The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
- Volume 23
- Number 1
- January 2011
Letters
Windows to the Brain
Special Articles
Publication date: 01 January 2011
Pages6–15Unimpaired cognition is an important feature of successful aging. Differences in cognitive performance among healthy older adults may be related to differences in brain structure. The authors reviewed the literature to examine the relationship between ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.1.jnp6Publication date: 01 January 2011
Pages16–28This systematic review analyzed data from studies examining memory and cognitive function in subjects with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), compared with subjects exposed to trauma (but without PTSD). Based on analysis of 21 articles published in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.1.jnp16Regular Articles
Publication date: 01 January 2011
Pages29–39The study's objective was to assess the nature, rate, predictive factors, and neuroimaging correlates of novel (new-onset) definite anxiety disorders and novel definite/subclinical anxiety disorders (in a broader group of children with at least ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.1.jnp29Publication date: 01 January 2011
Pages40–47Using the event-related potential P3a component as a marker, the authors tested the efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for reducing hyperarousability to specific threat stimuli in one Vietnam veteran with chronic posttraumatic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.1.jnp40Publication date: 01 January 2011
Pages48–55Parkinson's disease (PD) has been associated with a distinctive parkinsonian personality, characterized by conscientiousness, punctuality, industriousness, and reduced novelty-seeking, as compared with healthy elderly persons. Similar traits are ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.1.jnp48Publication date: 01 January 2011
Pages56–62Of 96 Parkinson's disease patients surveyed at the University of Florida Movement Disorders Center, one (1%) met diagnostic criteria for binge-eating disorder. Eight (8.3%) exhibited subthreshold binge eating. Psychometric criteria classified problem ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.1.jnp56Publication date: 01 January 2011
Pages63–67To investigate dopamine transporter in major depressive disorder and Parkinson's disease, the authors obtained single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) brain images from 13 patients with major depression, 17 Parkinson's disease patients, and 10 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.1.jnp63Publication date: 01 January 2011
Pages68–73Obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptoms are clinically important phenomena in people with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are considered as neurodevelopmental disorders with dysfunctional frontal subcortical circuitry. In ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.1.jnp68Publication date: 01 January 2011
Pages74–82The authors investigated aspects of interpersonal sensitivity and perspective-taking in relation to empathy, social cognitions, and executive functioning in 26 frontotemporal dementia (FTD) patients. Behavioral-variant FTD (bvFTD) patients were ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.1.jnp74Publication date: 01 January 2011
Pages83–89The authors investigated the combined age and HIV effects on cognitive functions in 146 individuals, 116 of whom had HIV infection. Forty-two percent had HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder, and all were receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.1.jnp83Neuropsychiatric Practice and Opinion
Publication date: 01 January 2011
Pages90–97Abnormal autoimmune activity has been implicated in a number of neuropsychiatric disorders. In this review, the authors discuss a newly recognized class of synaptic autoimmune encephalitides as well as behavioral and cognitive manifestations of systemic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.1.jnp90Clinical and Research Reports
Publication date: 01 January 2011
Pages98–106The authors recruited 100 active and former National Football League players, representing 27 teams and all positions. Players underwent a clinical history, brain SPECT imaging, qEEG, and multiple neuropsychological measures, including MicroCog. Relative ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.1.jnp98Publication date: 01 January 2011
Pages107–110Structural deficits in the frontotemporal network have been shown in individuals with psychopathy and are posited to contribute to neuropsychological impairments such as response perseveration. However, no study to date has examined structural correlates ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.1.jnp107Publication date: 01 January 2011
Pages111–114Spectral coupling between delta and beta oscillations has been related to anxiety. The authors provide preliminary evidence that frontal brain oscillatory coupling discriminates children born to socially phobic versus healthy parents, despite there being ...
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