Sometimes one receive a text message or even an email that appears to make no sense. Some of these instances represent a failure on the part of the sender to correctly express themselves while other instances might occur because of a cerebral event like a stroke. A case of a woman who was texting while experiencing a stroke has been published and the condition has been name "distextia". One popular media account is provided here: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/12/24/167931641/uok-dystextia-alerts-doctors-to-neurological-problems
While the original article in the "Archive of Neurology" can be accessed here (abstract is free, article may be available through your institution): http://archneur.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1486000 The NPR article also refers to distextia occurring as a result of complex migraine, the most famous example being that of a news reporter who started to talk gibberish while on the air (I'm sure there's a YouTube video of this and it has been noted before on Tips). For more on complex migraine, see: http://newsblog.mayoclinic.org/2011/02/22/complex-migraine/ I have to note that Dr. David Dodick, the neurologist discussing complex migraine in the video on the Mayo Clinic website looks like he's experiencing a migraine or is severely depressed which makes his presentation somewhat ironic. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=22566 or send a blank email to leave-22566-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
