muscle relaxers," he says, "but as I say that does help. But they're treating the symptoms. They're not treating the cause."
Dupont and scores of other parents attended the meeting to hear the diagnosis. But Dr. Gregory Young, the associate commissioner for the state health department, says federal laws prohibit him from doing so.
"Based on what they've been diagnosed with we're not sharing anything because we can't due to HIPPA and confidentiality reasons, but they're all being treated and they are improving," he said at the meeting.
But Dupont says that is not the case. He says the girls all go to the same neurologist, and there's still no answer.
Young says this case has been studied by experts for three months and they've ruled out most causes.
Other possibilities include chromosomal disorders such as Down syndrome, Klinefelter's syndrome, XYY syndrome and fragile X syndrome. Acquired causes of tics include drug-induced tics, head trauma, encephalitis, stroke, and carbon monoxide poisoning.[9][30] The symptoms of Lesch-Nyhan syndrome may also be confused with Tourette syndrome.[24] Most of these conditions are rarer than tic disorders, and a thorough history and examination may be enough to rule them out, without medical or screening tests.[22]
Coprolalia is involuntary swearing or the involuntary utterance of obscene words or socially inappropriate and derogatory remarks. Coprolalia comes from the Greek κόπρος (kopros) meaning "feces" and λαλιά (lalia) from lalein, "to talk".[1] The term is often used as a clinomorphism, with 'compulsive profanity' inaccurately referred to as being Tourette syndrome.
Related terms are copropraxia, performing obscene or forbidden gestures,[2] and coprographia, making obscene writings or drawings.[3]
Only about 10% of Tourette's patients exhibit coprolalia
Originally posted by Corruption Exposed
reply to post by allintoaccount
Are you saying they all got their hands on a bad batch of stuff and still have the symptoms months later even though they tested negative for drugs?
Originally posted by Sparky63
Originally posted by Corruption Exposed
reply to post by allintoaccount
Are you saying they all got their hands on a bad batch of stuff and still have the symptoms months later even though they tested negative for drugs?
Possibly, coke is known to cause tics in some cases. However, according to the article they tested negative for drugs.
The mention of types of drugs above wasn't meant to exclude from the meaning, as it does, that designer drugs weren't investigated as a cause. They were and ruled out as a cause. PANDAS has been ruled out as a cause. HPV vaccine has also been ruled out as a cause, according to Dr. Young. ODD or ADHD can make a child more susceptible to tics, but that isn't a cause. One thing Young intimated is that there is no one cause for all the girls.
Originally posted by allintoaccount
my guess is meth amphetamine. Or coc aine
2nd line, no pun intended.
Originally posted by Alora
Originally posted by allintoaccount
my guess is meth amphetamine. Or coc aine
2nd line, no pun intended.
This has been my guess as well. Or some other street drug they got their hands on. Perhaps a student fancied him or herself a chemist and created their own cocktail. We may never know the truth