Update on once-daily zonisamide monotherapy in partial seizures.

abstract：:Capgras syndrome consists of the delusional belief that a person or persons have been replaced by doubles or impostors. It can occur in the context of both psychiatric and organic illness, and seems to be related to lesions of the bifrontal and right limbic and temporal regions. Indeed, magnetic resonance imaging has ...

journal_title：Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

authors： Luca M,Bordone A,Luca A,Patti A,Sortino G,Calandra C

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitive impairment is closely related to real-life functioning in patients with schizophrenia. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of adjunctive treatment with donepezil on cognition in patients with chronic schizophrenia. This was a 12-week, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study of...

journal_title：Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

authors： Zhu W,Zhang Z,Qi J,Liu F,Chen J,Zhao J,Guo X

更新日期：2014-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Progressive cognitive decline develops in a nontrivial minority of stroke survivors. Although commonly used to identify cognitive decline in older stroke survivors, the usefulness of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) as a screening tool for post-stroke cognitive decline across a wider range of ages is...

journal_title：Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

authors： Arciniegas DB,Kellermeyer GF,Bonifer NM,Anderson-Salvi KM,Anderson CA

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:This study examined the links between 24-hour activity patterns (specifically, amplitude and timing of wrist activity) and the persisting qualities of clinical antidepressant response to the glutamatergic modulator ketamine. Methods:Twenty-four-hour activity patterns were compared across 5 days of 24-hour acti...

journal_title：Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

authors： Duncan WC Jr,Slonena EE,Hejazi NS,Brutsche N,Park LT,Henter ID,Ballard ED,Zarate CA Jr

更新日期：2018-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Abnormalities in both cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) have been reported in psychiatric disorders. Analysis of saliva, urine and blood cortisol and DHEA levels provides an index of hormone levels over a short time period. Unlike such conventional measures, fingernails incorporate endogenous hormones ...

journal_title：Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

authors： Warnock F,McElwee K,Seo RJ,McIsaac S,Seim D,Ramirez-Aponte T,Macritchie KA,Young AH

更新日期：2010-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to assess psychiatric morbidities of patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) in a prospective study at pretreatment, and 3 and 6 months after treatment, and to compare their health-related quality of life (HRQL) between those with and without depressive disorders (depression). MATERIALS AND METHODS...

journal_title：Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

authors： Wu YS,Lin PY,Chien CY,Fang FM,Chiu NM,Hung CF,Lee Y,Chong MY

更新日期：2016-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Decreased relapse rate and slower disease progression have been reported with long-term use of immunomodulatory treatments (IMTs, interferon beta or glatiramer acetate) in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. There are, however, patients who do not respond to such treatments, and they can be potential can...

journal_title：Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

authors： Mezei Z,Bereczki D,Racz L,Csiba L,Csepany T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To investigate the relationship between Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) score and psychiatrists' judgment of working ability in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and painful physical symptoms. Methods:This was a prospective, observational, 12-week study in patients who received duloxetin...

journal_title：Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

authors： Kuga A,Otsubo T,Tsuji T,Hayashi S,Imagawa H,Fujikoshi S,Escobar R

更新日期：2019-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hemostasis is affected by interactions between physiological processes, including those connected with the coagulation system, whose essence is converting fibrinogen into fibrin. The role of factor VIII (FVIII) consists in activating factor X, which directly participates in the generation of thrombin, whic...

journal_title：Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

authors： Lasek-Bal A,Puz P,Kazibutowska Z

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quetiapine is an atypical antipsychotic agent which is also prescribed for delirium due to its anti-dopaminergic effects; aphasia is an unusual side effect associated with the drug. Here, we report the case of an 83-year-old woman who was prescribed quetiapine (50 mg per day) for delirium. Unexpected, global aphasia o...

journal_title：Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

authors： Chien CF,Huang P,Hsieh SW

更新日期：2017-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:The aim of this study was to investigate the association between benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and vertebral artery (VA) flow rates and diameters by using Doppler ultrasonography in patients with BPPV. Additionally, we aimed to investigate the abnormalities of VA values obtained by extracranial...

journal_title：Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

authors： Yazıcı A,İnanç Y

更新日期：2018-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke is one of the common causes of death and disability in the world. The intraluminal middle cerebral artery occlusion/reperfusion (MCAO/R) model is a "gold standard" in surgical ischemic stroke models. Here, we optimized the procedure of this model by ligating on external carotid artery (ECA) stump and two ligatu...

journal_title：Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

authors： Cai Q,Xu G,Liu J,Wang L,Deng G,Liu J,Chen Z

更新日期：2016-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Sleep disturbance is a major health concern for heroin users receiving methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). The present study was aimed to investigate the predictors for new-onset clinically predominant sleep disturbance (CPSD) among heroin users receiving MMT. Methods:This 2-year retrospective study in...

journal_title：Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

authors： Li DJ,Chung KS,Wu HC,Hsu CY,Yen CF

更新日期：2018-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Latest studies show that low-energy extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) can upregulate levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). VEGF can ease nervous tissue harm after spinal cord injury (SCI). This study aims to explore whether low-energy ESWT can promote expression of VEGF, protect nervous...

journal_title：Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

authors： Wang L,Jiang Y,Jiang Z,Han L

更新日期：2016-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The abuse of illegal substances by youths in Taiwan has become a major public health issue. This study explores the outcomes (relapse rate and academic or social status) of a family-oriented therapy program conducted for substance-using youths who were referred by a judge to participate in it. METHODS:The pr...

