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The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

  • Volume 11
  • Number 2
  • May 1999

Windows to the Brain

Special Article

Publication date: 01 May 1999

Pages176–189

Psychiatric disorders frequently compound the disability and complicate the management of neurologic conditions. These disorders result in increased morbidity for the person afflicted, stress for the caregiver, and financial burden. This study reviews the ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.11.2.176

Publication date: 01 May 1999

Pages190–208

Electrical activity of each brain region is homeostatically regulated, resulting in predictable frequency composition of the background EEG. Replicated normative databases have established that the EEG power spectrum is independent of ethnic background. ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.11.2.190

Publication date: 01 May 1999

Pages209–221

The author presents the hypothesis that reduced delta EEG power observed in cocaine withdrawal is related to changes in dopamine (DA) transmission related to cocaine sensitization. Evidence for this hypothesis includes the topographic anatomical ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.11.2.209

Regular Article

Publication date: 01 May 1999

Pages222–233

Individuals infected with HIV are at risk to develop cognitive impairment during the course of their disease. Although many patients develop an HIV-associated dementia, others may develop the less severe minor cognitive motor disorder (MCMD). In this ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.11.2.222

Publication date: 01 May 1999

Pages234–240

Patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus, type 1, may present with neuropsychiatric manifestations across all stages of disease. Frequently, these patients may present with more than one neuropsychiatric disorder concomitantly. The case ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.11.2.234

Publication date: 01 May 1999

Pages241–247

Sjögren's syndrome is a common medical condition that may produce psychiatric symptoms. Untreated deficits can become permanent, sometimes resulting in death. The hypothesized mechanism involves CNS vasculitis. Psychoactive medications treat psychiatric ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.11.2.241

Publication date: 01 May 1999

Pages248–252

In this pilot study, 6 patients who complained of persisting coldness after brain injury were treated with intranasal vasopressin (DDAVP) twice daily for 1 month. Response was assessed after 1 month of treatment, DDAVP was discontinued, and response was ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.11.2.248

Publication date: 01 May 1999

Pages253–258

Laughter is a particularly human behavior. Neuropsychiatrists are faced with disorders of laughter, yet the nature of this behavior and its disturbances remains obscure. The authors report an unusual patient with involuntary and unremitting laughter for ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.11.2.253

Publication date: 01 May 1999

Pages259–267

Similar neurosurgical procedures exist for Parkinson's disease (PD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Because PD is seen as a brain disease and OCD as a disease of the mind, neurologists and psychiatrists may be more aware of and more optimistic ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.11.2.259

Clinical and Research Reports

Publication date: 01 May 1999

Pages268–270

The investigators evaluated donepezil, an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, for vascular dementia. Eight outpatients with subcortical lesions and mild to moderate cognitive impairment received donepezil for 6 months. During this period, cognitive measures ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.11.2.268

Publication date: 01 May 1999

Pages271–273

Depression is common in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, but tricyclic compounds are not well tolerated and newer antidepressants have not been studied. Effects of 150–400 mg/day of moclobemide, a reversible monoamine oxidase A inhibitor, were studied in ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.11.2.271

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