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The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

  • Volume 27
  • Number 4
  • October 2015

Windows to the Brain

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Special Articles

Publication date: 12 June 2015

Pages254–261

Schizophrenia is characterized by profound deficits in social competence and functioning, independent from active psychotic symptoms at different stages of the disease. Social deficits in schizophrenia are clinically well characterized, but their ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.14120377

Publication date: 24 March 2015

Pages262–271

Anxiety is common in Huntington’s disease (HD), though it has been under-researched. The authors conducted a systematic review of anxiety in HD. The prevalence of anxiety in manifest HD ranged from 13% to 71%. No significant difference in anxiety between ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.14100265

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Regular Articles

Publication date: 10 August 2015

Pages280–286

This study aimed to characterize preinjury emotional-behavioral functioning in pediatric patients with lingering problems after mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). The clinical case series design included 278 patients 8–17 years old. Parents ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.14120373

Publication date: 24 March 2015

Pages287–298

Diagnostic methods are considered a major concern in the determination of mild traumatic brain injury. The authors examined brain oxygenation patterns in subjects with severe and minor persistent postconcussive difficulties and a healthy control group ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.14100276

Publication date: 10 August 2015

Pages299–303

There are limited data regarding the incidence of pathological laughter and crying (PLC) after traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study aimed to identify the occurrence of PLC in the first year after TBI and to determine whether there is a relationship ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.15030045

Publication date: 06 February 2015

Pages311–321

Pre-ECT neurology consultations are often requested to determine the relative risk of the procedure in patients with neurological comorbidities, but there is limited data to guide clinicians. The authors performed a retrospective chart review of all ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.14080195

Publication date: 01 October 2015

Pages326–332

A cross-sectional analysis examined medication records in the National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center Database for community-dwelling patients with dementia who visited an Alzheimer’s Disease Center between 2008 and 2014. Hispanic participants had a 1.62-...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.15010020

Publication date: 17 July 2015

Pages333–338

To better understand the natural history of poststroke apathy, the authors tested 96 patients undergoing acute rehabilitation for stroke using the Apathy Inventory. A total of 28% of patients had apathy. Their Apathy Inventory scores improved a mean of 1 ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.15010001

Publication date: 17 July 2015

Pages339–344

Epilepsy affects not only the patient but also the patient’s cohabiting relatives, to various degrees. This study investigated state and trait anxiety, depression, and social fear and avoidance levels in 48 adult patients with epilepsy and 48 family ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.15030061

Publication date: 17 July 2015

Pages345–353

Intolerance of uncertainty is a key contributor to anxiety-related disorders. Recent studies highlight its importance in other clinical disorders. The link between its clinical presentation and the underlying neural correlates remains unclear. This review ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.14120387

Publication date: 10 August 2015

Pages354–361

The authors examined current research trends in neuropsychiatry by analyzing original research studies published since the new millennium. A total of 14,587 articles published between 2000 and 2013 were systematically screened from 10 neuropsychiatry ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.15010024

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Clinical and Research Reports

Publication date: 06 February 2015

Pages362–364

In contrast to improvement in emotion recognition bias by traditional antidepressants, the authors report preliminary findings that changes in facial emotion recognition are not associated with response of depressive symptoms after repeated ketamine ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.14100243

Publication date: 24 March 2015

Pages365–370

Patients with delirium may fail to respond to standard therapies. Sixteen patients with management-refractory hyperactive delirium responded to adjunctive valproic acid, with complete resolution of hyperactive delirium in 13 cases. A rationale for using ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.14080190

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