Category: Brain / Memory Health

July 13, 2023

What is Echolalia? – Symptoms, Causes and Ayurvedic Treatment

Abstract

Every person has their unique identity and this makes them unique in a number of properties such as their personality, way of talking, way of addressing  and various other personality traits. This is often said that a person’s words affect the relationships and the way of communication can be a remedy as well can hurt a person in the deepest heart. Therefore, this is the importance of talking. Sometimes, in some people the ability or proper talking is hampered. This can be due to birth defects and can be later acquired due to habits and some physical or neurological injury or a major stress/incident can lead to improper way of speaking or repeating the words after hearing/listening to them. Echolalia is one of such conditions that is characterised by repeating the same thing a person has heard.  In the text below, we shall discuss the condition of Echolalia in detail and its management in the contemporary system of medicine and in the traditional system of medicine as well. Let’s discuss!

Introduction

Echolalia is the reiteration or reverberating of words or sounds that one hears another person say. It is a significant stage for language advancement in children.‌ Echolalia can exist as a conditio alone and can also indicate another pathology undergoing.  Echolalia can likewise be an indication of chemical imbalance or formative handicap in youngsters or neurological issues in grown-ups. These incorporate a stroke or mental problems like Tourette’s disorder. This condition can be compared with vata imbalance, beej dushti and aaghat janya character. Now let’s see the causes, classification, features, management and ayurvedic aspect of the condition of Echolalia.

Echolalia

Causes of Echolalia

  • Head injury or trauma
  • Confusion or delirium
  • Dementia or memory loss
  • Brain tissue inflammation or encephalitis
  • Damage to left hemisphere, particularly the frontal lobe of the left hemisphere
  • Echolalia exists in aphasia, schizophrenia, dementia, epilepsy, catatonia, cerebral infarction.
  • Other disorders that can have echolalia as a symptom include Pick’s disease, corticobasal degeneration, pervasive developmental disorder, progressive supranuclear palsy, frontotemporal dementia.
  • Echolalia is common in transcortical sensory aphasia.

Signs and symptoms

  • Delayed or immediate repetition of phrases and noises after hearing it right away.
  • Frustration during conversations
  • Muteness
  • Depression
  • Irritability

Types of Echolalia

  • Immediate echolalia : When the repetition of the words right away just after listening or hearing. A slight delay can be seen.
  • Delayed echolalia : The repetition usually occurs hours or days after hearing them. Normally this is found in persons with autism spectrum disorders.

Investigations of Echolalia

  • History of the symptoms usually indicates the condition.

Differential diagnosis

  • Autism

Management of Echolalia

  • Speech therapy
  • Medications such as SSRIs (serotonin reuptake inhibitors) and antidepressants.

Ayurvedic aspect and management of Echolalia

  • Ayurveda is a life science that deals with every health condition and explains the way of living in every season and day to day. Ayurveda helps in almost every condition or makes the life quality of a person better in serious health conditions.
  • Words of a person are very important that can impact the relationship between two persons.  Words can either positively or negatively impact the subject. Usually a child learns to speak from their caretakers. There are conditions that can adversely hamper or alter the speech or talking ability of a person. In Ayurveda, Udana vata, a subtype of Vata dosha, is responsible for the speech. Vata dosha is responsible for all neurological functions including speech.
  • Echolalia, an essential or compulsive repeating of the words, is a condition that can have various causes. This all can be related with the udana vata dushti. Though the condition can be due to injury, mental issues or any other factor but vitiation of vata dosha is constant in all of them because speech is a function of vata dosha and vitiation of the same results in Echolalia.
  • Furthermore, all the thinking process, intellect, intelligence, aptitude, mental wellness all depends on the vata dosha as it is responsible for the same. Thus Echolalia, a repetitive verbal thing is the result of udana vayu dushti. Hence, the management can be done with correcting the vata dosha and with medhya herbs that pacifies the vata dosha and results in a sound mind which ultimately is beneficial in sound thinking and correcting the way of talk and results in meaningful and clear speech.
  • Herbs like rasna (Pluchea lanceolata), erand (Ricinus communis), vacha (Acorus calamus), yashtimadhu (Glycyrrhiza glabra), brahmi (Bacopa monnieri), ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), tagar (valeriana wallichi), shankhpushpi (Convolvulus pluricaulis), mandukaparni (Centella asiatica) etc are helpful in balancing vata dosha and a positive and meaningful thoughts and a good speech.
  • Brahmi vati, saraswatarisht, kalyanaka ghrita,sidharthaka ghrita, maha paishachaik, puranghrita, ghrita, brahmi ghrita, lashunadya ghrita, mahakalyanaka ghrita etc are various herbal formulations available that are helpful in Echolalia.

