Serum carnitine and disabling fatigue in multiple sclerosis.

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is usually diagnosed on the basis of the typical clinical course, with remission and exacerbation in multiple parts of the central nervous system (CNS). Recently, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has made a large contribution to the diagnosis of patients with MS. But it is difficult to make a d...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Ogawa K,Kishi M,Kurihara T,Ikeda K,Kinoshita M

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates the relationship between the level of daytime activities and nocturnal sleep in the elderly using the wrist actigraph and ambulatory polysomnograph system. Five male and five female subjects (mean age = 73.8+/-3.05 years; range 69-77 years) participated in this study. The level of daytime activ...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Shirota A,Tamaki M,Hayashi M,Hori T

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The uses of lorazepam and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) have been proven to be effective in treating catatonia. In the present study a modified treatment strategy (i.e. lorazepam i.m. injection or diazepam infused i.v. if lorazepam failed, not with ECT) was proposed to rapidly relieve catatonic signs in patients wit...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Huang TL

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) impacts family functioning as family members modify their personal and family routines, participate in rituals, and provide reassurance. These behaviors have been identified as family accommodation (FA), a phenomenon that, if ignored, may facilitate OCD symptoms and lead to poore...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Gomes JB,Van Noppen B,Pato M,Braga DT,Meyer E,Bortoncello CF,Cordioli AV

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of the present study was to verify the comorbidity of conduct disorder (CD) and behavioral/developmental disorders in children and adolescents, and to examine the traits of CD comorbid with them. METHODS:Subjects were 64 children (60 boys, four girls) who were resident at three institutions for delinquent...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Harada Y,Hayashida A,Hikita S,Imai J,Sasayama D,Masutani S,Tomita T,Saitoh K,Washizuka S,Amano N

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The purpose of this study was to examine the association of Internet overuse with excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). METHODS:A total of 2336 high school students in South Korea (boys, 57.5%; girls, 42.5%) completed the structured questionnaire. The severity of Internet addiction was evaluated using Young's Intern...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Choi K,Son H,Park M,Han J,Kim K,Lee B,Gwak H

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the pathophysiology of somatization. The authors' aim was to explore associated factors with somatoform disorders. The authors studied 10 female patients with a diagnosis of somatization disorder or undifferentiated somatoform disorder with no comorbid current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Hakala M,Vahlberg T,Niemi PM,Karlsson H

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Several lines of evidence suggest that major depressive disorder is associated with an inflammatory status. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha has been investigated as a potential molecular target in mood disorders. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha exerts its activity through binding to specific cell membrane receptors named a...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Grassi-Oliveira R,Brietzke E,Pezzi JC,Lopes RP,Teixeira AL,Bauer ME

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the differences in the remission rate, recovery rate, functional improvement, and treatment adherence related to treatment with short-acting immediate-release methylphenidate (IR-MPH) and long-acting osmotic-release oral system-methylphenidate (OROS-MPH) in a naturalistic setting among Taiwanese childr...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Tzang RF,Wang YC,Yeh CB,Hsu CD,Liang HY,Yang PC,Liu HJ,Huang YS,Cheng H,Hsu YC,Liu SI,Pan CH,Huang YF,Huang CF,Wu YY,Huang YH,Liu HC,Chang HL

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We made an attempt to express a complaint of sleep disturbance by a self-rating scale of radar chart mode. The questionnaire for sleep disturbance is made up of eight items. Each item was scored from grade 1 to 4. The score of each item was projected to the MY radar chart, designed by us. It is noted that this method ...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Yamaguchi N,Matsubara S,Momonoi F,Morikawa K,Takeyama M,Maeda Y

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the present study was to analyze fractal structures of adult heart rate (HR) variability during a nap. Fractal analysis was carried out in one case over consecutive 10-min time series of HR, which were simultaneously recorded with electroencephalogram. Scaling relationships showed cross-over patterns ...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Shono H,Shono M,Takasaki M,Iwasaka T,Sugimori H

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:In Japan, the government and media have become aware of the issues of early onset dementia (EOD), but policies for EOD have not yet been established and support systems are inadequate. To provide practical data about EOD, a two-step postal survey was performed. METHODS:A questionnaire requesting information on EOD...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Ikejima C,Ikeda M,Hashimoto M,Ogawa Y,Tanimukai S,Kashibayashi T,Miyanaga K,Yonemura K,Kakuma T,Murotani K,Asada T

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The reasons for accessing and maintaining access to mental health services in Japan may be different to those in other countries. Using the World Health Organization World Mental Health Japan survey data, this study investigated the prevalence of sociodemographic correlates of barriers for the use of, reasons for ...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Kanehara A,Umeda M,Kawakami N,World Mental Health Japan Survey Group.

