Neurology

Showing 1–12 of 461 results

CASE REPORT

A Case of Vitamin B12 Deficiency With Various Psychiatric Symptoms and Cognitive Impairment

Could your patient's neuropsychiatric symptoms be caused by a vitamin deficiency? Read this informative case report to find out more about this important topic.

Keitaro Kimoto & more

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

The Value of Neuropsychological Assessment in the Differentiation Between Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia and Late-Onset Psychiatric Disorders

How can you discriminate between behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia and psychiatric disorders with similar behavioral changes, such as apathy, disinhibition, reduced empathy, or compulsions? Which neuropsychological tests are useful?

Jozefien M. Overbeek & more

ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS

Early Recognition and Treatment of Tardive Dyskinesia in Patients With Mood Disorders and Schizophrenia

Review highlights from 2 experts' presentations on identifying and treating tardive dyskinesia. Quotes from actual patients illustrate the embarrassment that they feel and show why even mild movements should be treated if patients are distressed by them.

Joseph P. McEvoy and Daniel E. Kremens

CASE REPORT

Clinical Lycanthropy (lycomania) in Neuropsychiatric Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Lycanthropy occurs when an individual believes that he or she is undergoing transformation into a wolf. This report sheds light on its connection with obstructive sleep apnea.

JoÃ£o Gama Marques

CASE REPORT

Reversible Carotid Artery Stenosis in a HIV-Positive Patient: Is It Related to Vasculitis?

HIV-positive patients may present with neurologic and psychiatric symptoms. Here, read about a case of encephalopathy-associated temporary carotid stenosis possibly related to HIV.

Ipek Midi & more

CASE REPORT

Ondansetron-Induced Myoclonus With Escitalopram and HAART: Role of Drug Interactions

If your patient is having myoclonic jerks, consider the combination of drugs being administered and how they may work on similar receptors. Learning the pharmacokinetic genetics of your patient, eg, an intermediate metabolizer of CYP2D6, is also helpful.

Venkata Kolli and Mounika Addula

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY

Cognitive Assessment of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementias in Clinical Practice: Pragmatics of Brief Instruments and Neuropsychological Evaluation

Meaningful benefits can be derived from the evaluation of cognition in older adults when there is possible cognitive impairment and dementia. Here, experts explain how brief cognitive assessment tools and neuropsychological evaluations can aid diagnosis and inform a management plan.

Lynn Shaughnessy & more

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Disclosure of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia: Patient- and Care Partner-Centric Decision-Making and Communication

Disclosing a diagnosis of dementia can be one of the most challenging aspects of care for clinicians. However difficult the diagnosis is to give, disclosing the diagnosis in a timely fashion, accompanied by psychoeducation and care planning, is beneficial to patients and their care partners. Disclosure provided as early as possible increases the likelihood for patients to be involved in decision-making and planning for their future and allows care options to be implemented sooner. In this CME activity, learn about using patient-centered communication and following a structured process to disclose the diagnosis.

Danielle Goldfarb & more

CME ARTICLES

Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Extrapyramidal Side Effects of Antipsychotics: Results From the National FACE-SZ Cohort

Extrapyramidal side effects have been identified as frequent side effects of antipsychotics in RCTs with highly selected subjects, but how common are they in nonselected samples? This national multicenter study of outpatients with schizophrenia was conducted to determine the prevalence and correlates of EPS in real-world settings.

David Misdrahi & more

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Characterizing Treatment Effects of Valbenazine for Tardive Dyskinesia: Additional Results From the KINECT 3 Study

Could valbenazine help your patients who experience antipsychotic-induced abnormal movements? This follow-up analysis of a phase 3 study provides further insights into the efficacy of valbenazine for tardive dyskinesia by extending the analysis to include odds ratios and number-needed-to-treat statistics.

Christoph U. Correll & more

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Acupuncture for Treatment of Persistent Disturbed Sleep: A Randomized Clinical Trial in Veterans With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

When sleep escapes you, it's hard to escape the pervasive feelings that accompany exhaustion. If improving sleep hygiene doesn' t work, can resetting one's qi help? This sham-controlled trial tests acupuncture for its short- and long-term effects.Â

Wei Huang & more

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

The Burden of Caring for a Child or Adolescent With Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS): An Observational Longitudinal Study

Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric disorder (PANS) is characterized by abrupt onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder and/or food restriction with 2 or more similarly debilitating neuropsychiatric symptoms. Read this article to learn about caregiver burden with this disorder and how it may change over time.

Jennifer Frankovich & more

…

Serum Fatty Acid Latent Classes Are Associated With Suicide in a Large Military Personnel Sample

Levels of several fatty acids (FAs) have been linked to suicidal behavior, though research...

Arthur Thomas Ryan & more

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Cross-Cutting Symptom Domains Predict Functioning in Psychotic Disorders

Read this study to learn how both psychotic and nonpsychotic symptom domains predict funct...

Julia M. Longenecker & more

META-ANALYSIS

Single Versus Multiple Daily Dosing Regimens of Psychotropic Drugs for Psychiatric Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Single-daily-dose regimens are easier for patients to follow than multiple-dose regimens a...

Yuhei Kikuchi & more

Neurology

Sign-up to stay up-to-date today!

Already registered? Sign In

Sign-up to stay
up-to-date today!