Janeway-Mosenthal Paroxysmal Syndrome

Janeway-Mosenthal paroxysmal syndrome (JMPS) is a rare genetic disorder. It is inherited on chromosome 22. The disease is characterized by problems with the vital functions of the kidneys and heart. A special feature of JMPS is the fact that several kidney pathologies simultaneously develop inside the body, so treatment of the disease becomes more complicated. This happens because the internal organs begin to work asynchronously.

Janeway-Mosenthal Paroxysmal Syndrome Description of the disease The syndrome is named after New York University researcher Edmund Janeway and University of Arizona physicist Felix Mosenthal. This syndrome is associated with constant "bursts" of symptoms lasting from three days to a week, during which the woman experiences extreme fatigue, nausea and elevated body temperature. The disease, also called Cotard's Syndrome, was first described in women and comes from the Greek word "kotaratos", which means incontinence. This syndrome is a very rare condition, and although it occurred in only nine women with specific postprandial eating disorders, its possible impact on the psyche and behavior is quite significant. These women began to claim that they were invisible forces that were harming people by engaging in demonic activities and frequent lies. Some of these women considered themselves monsters, while others considered themselves demons and ghosts. They were also supposedly considered evil creatures.

For many years, Cotard's syndrome remained a mystery, as do most diseases of its kind, because women experiencing outbreaks of the syndrome were unable to describe their experiences in terms of their usual medical vocabulary. The first documented description of the syndrome was published in