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study investigated the relationship between clinical evaluations of social functioning and neurocognitive test results, including various fluency tests for assessing divergent thinking, in patients with schizophrenia. The Optional Thinking Test (OTT) was used to measure the ability of individuals to concei...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Chino B,Mizuno M,Nemoto T,Yamashita C,Kashima H

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The subjects of this study were 306 male alcoholics who lived in Osaka, Japan, and who were initially diagnosed with alcoholism at a psychiatric institution between 1972 and 1983. Follow-up studies were done on three occasions: 1 March 1985 (Time 1), 1 November 1988 (Time 2) and 1 March 1992 (Time 3). We followed up 2...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Noda T,Imamichi H,Kawata A,Hirano K,Ando T,Iwata Y,Yoneda H

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxygen saturation was measured in 37 patients with sleep-related breathing disorders over 2 nights: after alcohol intake and under control conditions. Both the number of 3% oxygen desaturation per hour (ODI3) and the lowest saturation (LSAT) were significantly aggravated after alcohol ingestion. Oxygen saturation was ...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Tsutsumi W,Miyazaki S,Itasaka Y,Togawa K

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present article demonstrates the clinical application and the efficacy of relaxation techniques in general hospital psychiatry in Japan. During April to December 1993, 20 patients were treated with progressive muscle relaxation and "modified' autogenic training therapies. The targeted symptoms were anxiety attacks...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Hosaka T,Yamamoto K,Ikeda K,Taniyama F,Yanagisawa J

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between delusional thoughts (delusional ideation or misidentification) and frontal lobe function using the Japanese version of the Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) bedside screening neuropsychological test in early stage Alzheimer's disease (AD) ...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Nagata T,Ishii K,Ito T,Aoki K,Ehara Y,Kada H,Furukawa H,Tsumura M,Shinagawa S,Kasahara H,Nakayama K

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the effects of the daytime nap on performance, mood and physiological measures in aged individuals Participants were six healthy aged persons (M=72.2 years old) who habitually napped in the afternoon three or more times a week. They participated under two conditions with an interval of 1 week. In ...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Tamaki M,Shirota A,Tanaka H,Hayashi M,Hori T

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While neurons of the human cerebral cortex are mainly distributed in the gray matter, the white matter (WM) also contains some excitatory and inhibitory neurons, so-called WM neurons. Studies on the cytoarchitectural alterations in the brains of patients with neuropsychiatric disorders have repeatedly reported increas...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Kubo KI

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An autopsy case of malnutrition with spinal tract degeneration confined to the bilateral posterior columns is reported. The patient had schizophrenia in adolescence, and suffered from aplastic anemia in late middle age. Subsequently, he took little food due to delusions for 18 months until his death. He had malnutriti...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Fukutani Y,Katsukawa K,Ishizaki K,Takeshima T,Kobayashi K,Yamaguchi N,Nakamura I,Watanabe K

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of acute haloperidol administration on Fos protein expression was examined immunohistochemically in discrete regions of the rat brain. Male Wistar rats were injected subcutaneously (s.c.) with 0.1, 0.25, or 1.0 mg/kg of haloperidol. Two h after the injection, the rats were perfused, and the numbers of Fos i...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Suzuki M,Sun YJ,Murata M,Kurachi M

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The orexigenic hormone, ghrelin, is linked to learning and memory in animal studies. No previous study has investigated whether cognition is related to ghrelin in the non-demented elderly. METHODS:Thirty-five older adults underwent neuropsychological testing and fasting blood draw with subsequent serum ghrelin qua...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Spitznagel MB,Benitez A,Updegraff J,Potter V,Alexander T,Glickman E,Gunstad J

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last 10 years, numerous neurobiological studies have been conducted on Internet addiction or Internet use disorder. Various neurobiological research methods - such as magnetic resonance imaging; nuclear imaging modalities, including positron emission tomography and single photon emission computed tomography; mo...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Park B,Han DH,Roh S

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tsukuba College of Technology is the first national university established as an institute of higher education for the visually and hearing impaired. We have been systematically conducting a University Personality Inventory (UPI) survey on our students since 1989 to understand their mental health. In this study, we co...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Yoshida T,Ichikawa T,Ishikawa T,Hori M

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the severity of depression by measuring alterations in prefrontal cortical activity associated with mood disorders, as assessed on near-infrared spectroscopy. METHODS:Ten of 27 subjects hospitalized for late-life depression from May 2006 to June 2007, were examined. In these 10 subjects changes in hemo...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Onishi Y,Kikuchi S,Watanabe E,Kato S

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of mental and physical daytime activities upon REM sleep cycle (REM cycle) during 1 night was studied in five university students (aged 19-25 years). Mental activity with high tension has effects upon the timing of REM sleep periods in the later part of the night. Physical activity has effects upon the tim...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Kobayashi T,Ishikawa T,Arakawa K

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although a number of studies have examined anosognosia of cognitive deficits in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), not much is known about the anosognosia of behavioral symptoms in AD. The aims of the present study were to establish a Japanese version of the Anosognosia Questionnaire-Dementia (AQ-D) and to examin...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Sato J,Nakaaki S,Murata Y,Shinagawa Y,Matsui T,Hongo J,Tatsumi H,Akechi T,Furukawa TA

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Psychiatric disorders are easily underestimated and under-recognized by physicians. The aim of the present study was to investigate the change in accuracy of recognizing psychiatric symptoms. METHODS:Consecutive 5-year consultation-liaison data were collected and patients with one of the five common psychiatric di...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Su JA,Tsai CS,Hung TH,Chou SY

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An overview of the most important older and newer results regarding the relationship between violent and criminal behavior on the one hand and schizophrenic illness on the other hand is presented. Four different methods are available to study this relationship: (i) study of the prevalence of mental illness in criminal...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Modestin J

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00