There are rapid advancements in AI-driven diagnostics and wearable technologies, which are enabling early disease prediction, especially in conditions like Parkinson's disease. Precision medicine, underpinned by molecular biology and genomic data, allows clinicians to tailor treatment based on patient phenotypes, significantly enhancing personalized healthcare. AI complements this by processing vast datasets, from health records to biomarker evaluations, supporting more precise diagnostics and treatment recommendations.

OBJECTIVES: This study aims to determine the presence of anxiety, depression and obsessive compulsive symptoms among patients with hemifacial spasm.
METHODOLOGY: Eighteen patients with hemifacial spasm who were seen at a private outpatient clinic were included in the study. Demographic data, duration and severity of illness and screening for the presence of anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive symptoms were described. Age and sex matched control group were subjected to the same evaluation.
RESULTS: There were no significant differences in the levels of anxiety, depression and obsessive compulsive symptoms among patients with hemifacial spasm.
CONCLUSION: Psychiatric symptoms are not more prominent in patients with hemifacial spasm.

Human ; Male ; Female ; Psychiatry ; Morbidity ; Patients ; Hemifacial Spasm

Islands ; Philippines ; Sequence Analysis, Dna ; Movement Disorders ; Dystonia ; Parkinsonian Disorders

Kennedys disease (KD) is a rare, slowly progressive neurodegenerative disorder of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brain stem. Most of the cases of KD in clinical practice are misdiagnosed. The knowledge of the initial presentation, the range of age within which the disease would manifest and the clinical course of the disease would be very helpful to better manage and anticipate the outcome of such cases. This report highlights the typical earliest presentation of KD and the clearcut clinical picture of KD that differentiates it from other motor neuron diseases of grave scenario and prognosis We report clinical details of 4 male patients with KD seen in our center. Diagnosis of these four patients were based on their clinical picture the time they were first seen. Common features in their history and presentation were the onset of prolonged and intermittent muscle cramps followed by weakness and atrophy of the muscles involved. All of them developed gynecomastia. Three of them have concomitant diabetes, and one has thyroid problem. All of them were initially diagnosed as Amyotrophic lateral Sclerosis.

Human ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ; Bulbo-spinal Atrophy, X-linked ; Muscle Cramp ; Gynecomastia ; Motor Neuron Disease ; Nerve Degeneration ; Brain Stem ; Diabetes Mellitus

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