Anterior pituitary responsiveness to hypothalamic hormones in anorexia nervosa.

abstract：:Behavioral abnormalities, jumping reaction, increase in spontaneous activity abnormal violence, and lethargy were observed in long-term ultraviolet A (UVA)-irradiated hairy male Crj:CD-1 mice. The learning ability of 6- and 12-months UVA-irradiated mice was significantly reduced compared to un-irradiated age-matched m...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Hiramoto K,Okada T,Ito M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten closed head-injured patients and 10 matched control subjects participated in a study that examined quantitated EEG data during cognitive task performance. The head-injured patients performed significantly worse than controls on all four tasks and had significantly higher EEG amplitudes and amplitude variances. A d...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Randolph C,Miller MH

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psychosis spectrum disorders, especially schizophrenia, have been linked to disturbed dopaminergic activity in the brain. Plasma homovanillic acid (pHVA) levels partly represent dopaminergic metabolism in the central nervous system. In the present study associations between (changes in) pHVA levels, symptom ...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： van de Kerkhof NW,Fekkes D,van der Heijden FM,Egger JI,Verhoeven WM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In two studies experimentally induced colds slowed the speed of response in a serial reaction task. Responding was also slower during the incubation period of the illness, which shows that performance on such a task may be used to predict subsequent illness. Volunteers who had no significant clinical illness, but who ...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Smith AP,Tyrrell DA,Al-Nakib W,Coyle KB,Donovan CB,Higgins PG,Willman JS

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Butyrate is a short-chain fatty acid metabolite produced by microbiota in the colon. With its antioxidant properties, butyrate has also been shown to alter the neurological functions in affective disorder models, suggesting it as a key mediator in gut-brain interactions. OBJECTIVE:Here, we evaluated the n...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Rode J,Yang L,König J,Hutchinson AN,Wall R,Venizelos N,Brummer RJ,Rangel I,Vumma R

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between postoperative confusion and the plasma norepinephrine (NE), adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) or cortisol response to surgery in schizophrenic patients. We studied 50 schizophrenic patients and 35 control patients who underwent orthopedic surgery and perio...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Kudoh A,Takahira Y,Katagai H,Takazawa T

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The brain activity of 13 right-handed students (6 men and 7 women) was determined using high resolution (99m)Tc-HMPAO brain SPECT images during visuospatial tasks. The results showed that there was no significant gender-specific difference in solving the visuospatial tasks and that no meaningful statistical difference...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Unterrainer J,Wranek U,Staffen W,Gruber T,Ladurner G

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Possible age effects on binding of [(3)H]lysergic acid diethylamide ([(3)H]LSD) to serotonin 5-HT(2A) receptors and of [(3)H]paroxetine to serotonin uptake sites were studied in platelets from healthy children (11-12 years of age), adolescents (16-17 years of age) and adults. Significant overall age effects were found...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Sigurdh J,Spigset O,Allard P,Mjörndal T,Hägglöf B

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral benzodiazepine receptors (PBR) have been identified in peripheral organs as well as in brain glial cells. PBR differ from central benzodiazepine receptors (CBR) in their lack of coupling to the gamma-aminobutyric acid receptors and the chloride ion channels. We investigated the effect of 21 days administrat...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Leschiner S,Weizman R,Shoukrun R,Veenman L,Gavish M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In obstructive sleep apnea patients, who intermittently stop breathing at night for some seconds, functions of vigilance and attention seem to be impaired. The aim of our study was to investigate if nocturnal hypoxia as one possible detrimental factor is associated with the degree of modality shift effect expressing a...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Gresele C,Hein H,Eggert F

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We hypothesized that levels of N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase (NAG) would differ between patients making serious versus nonserious suicide attempts. The levels of NAG from 11 patients hospitalized for serious suicide attempts were compared to 5 patients whose suicide attempts were not rated serious. There was a signifi...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Garvey MJ,Underwood K

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing evidence for an influence of directed attention on prepulse inhibition (PPI) of the acoustic startle reflex. However, the existing paradigms for the assessment of this effect have methodological problems and pitfalls. In particular, most previous studies used a paradigm which directed the attention...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Heekeren K,Meincke U,Geyer MA,Gouzoulis-Mayfrank E

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Apolipoprotein E (APOE) is polymorphic, and may be involved in the pathogenesis and clinical expression of schizophrenia. This study aimed to investigate the frequency of specific APOE genotypes and alleles in a schizophrenic Arab population and evaluate the association of specific APOE types with clinical p...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Akanji AO,Ohaeri JU,Al-Shammri SN,Fatania HR

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with bipolar disorder are at a high risk for becoming obese. Adipokines are associated with depression and obesity via the inflammatory process. However, few studies have investigated the associations between depression and leptin, adiponectin and resistin levels in patients with bipolar disorder. W...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Lee HJ,Kim SH,Kim EY,Lee NY,Yu HY,Kim YS,Ahn YM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dopamine depletion induced by administration of Ro4-1284 produces a condition of rapid and repeated eye blinking in rats. This condition mimics the human disorder, blepharospasm, which often accompanies parkinsonism and other dopamine deficiency disorders. When given a 3-week course of a compound (SR-3) developed from...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Mostofsky DI,Yehuda S,Rabinovitz S,Carasso R