Herbal Remedies for Echolalia by Planet Ayurveda

Planet Ayurveda is a well known, ISO 9001:2015 certified, GMP certified and US-FDA registered Ayurvedic Company, which adhered to the aim of manufacturing  standardised Ayurvedic products as mentioned in the various classical  texts of Ayurveda. Formulations are prepared without preservatives and additives and other kinds of artificial flavouring agents or chemicals which cause various side effects on the human body. Products prepared at Planet Ayurveda are pure and do not contain any kind of contaminants. The products are purely vegetarian thus organic and gluten free. Planet Ayurveda extends its products which are beneficial in Echolalia.

  1. STRESS SUPPORT
  2. CALM EASY TEA
  3. NEURO PLAN SYRUP
  4. INDIAN VALERIANA

Herbal Remedies for Echolalia

Herbal Products for ECHOLALIA

Product Description

1. STRESS SUPPORT

Stress support capsules are a herbal product of Planet Ayurveda which are enriched in stress relieving properties of ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), tagar (Valeriana wallichi) and brahmi (Bacopa monnieri). All the herbs relax and calm the mind. Moreover Stress Support gives clearance to the mind. It enhances good sleep and provides the consumer a sharp and efficient mindset which makes it an effective formulation in overcoming echolalia and various mental disorders. As the capsules pacify the vata dosha thus beneficial in echolalia.

Dosage : One capsule twice a day after meal with plain water.

2. CALM EASY TEA

Calm easy tea is a product of Planet Ayurveda that provides freshness and calms the mind very well. The tea contains the essence of the herbs ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), brahmi (Bacopa monnieri), cardamom (Cinnamomum zeylanicum), ginger (Zingiber officinale), yashtimadhu (Glycyrrhiza glabra) and green tea (Camellia sinensis). WIth its mind soothing properties, it helps in calming the mind and helps in better thinking and answering questions without repeating them. Thus taking a cup daily of Calm Easy Tea results well in the condition of echolalia.

Dosage : One cup daily

3. Dosage : One cup daily

Neuro Plan Syrup is a miraculous formulation for promoting neurological wellness and managing ailments related to neurological systems. The syrup is composed of a number of herbs which certainly treats Echolalia. The ingredients include jyotishmati (Celastrus paniculata), mandukaparni (Centella asiatica), madhuyashti (Glycyrrhiza glabra), maricha (Piper nigrum), pippali (Piper longum), ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), brahmi (Bacopa monnieri), shankhpushpi (Convolvulus pluricaulis) etc. These herbs has medhya (brain rejuvenating) properties which indicate these are beneficial in keeping a good condition of the neurological system. Neuro Plan syrup heal the damaged nerves. Furthermore, Neuro Plan Syrup possesses vata pacifying properties. Hence promotes a fast thinking process.

Dosage : Two tsp twice a day after meal

4. INDIAN VALERIANA

Indian Valeriana capsules is a product of Planet Ayurveda which is made up of pure herbal extract of herb tagar (Valeriana wallichii). It acts as a brain tonic and helps in improving brain functions by preventing cell damage due to its antioxidant property. Tagar is known for its nervous system calming property and manages conditions such as anxiety, depression, epilepsy, insomnia etc. This formulation is helpful in managing blood pressure by relaxing the smooth muscles and increasing the blood flow. Indian valeriana capsules help in all neurological disorders due to its calming and vata balancing properties.  As we discussed above, Echolalia is due the vitiated vata dosha thus Indian valeriana is a marvellous herb that helps in the same.  

Dosage : One capsule twice a day after meal with plain water.

Contact Planet Ayurveda Support Team to provide you the costing/ordering and delivery information at – costing.planetayurveda@gmail.com or Call at 0172-521-4040 (India), +91-172-521-4040 (Outside India) or Whatsapp at (+91) 842-749-4030.

Conclusion

Echolalia, compulsive repetition of the words heard can be due to various factors including injuries or traumas. The condition of echolalia can also persist with underlying disorders. These can be mental disorders and psychological issues as well. A person can repeat the same to process the sentence in his mind and therefore this can be due to slow functioning of the brain and this can either be due to some pathological conditions. As per modern system of medicine there is no cure available for echolalia though speech therapy and use of SSRIs and antidepressants are done. But these medications exerts a negative effect on the mind and are not good for prolonged consumption. But Ayurveda promises promising results in the condition of echolalia as it helps in balancing vata dosha and calming the mind and boosting intellect, intelligence and memory. All these wonderful actions of the above said products wonderfully manage the condition of echolalia.

