The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
- Volume 6
- Number 2
- May 1994
Publication date: 01 May 1994
Pages93–99The relationship between neuropsychiatric disorders and dysfunction of subcortical structures is the theme of the 1994 joint meeting of the British and American Neuropsychiatric Associations, to be held July 21- 24, 1994, in Newport, Rhode Island. In this ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.6.2.93Publication date: 01 May 1994
Pages100–113The authors review the relationship of repetitive behaviors to frontal lobe degenerations and report the repetitive and compulsive behaviors, radiologic imaging findings, and neuropathology of 3 patients with dementia secondary to frontal lobe ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.6.2.100Publication date: 01 May 1994
Pages114–121Attempts to elucidate the pathophysiology of symptom production in mood disorders can be enhanced by information from two sources. First, insights into localization can be gained from the secondary mood disorders; these clinical problems suggest the brain ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.6.2.114Publication date: 01 May 1994
Pages122–133Catatonia is a neuropsychiatric syndrome that may present a difficult diagnostic dilemma. Catatonic disorder due to general medical conditions must be considered in every patient with catatonic signs. Four patients with this disorder are presented. In ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.6.2.122Publication date: 01 May 1994
Pages134–142This original point prevalence study provides sociodemographic characteristics and Canadian household prevalence rates of adults (15 years and older) with disability who have survived a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the type, number, and prevalence ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.6.2.134Publication date: 01 May 1994
Pages143–146Substance abuse frequently accompanies and complicates serious traumatic brain injury (TBI). An important prerequisite to providing assistance to TBI patients is the ability to identify substance abuse accurately. The authors prospectively evaluated 10 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.6.2.143Publication date: 01 May 1994
Pages147–153This study assessed the frequency and type of sexual disorders associated with Huntington's disease (HD) in an unbiased sample. Of 39 HD patients and 32 of their partners, 82% and 66%, respectively, had one or more sexual disorders by DSM-III-R criteria. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.6.2.147Publication date: 01 May 1994
Pages154–159The authors review the records of 6 patients with Huntington's disease (HD) who received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for depression. Five patients met criteria for major depression and 1 for bipolar disorder, depressed. None of the patients had ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.6.2.154Publication date: 01 May 1994
Pages160–164The relationship between duration of illness and neuropsychological performance was examined in 25 asymptomatic HIV-infected men with an estimated date of seroconversion. Mean duration of illness was approximately 2 years. After controlling for CD4 level ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.6.2.160Publication date: 01 May 1994
Pages165–169In a study of 104 patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and 61 control subjects with equal disability scores, PD patients had higher depression scores (P < 0.001) than control subjects. Functional disability was correlated with depression in PD and, in a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.6.2.165Publication date: 01 May 1994
Pages170–175The authors studied 6 patients with end-stage cirrhosis and 6 age- and sex-matched normal control subjects by using SPECT brain scans to determine whether subclinical hepatic encephalopathy (HE) altered regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF). In addition, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.6.2.170Publication date: 01 May 1994
Pages176–180The authors present a follow-up of a previously described patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Her condition continued to worsen, and she died 5 years after disease onset. Neuropathological findings were consistent with the diagnosis of Pick'...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.6.2.176Publication date: 01 May 1994
Pages181–184Two patients with long-standing idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD), without individual or family histories of affective disorders, developed bipolar mood disorders. Both were treated with lithium and clozapine, and one responded favorably. These may be ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.6.2.181Publication date: 01 May 1994
Pages184–187Female trichotillomania patients, obsessive-compulsive disorder patients, and normal control subjects did not differ in total scores on a neurological soft signs battery. Further studies should determine whether the increased neurological soft signs ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.6.2.184Publication date: 01 May 1994
Pages187–188Body weight was examined in chronic schizophrenic patients. Underweight medicated patients had normal ventricular brain ratios (VBRs) on CT. Overweight patients had both normal and abnormal VBRs. Weight decreased during neuroleptic withdrawal; caloric ...
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