Dr Judith Guedalia

1. The Case of the Soldier Who Couldn't Whisper
(Matching tags: WNL,Jewish Press,Lochesh,Whisper,Dystonia,Within-Normal-Limits,Neuropsycholog,Aphoniay,Psychosis)

They were afraid, afraid for him and afraid for themselves.  He, let's call him Lochesh (the Hebrew word for whisper) could not whisper.  When they are out on dangerous missions, their faces painted in ...

2. The third star had just begun to twinkle: A case of neuro/psychological detective work.
(Matching tags: Electroencephalogram,Psychosis,EEG,Mishmerret HaTznioot)

It was just about Motzei Shabbat, the third star (of the three required to signify the end of Shabbat) was barely twinkling when I received a phone call.  Thinking this must be from a family member, telling ...

3. Confusing and Converting Symptoms
(Matching tags: Psychosis,Disorder In Reading,Hysterical Paralysis,Conversion Disorder,Disengagement,Jewish Press,Gush Katif,Dyslexia,Pathology,Neuropsychological Emergency,Paralysis)

I had already received four different phone messages referring this child for assessment.  The parents, the Talmud Torah Rebbe, and the Rav they consulted.  The forth call was from an Askan (literally ...