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July 12, 2023

Herbal Treatment for SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS (SSPE)

Abstract

In 1933, Dawson described an entity he termed “inclusion body encephalitis,” which was characterized by subacute encephalitis, loss of nerve cells, and Cowdry A inclusion bodies in neurons and glial cells. Van Bogaert (1945) reported a clinically similar disease in which the white matter of the brain showed intense fibrillary gliosis associated with a variable subacute inflammatory infiltrate, which he called “subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis”. Later, inclusion bodies were found in Van Bogaert’s cases. It is now clear that both authors were describing the same disease, and further, that the disease is related to infection by the measles virus. The disease is now designated as subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. So, today we will read about SSPE in this article in brief.

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

Introduction

It is a condition of progressive neurological-related disorder which affects mainly the central nervous system of the brain that leads to inflammation of the brain. The disease generally attacks children, although it can sometimes be seen in adolescents and young adults. The onset is heralded by personality changes, followed by involuntary movements.

Causes and Pathogenesis

It is caused by measles infection and disease diagnosed after many years of measles infection. The precise pathogenesis of SSPE is unclear, but several pieces of evidence suggest that lysis of neurons or oligodendroglia is induced not by direct action of the virus, but rather by antibody or cell mediated reactions directed against viral infected cells.

Symptoms

  • Poor school performance
  • Hallucination
  • Insomnia
  • Inflammation in brain
  • Distract easily
  • Motor function disturbed
  • Temper outburst
  • Suddenly muscular jerks of head, arms or other body part may occur
  • Behavioral changes
  • Intellectual problem
  • Forgetfulness
  • Ataxia
  • Later, muscle rigidity increase and difficulty in swallowing

Diagnosis

On gross examination

The brain may be normal or firm and may contain regions of granularity and focal destruction.

On microscopic examination

There is a perivascular mononuclear cell infiltrate as well as Cowdry A inclusion bodies in neurons or oligodendroglia. Such inclusions have been shown to contain viral particles by electron microscopy. Neuronophagia and extensive neuronal loss are present in severely involved regions. Dense fibrillary gliosis follows as the process becomes older.

EEG

The EEG exhibits characteristic bursts of high-voltage activity. In most cases, the disease progresses relentlessly and devastates the brain, often leading to death.

CSF (cerebrospinal fluid)

An elevation of IgG is present in CSF, with an oligoclonal pattern and high levels of measles antibodies are present in the CSF of such patients.

Fluorescent antibody test

Measles antigen has been found in the neurons and glial cells of patients with SSPE by the direct fluorescent antibody test

Brain biopsy

Measles virus has also been cultured from the brain biopsy tissue of several cases of SSPE. It appears that the measles virus is present in the brain as an incomplete virus with defective replication.

Treatment

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis has no treatment or cure available at present. If it is diagnosed in stage 1 then it may be possible to manage the condition by intraventricular interferon alfa and oral isoprinosine, but the effect of these medications vary from patient to patient. Only supportive treatment is given in this disease.

Ayurvedic overview

In Ayurveda, we can correlate SSPE with two main factors, one of the factors is vitiation of tridosha that is vata, pitta and kapha along with pranvaha srotas dusti and another is aagantuj vyadhi because it is caused by measles virus. Vitiation of vata takes place from either wasting of dhatus or obstruction in passage. Vata, pitta and kapha move in all the channels of the body. Due to subtleness, vata itself provokes the other two doshas that are pitta and kapha. When aggravated it excites them and carrying them to different places produces different disorders due to obstruction in passage and dries up rasa etc. This produces symptoms of all three doshas in this disease.

Herbal remedies for SSPE by planet ayurveda

Planet Ayurveda provides different kinds of ayurvedic medicines for various kinds of diseases in which effective and natural herbs are used. They strictly follow all the principles of ayurveda which are described in ancient textbooks of ayurveda. All these medicines are GMP certified and vegetarian. These are safe to use and effective in the human body. There are no preservatives, chemicals, yeast etc. In this disease, no treatment is available at present. Only supportive treatment will be given. These herbal remedies can be considered for treatment of this disease until stage 2. These medicines will lead to delayed progression of this disease. The planet ayurveda provides herbal remedies for subacute sclerosing panencephalitis which are following

Product List

  1. Gandhak rasayan
  2. Neurogenie capsules
  3. Boswellia + Curcumin
  4. Gotu kola capsules
  5. Indian valeriana

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

1. Gandhak rasayan

It is a herbal tablet made from shuddha gandhak (purified sulphur). It is an antimicrobial, antibacterial, antipyretic, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory antiviral and a broad spectrum antibiotic. It kills intestinal worms and is a good blood purifier. It contains various antioxidants. It is an immunity booster and indicated in infertility, debility, indigestion, breathlessness, abdominal pain. It detoxifies the blood, impurities, clears dirt and prevents secondary infection. It is very useful in urinary tract infection along with expelling the harmful pathogen from the body system.

