The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
- Volume 28
- Number 1
- January 2016
Windows to the Brain
Editorial
Special Articles
Publication date: 09 October 2015
Pages9–16For nearly 80 years, suicidality was not considered to be a core clinical feature of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). In recent years, suicide has been widely cited as being associated with CTE, and now depression has been proposed to be one of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.15070172Publication date: 25 September 2015
Pages17–25Schizophrenia is a neuropsychiatric disorder of complex etiology. Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) have been presented as possible candidates explaining the connections between the genetic, infectious, neurodevelopmental, and neuroinflammatory ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.15030059Regular Articles
Publication date: 09 October 2015
Pages26–31The effect of psychotic symptoms in Parkinson’s disease (PD) is variable among patients, and different methods to assess psychosis may yield conflicting results. A sample of 102 patients with a diagnosis of idiopathic PD underwent neurological, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.15050119Publication date: 25 September 2015
Pages32–37This study examined the predictive value of variables known early in the course of posttraumatic amnesia (PTA) on length of PTA and functional outcome of acute rehabilitation. Forty patients with traumatic brain injury who had PTA at admission for acute ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.15040081Publication date: 25 September 2015
Pages38–44Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the ventral capsule/ventral striatum (VC/VS) is a novel therapy for neuropsychiatric disorders. Hypomania is a known complication of VC/VS DBS, but who is at risk is less understood. Factors such as family history, combined ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.15040089Publication date: 25 September 2015
Pages45–48This study evaluated the degree of mixed-handedness in predominantly right-handed Vietnam combat veteran twins and their identical, combat-unexposed cotwins. The “high-risk” cotwins of combat veterans with combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.15040090Publication date: 25 September 2015
Pages49–55This study was conducted to identify a potential neuroendophenotype for autism using diffusion tensor imaging. Whole-brain, voxel-based analysis of fractional anisotropy was conducted in 50 children: 19 with autism, 20 unaffected siblings, and 11 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.15050109Publication date: 25 September 2015
Pages56–61Seizures are a common comorbid condition in patients with dementia, but their characteristics have been poorly described. The authors performed a retrospective chart review using ICD-9 diagnosis codes consistent with seizures and with dementia. Seventy-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.15060143Clinical and Research Reports
Publication date: 09 October 2015
Pages62–65This pilot study investigated the feasibility of a comprehensive battery of tests assessing psychomotor retardation after a 3-week protocol of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression. In addition to the beneficial effect of this ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.15030068Letters
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