The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
- Volume 23
- Number 2
- April 2011
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Publication date: 01 April 2011
Pages126–131Primary “cognitive” disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease) often have behavioral features, just as primary behavioral disorders (e.g., schizophrenia) often have cognitive features. Drug research in recent years has expanded into targeting the full range of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.2.jnp126Departments
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Publication date: 01 April 2011
Pages132–140Although well-known from head trauma and acute strokes, sociopathic behavior from dementia is less known and understood. This study reviewed 33 dementia patients who had been in trouble with the law. They were divided into two groups: 22 who committed ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.2.jnp132Publication date: 01 April 2011
Pages141–148Psychogenic movement disorders (PMDs) often result in disability and diminished quality of life, yet medical therapies are presently limited and largely ineffective. On the basis of previous reports that transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.2.jnp141Publication date: 01 April 2011
Pages149–154The authors investigated whether engaging in cognitive activities is associated with aging and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in a cross-sectional study derived from an ongoing population-based study of normal cognitive aging and MCI in Olmsted County, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.2.jnp149Publication date: 01 April 2011
Pages155–162The corpus callosum (CC), has been hypothesized to be implicated in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia; however, the findings from magnetic resonance imaging studies are conflicting. Moreover, the relationship between first-rank-symptoms (FRS) and CC ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.2.jnp155Publication date: 01 April 2011
Pages163–167Endocrine changes are reported in both epilepsy and depression. The interrelationships between mood, epilepsy, and endocrine changes are not well characterized. The authors included 40 epileptic patients (20 depressed, 20 nondepressed) and 20 healthy ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.2.jnp163Publication date: 01 April 2011
Pages168–172Few studies have reported neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in primary progressive aphasia (PPA), a neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects the left hemisphere. Depression is associated with left-sided stroke, but it remains unclear whether ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.2.jnp168Publication date: 01 April 2011
Pages173–179Suicide is common among individuals with psychiatric illness; executive functioning may be associated with suicide risk. The authors examined demographic, clinical, and executive-functioning variables in suicide ideators and suicide attempters, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.2.jnp173Publication date: 01 April 2011
Pages180–188Studies using composite measurement of cognition suggest that cognitive performance is similar across motor variants of delirium. The authors assessed neuropsychological and symptom profiles in 100 consecutive cases of DSM-IV delirium allocated to motor ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.2.jnp180Publication date: 01 April 2011
Pages189–193Individuals with schizophrenia have difficulties in recognizing facial emotions in others. This study investigated whether this impairment also exists for self-generated expressions. Nineteen patients with schizophrenia and 19 comparison subjects were ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.2.jnp189Clinical Research Reports
Publication date: 01 April 2011
Pages194–197The safety of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in patients with deep brain stimulation (DBS) has not been established. Cases reported had no adverse events, but DBS was withheld throughout the weeks of the ECT course. The authors report the first case of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.2.jnp194Publication date: 01 April 2011
Pages198–200The authors' findings suggest that major depressive disorder (MDD) may occur as a prodrome to and may delay diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS). Lifetime prevalence of MDD was 59%; 14% of subjects reported MDD as a prodrome to MS, and 10% reported a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.2.jnp198Publication date: 01 April 2011
Pages201–205Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is a complex entity with no known objective diagnostic markers. To test the hypothesis that sleep disturbances in the acute mTBI period can serve as an indicator of brain injury, the authors compared sleep polysomnograms ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.2.jnp201Publication date: 01 April 2011
Pages206–210In this open-label pilot study, the authors evaluated the effect of memantine on the distribution of brain glucose metabolism in four Huntington's disease (HD) patients as determined by serial 18-fluoro-deoxyglucose [F18]FDG-PET scans over a period of 3–4 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.2.jnp206Publication date: 01 April 2011
Pages211–214The performance of 15 participants with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders (SCZ) on an inferential-reasoning task was compared with that of 15 healthy-control participants (HC). The SCZ group showed poorer inferential reasoning than HCs, independent of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.2.jnp211Publication date: 01 April 2011
Pages215–218The authors did a preliminary examination asking whether plasma ceramides were elevated in depression, and whether the elevation was more pronounced in Alzheimer's disease patients than in control subjects. Results suggest that plasma ceramides are ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.2.jnp215Publication date: 01 April 2011
Pages219–222This study examined the influence of thyroid markers (TSH and FT4) on cognition in a sample of rural-dwelling women. Data were analyzed from 81 women who were enrolled in an ongoing study of rural health, Project FRONTIER. Cognition was assessed with the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.2.jnp219Publication date: 01 April 2011
Pages223–226The authors report clinical features and treatment response in 25 patients with catatonia admitted to an inpatient psychiatric unit specializing in psychotic disorders. Electroconvulsive therapy, benzodiazepines, and clozapine had beneficial effects on ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.2.jnp223Book Review
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