The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
- Volume 24
- Number 1
- January 2012
Letters
Windows to the Brain
Publication date: 01 January 2012
Pages1–4Abnormalities of the physiological reward system are believed to play a major part in many serious psychiatric disorders, such as substance abuse, pathological gambling, and major depression. Motivation that involves liking, wanting, craving, and learning ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.24.1.1Special Articles
Publication date: 01 January 2012
Pages5–15Vitamin B12 deficiency has been associated with global neurologic, cognitive, and mood symptoms. The authors describe early and later symptoms of this deficiency, associated conditions, and approaches to diagnosis and treatment.
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.11020052Publication date: 01 January 2012
Pages16–27This review article provides extensive and in-depth reporting of research on studies assessing impulse-control disorder in its many forms, as it relates to Tourette's syndrome. Findings are presented in terms of varying patient samples and demographics: ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.10010013Regular Articles
Publication date: 01 January 2012
Pages28–36Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus, as used to treat Parkinson's disease, often brings about improvement in motor function, but can have variable effects on mood. The authors give a detailed process description of the effects of variable ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.11030060Publication date: 01 January 2012
Pages37–46The cognitive correlates of functional status are essential to dementia case-finding. The authors have used structural-equation models to explicitly distinguish dementia-relevant variance in cognitive task performance (i.e., δ) from the variance that is ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.11040078Publication date: 01 January 2012
Pages47–52This study used the Bear-Fedio Personality Inventory (BFI) to compare 41 individuals with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and 37 with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (NES). Both groups exhibited similar elevations on the BFI, although TLE individuals show ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.11020039Publication date: 01 January 2012
Pages53–60A group of 111 patients with Huntington's disease (HD) underwent a minimum of three annual neuropsychiatric assessments, using the Problem Behaviors Assessment for Huntington's Disease (PBA-HD). Longitudinal prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms was ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.11030057Publication date: 01 January 2012
Pages61–70Difficulties with sustained attention have been found among both persons with HIV infection (HIV+) and bipolar disorder (BD). The authors examined sustained attention among 39 HIV+ individuals with BD (HIV+/BD+) and 33 HIV-infected individuals without BD (...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.11010028Publication date: 01 January 2012
Pages71–80The effect that HIV type 1 (HIV) has on neurocognition is a dynamic process whereby peripheral events are likely involved in setting the stage for clinical findings. In spite of antiretroviral therapy (ART), patients continue to be at risk for HIV-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.11050109Publication date: 01 January 2012
Pages81–86This study is aimed at investigating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in three groups of patients matched for age and gender; namely, focal dystonia (FD), hemifacial spasm (HFS), and healthy-control subjects (HC). All subjects were investigated with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.11020048Publication date: 01 January 2012
Pages87–94The study sought to identify differences in motor functioning between autism and Asperger syndrome while also assessing the diagnostic contribution of such assessment. A sample of 16 individuals with autism and 10 with Asperger syndrome completed the Dean-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.11050105Clinical Research Reports
Publication date: 01 January 2012
Pages95–101Delirium is understudied in developing countries, where there tends to be a lower proportion of older persons and comorbid dementia. The authors assessed 100 consecutive cases of DSM-IV delirium (patients' mean age: 44.4 [standard deviation: 19.4] years; ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.11010009Publication date: 01 January 2012
Pages102–110Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a novel and effective surgical intervention for refractory Parkinson's disease (PD). The authors review the current literature to identify the clinical correlates associated with subthalamic nucleus (STN) DBS-induced ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.10070109Publication date: 01 January 2012
Pages111–114A group of 34 children and adolescents suspected of having attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder were referred for a computerized evaluation that included sustained attention, working memory, planning, and set-shifting. Although only sustained ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.11010014Book Review
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