The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
- Volume 10
- Number 3
- August 1998
Special Article
Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages249–266This report reviews clinical neuropsychiatric findings and opportunities for research in Huntington's, Wilson's, and Fahr's diseases. Consistent, systematic methodology is lacking among neuropsychiatric studies in these lenticulostriatal diseases. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.10.3.249Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages267–279Dementia associated with cortical Lewy bodies on neuropathologic examination may comprise the second largest category of age-related cognitive impairment, after Alzheimer's disease. Despite its prevalence, a consensus has not yet been reached regarding ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.10.3.267Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages280–289This review integrates findings from neuropsychological, PET, and MRI studies in human subjects and neurochemical findings in animals to make inferences about neuropsychiatric consequences of chronic abuse of cocaine. It also aims to develop insights into ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.10.3.280Regular Article
Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages290–297Factors predictive of psychiatric outcome in the second 6 months following traumatic brain injury (TBI) in 43 children and adolescents were assessed prospectively. The outcome measure was the presence of a psychiatric disorder not present before the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.10.3.290Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages298–307The objectives of this study were to investigate cortical development and hemispheric asymmetry in abused children. Fifteen hospitalized children (mean age 10.7±2.5 years) with severe physical or sexual abuse and 15 normal children (10.1±3.1 years) were ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.10.3.298Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages308–313Veterans with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder were evaluated for a history of blast concussion, controlling for confounding conditions. Electroencephalograms were analyzed by discriminant function for traumatic brain injury. A difference was found ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.10.3.308Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages314–319If depression is associated with apathy, then they should be expressed together in different dementia syndromes and should co-occur at varying levels of disease severity. The authors performed a cross-sectional comparison of neuropsychiatric symptoms in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.10.3.314Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages320–329The authors examined the relationship between apathy, depression, and cognitive performance in 48 HIV-1–seropositive and 21 seronegative (control) subjects, using reaction time (RT) and working memory tasks. Apathy, but not depression, was associated with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.10.3.320Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages330–337A woman developed the delusional syndrome of erotomania 4 years after subarachnoid hemorrhage from a ruptured basilar artery aneurysm. The authors review the literature on erotomania in association with neurologic and medical conditions. Although no cause-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.10.3.330Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages338–342Cognitive problems are frequently reported in patients with eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome (EMS). This is the first study to explore, in EMS, the relationship between specific neuropsychological deficits and fatigue and pain. Relationships among depression,...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.10.3.338Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages343–350The authors assessed 72 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected patients with a self-rating slowness scale (SRSS) concerning mental and motor slowness in their activities of daily living. In order to understand the relationship between complaints of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.10.3.343Clinical and Research Report
Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages351–353Magnetic resonance imaging scans were visually inspected to investigate the incidence of gray matter heterotopia (GMH) in a group of 55 schizophrenic patients and a group of 75 control subjects. No GMHs were found in the control subjects. In the patient ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.10.3.351Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages354–358Isolated symmetric damage to the amygdalae and their cortical connections occurred in an individual following cancer treatment. The lesions were imaged after reversal of hyponatremia. The patient displayed marked behavioral changes including visual ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.10.3.354Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages359–362This report documents a case of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following psychological trauma with cerebral insult and amnesia for the traumatic event. The case history demonstrates the role of implicit memory in PTSD and indicates that the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.10.3.359Book Review
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