Protective Factors Modulate the Risk of Beta Amyloid in Alzheimer's Disease.

abstract：:The "psychic tonus" model or PTM [1] of hemispheric specialization states that the left hemisphere is a psychic and behavioral activator and that the right hemisphere is an inhibitor. The PTM predicts that the tonus of visual representation ought to manifest hemispheric specialization in the occipital lobes. Specifica...

journal_title：Behavioural neurology

authors： Braun CM,Guimond A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thalamic lesions are seen in a multitude of disorders including vascular diseases, metabolic disorders, inflammatory diseases, trauma, tumours, and infections. In some diseases, thalamic involvement is typical and sometimes isolated, while in other diseases thalamic lesions are observed only occasionally (of...

journal_title：Behavioural neurology

authors： Renard D,Castelnovo G,Campello C,Bouly S,Le Floch A,Thouvenot E,Waconge A,Taieb G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When assessing for the presence of hemianesthesia, the examiner touches the body of the patients, and requests that they report verbally the location of the delivered tactile stimulus. Contralesional omissions of single tactile stimuli, however, might be due to either primary somatosensory deficits or to spatial atten...

journal_title：Behavioural neurology

authors： Pitteri M,Venneri A,Meneghello F,Priftis K

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper critically examines three strands of evidence that concern the relationship between type A behaviours and coronary heart disease; prospective epidemiological studies of healthy populations, studies of those at high risk for coronary heart disease, and angiographic studies of atherosclerosis. The first of th...

journal_title：Behavioural neurology

authors： Bennett P,Carroll D

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS), especially those living in Latin America, often require assistance from family caregivers throughout the duration of the disease. Previous research suggests that family caregivers may experience positive and negative outcomes from providing care to individuals with MS, but few...

journal_title：Behavioural neurology

authors： Mickens MN,Perrin PB,Aguayo A,Rabago B,Macías-Islas MA,Arango-Lasprilla JC

更新日期：2018-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Although proverb tests are commonly used in the mental status examination surprisingly little is known about either normal comprehension or the interpretation of proverbial expressions. Current proverbs tests have conceptual and linguistic shortcomings, and few studies have been done to investigate the specific effect...

journal_title：Behavioural neurology

authors： Van Lancker D

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study is aimed at identifying the most prominent determinants of OCD along with their strength to classify the OCD patients from healthy controls. The data for this cross-sectional study were collected from 200 diagnosed OCD patients and 400 healthy controls. The respondents were selected through purposive...

journal_title：Behavioural neurology

authors： Shahzad MN,Suleman M,Ahmed MA,Riaz A,Fatima K

更新日期：2020-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a patient who developed severe ideomotor apraxia (IA) and subcortical aphasia after a hemorrhage involving the posterior part of the left thalamus and the posterior limb of the internal capsule. The cerebral blood flow (CBF) of the left hemisphere as measured by 99Tc-HM-PAO SPECT was initially diminished as...

journal_title：Behavioural neurology

authors： Schnider A,Landis T,Rösler HR

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with Cushing's syndrome (CS) in remission often suffer from impaired quality of life and cognitive dysfunction. The primary aim was to investigate the occurrence of mental fatigue, characterized by mental exhaustion and long recovery time following mentally strenuous tasks, in patients with CS in remission. T...

journal_title：Behavioural neurology

authors： Papakokkinou E,Johansson B,Berglund P,Ragnarsson O

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with Cushing's syndrome (CS) frequently report impairments in cognitive and emotional functioning. Given neuroimaging research that implicates alterations in structure and function in the brain in this population, goals of this study were to investigate neuropsychological and emotional functioning, with parti...

journal_title：Behavioural neurology

authors： Na S,Fernandes MA,Ioachimescu AG,Penna S

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) with dementia (ALS-D) is known to exhibit characteristics of frontotemporal dementia. However, in clinical situations, it is often difficult to evaluate their cognitive functions because of impaired voluntary speech and physical disabilities. In order to identify characteristic and ...

journal_title：Behavioural neurology

authors： Ichikawa H,Koyama S,Ohno H,Ishihara K,Nagumo K,Kawamura M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The serum concentration achieved and maintained following the administration of a fixed drug dosage is a direct consequence of the interactions of a wide variety of interrelated processes, including drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion, and the physiological status of the patient. These interrelati...

journal_title：Behavioural neurology

authors： Johannessen SI

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Huntington disease (HD) is an inherited neuropsychiatric condition with progressive neurodegenerative changes, mainly affecting the striatum. Pathological processes within the striatum are likely to lead to alterations in dopamine and glutamate activity in frontostriatal circuitry, resulting in characteristi...

journal_title：Behavioural neurology

authors： Mittal SK,Eddy C

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cannabinoids have been used for hundred of years for medical purposes. To day, the cannabinoid delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and the cannabis extract nabiximols are approved for the treatment of nausea, anorexia and spasticity, respectively. In Tourette syndrome (TS) several anecdotal reports provided evidence th...

journal_title：Behavioural neurology

authors： Müller-Vahl KR

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex-related asymmetries in the ability to process different semantic categories have been reported both in normal subjects and in brain-damaged patients, but the nature of these asymmetries is still controversial. Some authors suggest that these differences might be due to social-role related familiarity factors, wher...

journal_title：Behavioural neurology

authors： Gainotti G,Ciaraffa F,Silveri MC,Marra C

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the evolution of the neurological and neuropsychological characteristics in a right-handed woman who was 53-years-old at the onset and who showed personality changes and behavioral disorders accompanied by progressive dysarthria. She had hypernasality and a slow rate of speech with distorted consonants...