DOSE:- 2 Tablet twice daily with lukewarm water

2. Neurogenie capsules

It is a polyherbal capsule made from brahmi (bacopa monnieri), ashwagandha (withania somnifera). It is bitter and astringent in taste and light and slightly hot in effect. It is a pacifier of all the three doshas (vata, pitta and kapha). It has a tonic effect on the brain and the nervous system. It possesses antioxidant properties, and also has the amazing ability to facilitate learning and enhance memory and concentration. It is a medicine that braces the mind to carry cognitive functions and intellectual pursuits. It is beneficial for maintaining all the three doshas, it counteracts the vitiated vata dosha-the factors which govern the nervous system. It is very good medicine for reducing the effects of stress and nervous anxiety.

DOSE:- 2 Capsules twice daily with plain water, after meals

3. Boswellia+Curcumin

It is a polyherbal capsule made from shallaki (Boswellia serrata) and haridra (curcuma longa). It is bitter and pungent in taste and dry, light and hot in effect. It alleviates kapha and vata. It has anti-inflammatory features which stops the cytokines secretion and reduces inflammation or swelling. It has an antioxidant property which protects brain neurons and reduces the wrinkles on skin. It purifies the blood and helps in blood formation in the body. It is used in various diseases like acne, blemishes, burns, auto-immune disorders and liver diseases. It also applies on cuts and bruises because it is a natural antibiotic. It prevents colon and skin tumors. It is known as antibacterial, anti-allergic, carminative and diuretic medicine. It is an effective remedy for sprains, wounds and inflamed joints.

DOSE:- 1 capsule twice daily, after meals with plain water.

4. Gotu kola capsules

It is a single herbal capsule containing gotu kola (centella asiatica). It is bitter and astringent in taste. It is light and mildly hot in effect. It has the ability to enhance memory and learning power. It is a tranquiliser, a muscle relaxant, an anticonvulsant, a blood purifier, an antipyretic, carminative and digestive agent. It balances all the three doshas-vata, pitta and kapha. It is useful in anxiety, depression, hypertension, sleeplessness, mental retardation, insanity and hysteria. It also helps maintain clarity of thoughts and is effective in age related mental disorders in old persons. It is indicated in anxiety, depression and nervous exhaustion.

DOSE:- 2 Capsules twice daily with plain water, after meals.

5. Indian valeriana

It is a single herbal capsule made from tagar (valeriana wallichii). It is pungent, bitter and astringent in taste. It is light, slimy and hot in effect. It balances all the three doshas- mainly vitiated kapha and vata dosha. It is a wound healer. It is indicated in indigestion, abdominal pain, enlargement of liver, arthritis, general debility, convulsion, hysteria, skin disease, fever, etc. It is a soothing and sedative action on the central nervous system. It is very effective in restlessness, palpitations and mild hypertension. Due to its sedative action it is very effective in chronic anxiety, depression, insomnia, migraine, and tension headaches.

DOSE:- 1 Capsule twice daily with plain water, after meals.

Contact Planet Ayurveda Support Team to provide you the costing / ordering and delivery information at – costing.planetayurveda@gmail.com or Call at 0172-521-4030 (India), +91-172-521-4030 (Outside India) or Whatsapp at (+91) 9915-593-604

Conclusion

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is the neurological condition in which inflammation of the brain takes place. In ayurveda, we can correlate this disease with imbalance of tridosha that is vata, pitta and kapha and another reason is aagantuj vyadhi because it is caused by measles virus infection. There is no treatment as such for this disease but we can give supportive treatment to delay the progression of disease. We can use various kinds of herbs like shuddha gandhak, brahmi, ashwagandha, boswellia, curcumin, gotu kola etc which are very effective in inflammatory conditions as well as soothing the mind and enhancing the intellectual power. . Herbal medicines like gandhak rasayan, neurogenie capsules, indian valeriana etc are wonderful medicines for the management of SSPE until stage 2.

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