journal_title：Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

authors： Wang LJ,Lu SF,Chong MY,Chou WJ,Hsieh YL,Tsai TN,Chen C,Lee YH

更新日期：2016-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a highly complex and heterogeneous developmental disorder that affects how individuals communicate with other people and relate to the world around them. Research and clinical focus on the behavioural and cognitive manifestations of ASD, whilst important, have obscured the recognition...

journal_title：Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

authors： Sala R,Amet L,Blagojevic-Stokic N,Shattock P,Whiteley P

更新日期：2020-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Radioelectric asymmetric brain stimulation technology with its treatment protocols has shown efficacy in various psychiatric disorders. The aim of this work was to highlight the mechanisms by which these positive effects are achieved. The current study was conducted to determine whether a single 500-millisecond...

journal_title：Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

authors： Rinaldi S,Fontani V,Castagna A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natalizumab is a monoclonal antibody that acts as an α4 integrin antagonist to prevent leukocyte trafficking into the central nervous system. It is US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Natalizumab demonstrated high efficacy in Phase III tria...

journal_title：Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

authors： Brandstadter R,Katz Sand I

更新日期：2017-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most frequent neurological diseases. Despite the modern imaging and nuclear techniques which help to diagnose it in a very early stage and lead to a better discrimination of similar diseases, PD has remained a clinical diagnosis. The increasing number of available treatment optio...

journal_title：Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

authors： Pedrosa DJ,Timmermann L

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of the study reported here was to examine the safety and effectiveness of high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in elderly patients with depression. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Sixty-five depressed elderly patients received rTMS over their left prefrontal cortex for 6 days per wee...

journal_title：Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

authors： Hizli Sayar G,Ozten E,Tan O,Tarhan N

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional neurological disorder (FND), a condition at the intersection of neurology and psychiatry, is a common and disabling outpatient referral to neurology and neuropsychiatry clinics. In this perspective article, we focus on the motor spectrum of FND (mFND), including individuals with functional movement disorder...

journal_title：Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

authors： Saxena A,Godena E,Maggio J,Perez DL

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Intentional methanol intoxication (IMI) is an emerging public health issue in Asian countries, but few data are available in the literature on underlying psychiatric comorbidities in these suicide attempters. Patients and methods:We conducted a retrospective chart review on patients with methanol intoxicati...

journal_title：Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

authors： Yang WS,Yen TH,Juang YY,Lee SH,Wang BH,Lee CP

更新日期：2019-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Mental disorders affect about one-third of the human population, are typically chronic and significantly decrease the quality of life. Presently, the treatment of mental illnesses is far from adequate with a substantial proportion of the patients being pharmacoresistant and suffering from relapses. One of t...

journal_title：Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

authors： Latalova K,Sery O,Hosakova K,Hosak L

更新日期：2020-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) has been used to treat myasthenia gravis (MG) for over 10 years. MMF's use in the MG population stems from its theoretical mechanism of action and the medical literature that supports its benefit in MG patients. Recently, two large, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical tr...

journal_title：Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

authors： Heatwole C,Ciafaloni E

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This article addresses the clinical role for ziprasidone used adjunctively with a mood stabilizer in maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder. This review also addresses the strengths and limitations of design features in adjunctive studies of second-generation antipsychotic drugs added to mood stabilizers....

journal_title：Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

authors： Bowden CL

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The size and increasing burden of disease due to mental disorders in Europe poses substantial challenges to its population and to the health policy of the European Union. This warrants a specific research agenda concerning clinical mental health research as one of the cornerstones of sustainable mental healt...

journal_title：Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

authors： van der Feltz-Cornelis CM,van Os J,Knappe S,Schumann G,Vieta E,Wittchen HU,Lewis SW,Elfeddali I,Wahlbeck K,Linszen D,Obradors-Tarragó C,Haro JM

更新日期：2014-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:The incidence of corpus callosum infarction is low, and sudden cognitive dysfunction caused by corpus callosum infarction is very rare. We report two cases of acute corpus callosum infarction with sudden cognitive impairment, and the related basis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, differential diagnosis...

journal_title：Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

authors： Zhang J,Tang Y,Sun Y,Xu Y,Pang L,Li J,Wu T,He M

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Suicidal ideation (SI) is a cardinal aspect of major depressive disorder (MDD); however, patient-reported outcomes data from large-scale surveys are limited concerning SI in the context of MDD. This study aims to understand the association between varying levels of SI and health-related quality of life (HRQo...

journal_title：Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

authors： Benson C,Singer D,Carpinella CM,Shawi M,Alphs L

更新日期：2021-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are frequently unaware of their cognitive symptoms and medical diagnosis. The term "anosognosia" is used to indicate a general lack of awareness of one's disease or disorder. The neural substrate underlying anosognosia in AD is unclear. Since anosognosia f...

journal_title：Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

authors： Fujimoto H,Matsuoka T,Kato Y,Shibata K,Nakamura K,Yamada K,Narumoto J

更新日期：2017-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oral cholinesterase inhibitors at doses efficacious for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are often prematurely discontinued due to gastrointestinal side effects. In controlled clinical trials, transdermal rivastigmine demonstrated less such effects at similar efficacy. The current study aimed to ver...

journal_title：Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

authors： Seibert J,Tracik F,Articus K,Spittler S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00