The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
- Volume 12
- Number 4
- November 2000
Windows to the Brain
Special Article
Publication date: 01 November 2000
Pages425–450Dementia with Lewy bodies is a relatively common cause of dementia. Much has been learned about this disorder, yet much remains to be elucidated, especially in regard to early clinical diagnosis. To clarify the future research agenda in this area, the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.12.4.425Regular Article
Publication date: 01 November 2000
Pages451–457This study was designed to determine whether apathy is associated with neurocognitive symptoms and/or depressive symptoms in HIV/AIDS and also whether apathy is associated with patient expectancies about antiretroviral medication adherence. Seventy-five ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.12.4.451Publication date: 01 November 2000
Pages458–464Physicians are often reluctant to use psychotropic medications in epilepsy patients with psychiatric disorders because of concern over the potential risk for lowering seizure threshold. This study assesses retrospectively the impact of psychotropic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.12.4.458Publication date: 01 November 2000
Pages465–471In an attempt to elucidate the neurobiological basis of hypofrontality in depression, alterations of oxyhemoglobin and deoxyhemoglobin were examined by using near-infrared spectroscopy of the left frontal region in 9 elderly patients with depressive ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.12.4.465Publication date: 01 November 2000
Pages472–479The authors sought to define “abnormal” levels for total scores on the CERAD Behavioral Rating Scale for Dementia (BRSD) and for 37 BRSD items by comparing 242 patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and 64 normal elderly control subjects (NEC). BRSD total ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.12.4.472Publication date: 01 November 2000
Pages480–484The objective of this study was to examine the association between psychiatric symptoms and methamphetamine dependence. A four-hour survey was administered to 1,580 arrestees sampled from the 14 most populous counties in California. The survey included ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.12.4.480Publication date: 01 November 2000
Pages485–492Schizophrenia patients vary in right ear advantage (REA) on dichotic listening tests for assessing left hemispheric dominance for language processing. The authors examined if patients with low REA differed from other patients in symptoms and in resting ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.12.4.485A Volumetric Study of Hippocampus and Amygdala in Depressed Patients With Subjective Memory Problems
Publication date: 01 November 2000
Pages493–498MRI was used to measure amygdalar and hippocampal volumes in 14 nondemented depressed patients who persistently complained of “memory” difficulties and in 14 control subjects. Mild neuropsychological impairment had been detected in 5 patients before the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.12.4.493Clinical and Research Reports
Publication date: 01 November 2000
Pages499–501The mood, self-evaluative, and vegetative symptoms of depression in myasthenia gravis were assessed. The frequency of depression was significantly elevated only when assessed by measuring vegetative symptoms. These findings suggest that mood in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.12.4.499Publication date: 01 November 2000
Pages502–505Late-onset schizophrenia has been noted to have distinct clinical characteristics. The authors compared symptom characteristics between early- and intermediate-onset patients (N=259) to determine whether clinical features distinguished differences within ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.12.4.502Neuropsychiatric Practice and Opinion
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