The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Publication date: 01 April 2018

Publication date: 14 November 2017

The events leading to traumatic brain injury (TBI) are often psychologically traumatic (e.g., motor vehicle accidents) or occur within a broader context of psychological trauma, such as military combat or recurrent interpersonal violence. In such cases, ...

Publication date: 29 November 2017

The rate and oscillatory hypotheses are the two main current frameworks of basal ganglia pathophysiology. Both hypotheses have emerged from research on movement disorders sharing similar conceptualizations. These pathological conditions are classified ...

Publication date: 29 November 2017

Huntington’s disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disease involving motor, cognitive, and psychiatric/behavioral impairments that will eventually affect work role functioning. Few objective data exist regarding predictors of workplace disability ...

Publication date: 20 February 2018

Depressive symptoms and sensory dysfunction, such as reduction in visual and olfactory function, are common in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Previous studies have suggested that depressive symptoms are associated with visual impairments and potentially with ...

Publication date: 24 October 2017

White matter hyperintensities (WMHs) include periventricular WMH (pvWMH) and deep WMH. When hyperintensities in the basal ganglia or brainstem are included, the collective term is subcortical hyperintensities. Both WMH and medial temporal lobe atrophy (...

Publication date: 25 January 2018

Poststroke depression is independently associated with poor health outcomes, such as increased mortality, disability, anxiety, and lower quality of life. Identifying the potential biomarkers and detailed mechanisms of poststroke depression may improve the ...

Publication date: 12 January 2018

Catatonia is under-diagnosed in psychiatric settings. No studies have explored the under-diagnosis of catatonia in general hospitals. The authors conducted a retrospective chart review using DSM-5 criteria to diagnose catatonia in medical inpatients ...

Publication date: 14 November 2017

Despite advancements in the assessment and management of functional neurological disorder (FND), the feasibility of implementing a new standard of care remains unclear. Chart reviews were performed for 100 patients with motor FND to investigate factors ...

Publication date: 14 November 2017

Psychosis is common in Parkinson’s disease (PD), especially in advanced disease, and can lead to a number of psychotic symptoms, including delusions. One uncommon delusion is Capgras syndrome (CS). The authors report on three PD patients with a history of ...

Publication date: 14 November 2017