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'Pibloktoq, Piblokto, Artic Hysteria'

A culture bound illness,that occurs in the Artic and Circumartic region in Eskimo and Inuit communities.(wikepedia) Pibloktoq is more commonly seen in adult female patients, but there are heavily documented cases of adult males. There are no known documented cases of children or elderly. [Higgs]

'Symptoms'

Symptoms of Pibloktoq include running around naked, screaming, word repetitions, seizers, uncontrollable behavior, internse exhilaration,and depression. After the attack the individual may have red eyes and crying, following prolonged periods of sleep.

'Causes'

It is believed that pibloktoq maybe caused by a lack of vitamin A. In the artic,vitamins such a C, and D, maybe hard to find. It is thought that this maybe the cause of the illness,however the cause still remains unknown.

Cases'

The history of pibloktoq was first documented cases of Pibloktoq are from explores of the 19th century. In 1982, by Josephine Peary, wife of Robert Peary.{Higgs} Robert E Peary, an artic explorer,recorded the syndrome after a artic storm. Many Eskimo crew members experienced sympotoms,lasting up to several minutes. (Peary, Robert, The North Pole chapter XVIII, 1666-167)

Works: http://216.180.236.117/Piblokto.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inuit_diet

Books ''The North Pole, It's disocovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Pery Artic Club. Peary, Robert. 2006, Aug,03 Fredrick Stokes A Company. 1910 ''http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18975/18975-h/18975-h.htm#Page_63

[http://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1011&context=macreview&sei-redir=1&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3Dpibloktoq%26source%3Dweb%26cd%3D4%26sqi%3D2%26ved%3D0CFgQFjAD%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fdigitalcommons.macalester.edu%252Fcgi%252Fviewcontent.cgi%253Farticle%253D1011%2526context%253Dmacreview%26ei%3D78oNUNSAMeLk2AXPnID4Aw%26usg%3DAFQjCNFCfQ9VyIMPJly8GPp1ASmwZpmvjA#search=%22pibloktoq%22 Higgs, Rachel D., "Pibloktoq - A study of culture-bound syndrome in the circumpolar region." The Macalester Review. Volume 1, Issue 1, Article 3, Spring 2011.]