journal_title：Behavioural neurology

authors： Ihori N,Araki S,Ishihara K,Kawamura M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant production of nitric oxide following inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression has been implicated in cell death and contributes to ischemic brain injury. Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) is an essential cofactor of NOS activity. Herein, we evaluated antiapoptotic and anti-inflammatory effects of diamino-6-h...

journal_title：Behavioural neurology

authors： Qin Y,Hu W,Yang Y,Hu Z,Li W,Fang M

更新日期：2018-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing proportion of the elderly in the driving population raises the importance of assuring their safety. We explored the effects of three different types of cognitive training on the cognitive function, brain structure, and driving safety of the elderly. METHODS:Thirty-seven healthy elderly daily driv...

journal_title：Behavioural neurology

authors： Nozawa T,Taki Y,Kanno A,Akimoto Y,Ihara M,Yokoyama R,Kotozaki Y,Nouchi R,Sekiguchi A,Takeuchi H,Miyauchi CM,Ogawa T,Goto T,Sunda T,Shimizu T,Tozuka E,Hirose S,Nanbu T,Kawashima R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the mental states of others entails a number of cognitive processes known as Theory of Mind (ToM). A relationship between ToM deficits and executive disorders has been hypothesized in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). The present study was aimed at investigating the effect of dysexecutive defici...

journal_title：Behavioural neurology

authors： Costa A,Peppe A,Martini M,Coletta K,Oliveri M,Caltagirone C,Carlesimo GA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between neuron-specific enolase (NSE) gene polymorphism and delayed encephalopathy after acute carbon monoxide poisoning (DEACMP) and provide a theoretical basis for DEACMP pathogenesis, diagnosis, and prognosis. Methods:To investigate this relationship, w...

journal_title：Behavioural neurology

authors： Xu L,Liu X,Zhao J,Zeng J,Gu J,Zhang X,Zhang F,Han Y,Li W,Zhang P,Gu R

更新日期：2020-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Aiming and tapping movements were analysed repeatedly over a three-week period in a patient who was hemideafferented due to an ischaemic posterior thalamic lesion. Contrasting behaviour observed in six healthy subjects, nine hemiparetic patients and one patient with hemianopic stroke, allowed the determination of beha...

journal_title：Behavioural neurology

authors： Platz T,Mauritz KH

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anxiety in Parkinson's disease (aPD) is underdiagnosed, undertreated, and understudied. As many as 50% of persons diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (PD) are reported to suffer from anxiety. Current treatment is largely pharmacologic, which can result in a myriad of undesirable and unsafe side effects. The aim of this...

journal_title：Behavioural neurology

authors： Chandler SK,Robins JL,Kinser PA

更新日期：2019-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) demonstrate brain hemodynamic changes and also suffer from difficulties in processing speed, memory, and executive functions. OBJECTIVE:To explore whether brain hemodynamic disturbances in CIS patients correlate with executive functions. METHODS:Thirty CIS p...

journal_title：Behavioural neurology

authors： Papadaki EZ,Simos PG,Mastorodemos VC,Panou T,Maris TG,Karantanas AH,Plaitakis A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Medication adherence and belief are crucial to achieving the desired goal of therapy in epileptic patients. However, there is a lack of study regarding medication adherence and belief in our setting. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate medication adherence and belief and associated factor...

journal_title：Behavioural neurology

authors： Niriayo YL,Mamo A,Gidey K,Demoz GT

更新日期：2019-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:What distinguishes the recall of real-life experiences from that of self-created, fictitious emotionally laden information? Both kinds of information belong to the episodic memory system. Autobiographic memories constitute that part of the episodic memory system that is composed of significant life episodes, primarily...

journal_title：Behavioural neurology

authors： Markowitsch HJ,Thiel A,Reinkemeier M,Kessler J,Koyuncu A,Heiss WD

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Juxtaposed alongside the ongoing rise in the incidence and prevalence of dementia, is the surge of recent research confirming widespread exposure and bioaccumulation of chemical toxicants. Evidence from sources such as the Centers for Disease Control reveals that most people have accrued varying degrees of assorted to...

journal_title：Behavioural neurology

authors： Genuis SJ,Kelln KL

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite a vast literature examining semantic impairment in Alzheimer's disease (AD), consensus regarding the nature of the deficit remains elusive. We re-considered this issue in the context of a framework that assumes semantic cognition can break down in two ways: (1) core semantic representations can degrade or (2) ...

journal_title：Behavioural neurology

authors： Corbett F,Jefferies E,Burns A,Ralph MA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical and neuroradiological findings of three patients with marked palilalia due to different neurological disorders are reported. These cases and others in the literature suggest the possibility of different variations. "Spasmodic, heterophonic palilalia" is typically observed in Parkinson's syndrome and pseud...

journal_title：Behavioural neurology

authors： Ikeda M,Tanabe H

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All published studies on micrographia, a diminution of letter size, examine handwriting in the horizontal direction. Writing horizontally typically requires increased wrist extension as handwriting progresses from left to right. Chinese characters, however, can be written not only horizontally from left to right, but ...

journal_title：Behavioural neurology

authors： Ma HI,Hwang WJ,Chang SH,Wang TY

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome (GTS) is a childhood-onset hyperkinetic movement disorder defined by the chronic presence of multiple motor tics and at least one vocal tic and often complicated by co-morbid behavioural problems. The pharmacological treatment of GTS focuses on the modulation of monoaminergic...

journal_title：Behavioural neurology

authors： Waldon K,Hill J,Termine C,Balottin U,Cavanna AE

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00