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Several psychopathological states, including depression and psychosis, have specific associations with epilepsy. Investigations in the past year have cast light on their clinical features and pathophysiology. Understanding the mechanisms of limbic function, as illuminated by epileptic derangements, may ultimately help us to understand emotional processes, both normal and psychopathological.

ISSN:0951-7367    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1994

数据来源: OVID

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This review covers reports on the effects of traumatic brain injury, including emotional change and the post-concussive syndrome. Special emphasis is placed on psychosocial aspects such as the response of the family to the injury and their relevance to patient management. Treatment-outcome studies are reported with consideration of specific programme components.

ISSN:0951-7367    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1994

数据来源: OVID

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During the past year, significant contributions have been made to the literature on post-stroke depression. These studies have confirmed the importance of left-anterior cerebral hemisphere lesion in the production of major depression and identified this as a phenomenon which is most evident during the acute post-stroke period. In addition, premorbid and post-stroke risk factors such as cerebral atrophy, history of psychiatric disorders, negative life events, neuroticism, aphasia, living alone, and few social contacts, have been identified as increasing the risk of post-stroke depression. Finally, a new study has indicated that the risk of mortality, during a 10-year follow up, is increased 3.5 times by the existence of acute post-stroke depression.

ISSN:0951-7367    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1994

数据来源: OVID

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Studies are reviewed which shed light on the mechanisms of psychiatric and cognitive symptoms in multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's disease (PD) and Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome (GTS). Advances in the genetics of GTS are discussed and the psychosocial consequences of testing for Huntington's disease are examined. Suicide in patients suffering from neurological diseases is considered.

ISSN:0951-7367    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1994

数据来源: OVID

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New studies have implicated both the amyloid-precursor gene on chromosome 21 and the apolipoprotein-E (APOE) gene on chromosome 19 in the etiology of subtypes of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Clinical trials have demonstrated that tacrine, a cholinesterase inhibitor, has real, but limited use as a treatment for AD. Genetic testing of individuals at risk for Huntington's disease (HD) is posing new challenges for therapy and genetic counseling.

ISSN:0951-7367    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1994

数据来源: OVID

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The nosological status of organic mental disorders is discussed in the light of recent proposals for change. Recent studies on the neuropsychiatric complications of systemic disease are reviewed. Evidence has shown that various psychological impairments can occur with subclinical disease and with atypical presentations.

ISSN:0951-7367    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1994

数据来源: OVID

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One of the most active areas of scientific inquiry in neuropsychiatry is HIV and AIDS. The areas of current research include descriptions of at-risk populations, better descriptions of the phenomenology of the neuropsychiatric disorders associated with HIV, and the beginnings of methodological research on the relationship between psychiatric disorders and brain pathology.

ISSN:0951-7367    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1994

数据来源: OVID

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This review concentrates on insomnia in older people and non-pharmacological approaches to treatment. The recurrent theme in the studies published this past year is that insomnia is not an inevitable consequence of normal ageing. Complaints of insomnia are frequent indicants of organic pathology.

ISSN:0951-7367    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1994

数据来源: OVID