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"An abrupt dissociative episode accompanied by extreme excitement of up to 30 minutes' duration and frequently followed by convulsive seizures and coma lasting up to 12 hours. This is observed primarily in arctic and subarctic Eskimo communities, although regional variations in name exist. The individual may be withdrawn or mildly irritable for a period of hours or days before the attack and will typically report complete amnesia for the attack. During the attack, the individual may tear off his or her clothing, break furniture, shout obscenities, eat feces, flee from protective shelters, or perform other irrational or dangerous acts." |
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:''For the 1970s rock band ''Piblokto!'', see [[Pete Brown & Piblokto!]].'' |
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'''Piblokto''', '''Pibloktoq''' or '''Arctic hysteria''' is a condition exclusively appearing in [[Eskimo]] societies living within the [[Arctic Circle]]. Appearing most prevalently in winter, it is considered to be a form of a [[culture-bound syndrome]]. |
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Symptoms can include intense [[hysteria]] (screaming, uncontrolled wild behavior), [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[coprophagia]], insensitivity to extreme cold (such as running around in the snow naked), [[echolalia]] (senseless repetition of overheard words) and more. This condition is most often seen in [[Eskimo]] women. This culture-bound syndrome is possibly linked to [[vitamin A]] toxicity ([[hypervitaminosis A]]). The native Eskimo diet provides rich sources of vitamin A and is possibly the cause or a causative factor. The ingestion of [[organ meat]]s, liver of arctic fish, mammals, where the vitamin is stored in toxic quantities can be fatal. [[Polar bear]] liver is one of the few toxic meat sources, for the reason discussed above. |
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==References== |
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Parker, S: Eskimo psychopathology in the context of Eskimo personality and culture. In: American Anthropologist, 1962, 64: pp. 76-96. |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=4049004&dopt=Abstract National Library of Medicine] |
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"An abrupt dissociative episode accompanied by extreme excitement of up to 30 minutes' duration and frequently followed by convulsive seizures and coma lasting up to 12 hours. This is observed primarily in arctic and subarctic Eskimo communities, although regional variations in name exist. The individual may be withdrawn or mildly irritable for a period of hours or days before the attack and will typically report complete amnesia for the attack. During the attack, the individual may tear off his or her clothing, break furniture, shout obscenities, eat feces, flee from protective shelters, or perform other irrational or dangerous acts."
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"An abrupt dissociative episode accompanied by extreme excitement of up to 30 minutes' duration and frequently followed by convulsive seizures and coma lasting up to 12 hours. This is observed primarily in arctic and subarctic Eskimo communities, although regional variations in name exist. The individual may be withdrawn or mildly irritable for a period of hours or days before the attack and will typically report complete amnesia for the attack. During the attack, the individual may tear off his or her clothing, break furniture, shout obscenities, eat feces, flee from protective shelters, or perform other irrational or dangerous acts." |
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:''For the 1970s rock band ''Piblokto!'', see [[Pete Brown & Piblokto!]].'' |
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'''Piblokto''', '''Pibloktoq''' or '''Arctic hysteria''' is a condition exclusively appearing in [[Eskimo]] societies living within the [[Arctic Circle]]. Appearing most prevalently in winter, it is considered to be a form of a [[culture-bound syndrome]]. |
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Symptoms can include intense [[hysteria]] (screaming, uncontrolled wild behavior), [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[coprophagia]], insensitivity to extreme cold (such as running around in the snow naked), [[echolalia]] (senseless repetition of overheard words) and more. This condition is most often seen in [[Eskimo]] women. This culture-bound syndrome is possibly linked to [[vitamin A]] toxicity ([[hypervitaminosis A]]). The native Eskimo diet provides rich sources of vitamin A and is possibly the cause or a causative factor. The ingestion of [[organ meat]]s, liver of arctic fish, mammals, where the vitamin is stored in toxic quantities can be fatal. [[Polar bear]] liver is one of the few toxic meat sources, for the reason discussed above. |
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==References== |
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Parker, S: Eskimo psychopathology in the context of Eskimo personality and culture. In: American Anthropologist, 1962, 64: pp. 76-96. |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=4049004&dopt=Abstract National Library of Medicine] |
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Revision as of 02:51, 12 February 2009
"An abrupt dissociative episode accompanied by extreme excitement of up to 30 minutes' duration and frequently followed by convulsive seizures and coma lasting up to 12 hours. This is observed primarily in arctic and subarctic Eskimo communities, although regional variations in name exist. The individual may be withdrawn or mildly irritable for a period of hours or days before the attack and will typically report complete amnesia for the attack. During the attack, the individual may tear off his or her clothing, break furniture, shout obscenities, eat feces, flee from protective shelters, or perform other irrational or dangerous acts."