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rs1344706 single nucleotide polymorphism in the ZNF804A gene is a common variant with strong evidence for association with schizophrenia. Recent studies show an association of rs1344706 with cognitive functioning, and there is some evidence suggesting that the risk allele may increase susceptibility for ...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Van Den Bossche MJ,Docx L,Morrens M,Cammaerts S,Strazisar M,Bervoets C,Smolders S,Depreeuw V,Lenaerts AS,De Rijk P,Del-Favero J,Sabbe BG

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus can induce impairment in learning and memory. Cognitive and memory deficits are common in older adults and especially in those with diabetes. This is mainly because of hyperglycemia, oxidative stress, and vascular abnormalities. Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) can decrease oxidative stress, hyperglycemia, and i...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Monsef A,Shahidi S,Komaki A

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:In general, humans tend to discount the value of delayed reward. An increase in the rate of discounting leads to an inability to select a delayed reward over a smaller immediate reward (reward-delay impulsivity). Although deficits in the serotonergic system are implicated in this reward-delay impulsivit...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Demoto Y,Okada G,Okamoto Y,Kunisato Y,Aoyama S,Onoda K,Munakata A,Nomura M,Tanaka SC,Schweighofer N,Doya K,Yamawaki S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The search for specific predepressive personality factors has a long tradition in psychiatry. Studies in which assessments were made prospectively, before the onset of a first-ever episode of the illness, are, however, rare. In the present report from the Lundby Study we have investigated premorbid, mainly personality...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Rorsman B,Gräsbeck A,Hagnell O,Isberg PE,Otterbeck L

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal lithium clearance and the serum lithium levels following a single oral loading dose of lithium were used as measures to predict lithium dose requirement during long-term maintenance at 3 different psychiatric centers in North America. Saliva lithium values were also investigated at one of the centers. The correl...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Tyrer SP,Grof P,Kalvar M,Shopsin B

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is some evidence that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is an effective method of treating patients suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Here, we tested the hypothesis that rTMS has a positive impact both on symptom severity and cognitive performance in such patients. Sp...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Jahangard L,Haghighi M,Shyayganfard M,Ahmadpanah M,Sadeghi Bahmani D,Bajoghli H,Holsboer-Trachsler E,Brand S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is so far a possibly underestimated yet well-described sleep disorder. Its major impact is the vigorous sleep behavior that often results in injuries to the patient himself or to people sleeping nearby. We treated a 64-year-old male with a clinically and polysomnographically confirmed...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Kunz D,Bes F

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of underlying low-grade inflammation, has been associated with the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder. Additionally, bipolar disorder may be accompanied by functional or structural cerebral alterations. We attempted to discover whether serum high-sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP) le...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Chung KH,Huang SH,Wu JY,Chen PH,Hsu JL,Tsai SY

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The peripheral blood platelets of schizophrenic patients were isolated, and the level of the platelet-associated antibodies (SPAA) was correlated with the rating scores of discrete schizophrenic symptom clusters evaluated with the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale. Irrespective of medication and gender, symptom-dependent...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Sinyakov MS,Kessler B,Karp L,Weizman A,Kessler AR

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma cortisol, catecholamine and cyclic AMP levels, response to dexamethasone suppression test and platelet MAO activity have been determined in 15 patients suffering from bipolar affective psychosis, each examined during a depressive, a manic and an euthymic phase, and in 15 sex- and age-matched normal controls. Me...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Maj M,Ariano MG,Arena F,Kemali D

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little information exists on the concentrations of recent antidepressants and their metabolites in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Using a stereoselective method, we measured plasma and CSF levels of mirtazapine (MIR), N-demethylmirtazapine and 8-OH-MIR in 3 depressed patients treated with racemic MIR (45 mg/day) for 4 wee...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Baumann P,Jonzier-Perey M,Paus E,Nikisch G

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this paper was to determine whether the prolonged decrease in seizure threshold produced by chemical kindling was accompanied by behavioural changes in tests of anxiety and aggression. The responses of rats in five tests were examined after chronic treatment with the benzodiazepine inverse agonist FG7142. T...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Taylor SC,Johnston AL,Wilks LJ,Nicholass JM,File SE,Little HJ

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tardive dyskinesia caused by antipsychotic treatment is a severe problem not only in the management of schizophrenia, but also of affective disorders. Vitamin E monotherapy has been used in schizophrenic patients with tardive dyskinesia. Pharmacologists warn against high dosage of vitamin E because of its pro-oxidativ...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Michael N,Sourgens H,Arolt V,Erfurth A

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve healthy male volunteers received pyritinol 600 or 1,200 mg or placebo for 3 days according to a randomised, double-blind crossover design. On the 1st and 3rd days of each of the three treatment periods subjects completed a battery of psychological tests including Critical Flicker Fusion (CFFT), Choice Reaction ...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Hindmarch I,Coleston DM,Kerr JS

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Premenstrual tension was studied in 16 females, using both biochemical and psychological parameters during the pre- and postmenstrual phases. Uptake of serotonin (5-HT) and the levels of 5-HT in platelet-rich plasma and platelet-poor plasmas were determined. Degrees of distress experienced pre- and postmenstrually wer...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Taylor DL,Mathew RJ,Ho BT,Weinman ML

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00