The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
- Volume 32
- Number 4
- October 2020
Windows to the Brain
Special Articles
Publication date: 13 May 2020
Pages322–333Younger-onset dementia (YOD) presents with heterogeneous symptoms, has a variety of etiologies, and can be difficult to diagnose. The authors conducted a rapid review of longitudinal YOD cohorts and their related substudies to evaluate current literature ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.19110238Publication date: 06 May 2020
Pages334–343Visual hallucinations, which are part of the syndrome of Parkinson’s disease (PD) psychosis, affect patients’ quality of life and increase the likelihood of residential aged-care placement. The association between visual hallucinations and dopaminergic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.19110316Publication date: 06 May 2020
Pages344–351Patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) commonly have speech and voice problems that affect their functional communication and that are not sensitive to pharmacological or neurosurgical treatments. The authors aimed to evaluate the effects of speech and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.19020044Regular Articles
Publication date: 14 April 2020
Pages352–361Objective: The pathological cascades associated with the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have a common element: acidosis. T1rho MRI is a pH-sensitive measure, with higher values associated with greater neuropathological burden. The authors ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.19100221Publication date: 13 May 2020
Pages362–369Objective: The authors examined the effects of two common functional polymorphisms—brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Val66Met and catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) Val158Met—on cognitive, neuropsychiatric, and motor symptoms and MRI findings in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.19100211Clinical and Research Reports
Publication date: 05 June 2020
Pages370–375Objectives: The authors investigated the topography of cholinergic vulnerability in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with the vesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT) [18F]-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.19070165Publication date: 05 June 2020
Pages376–384Objective: Previous studies have documented manic and hypomanic symptoms in behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), suggesting a relationship between bipolar disorder and bvFTD. Methods: The investigators conducted a literature review as well as ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20010003Publication date: 14 April 2020
Pages385–388Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinically and radiologically diagnosed disorder distinguished by subcortical vasogenic cerebral edema. To date, its presentation has been described through summarized neurological categories, such ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.19080184Treatment in Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry
Publication date: 28 July 2020
Pages389–395Children with functional neurological disorder (FND) present with motor and sensory neurological symptoms that impair health and physical functioning and that create an ongoing clinical burden for caregivers and hospitals worldwide. Treatment programs for ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.19120355