Evaluation of Electroencephalogram Using Exact Low-Resolution Electromagnetic Tomography During Photic Driving Response in Patients with Migraine
Conclusion: We confirmed high incidences of photic hypersensitivity and photic driving responses in migraine patients. We suggest that repeated occurrences of cortical spreading depression in MWA may suppress cortical function, thus contributing to a weaker visual cortical response to photic stimulation in MWA patients compared with MWOA patients.Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - December 13, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
A Pilot Study on Daily Intensive ECT over 8 Days Improved Positive and Negative Symptoms and General Psychopathology of Patients with Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia up to 4 Weeks after Treatment
Conclusion: The pattern of results suggests that an intensive 8-day daily course of ECT reduced psychiatric symptoms (positive and negative symptoms, psychopathology) in both the short and medium term among patients with TRS. The increase in symptoms between 4 and 12 weeks following intervention suggests that booster sessions of ECT could be beneficial.Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - November 21, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Interrelationship of Opioid Dependence, Impaired Impulse Control, and Depressive Symptoms: An Open-Label Cross-Sectional Study of Patients in Maintenance Therapy
Conclusions: Patients with OD showed a higher impulsivity than healthy individuals. Impulsivity could be a cause or a consequence of a substance use disorder; further research is warranted to explain this relationship. Impulsivity was associated with depression, an important confounder; future research needs to take this into account.Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - November 20, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Dandy-Walker Malformation-Like Condition Revealed by Refractory Schizophrenia: A Case Report and Literature Review
Discussion: This case report and literature review further illuminates the pathophysiology of psychotic disorders including the potential role of the cerebellum, reinforces the importance of a multidisciplinary approach for the neurological and psychiatric management of patients with schizophrenia, and highlights optimal pharmacological management strategies for treatment-resistant schizophrenia.Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - November 16, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Diet and Psychosis: A Scoping Review
Discussion: Overall, these findings were consistent with many other bodies of knowledge about healthy dietary patterns. Many limitations exist related to the design of the individual studies and the ability to extrapolate the results of studies using dietary supplements to dietary interventions (food). Dietary recommendations are presented as well as recommendations for further research including more prospective observational studies and intervention studies that modify diet constituents or entire dietary patterns with statistical power to detect mental health outcomes.Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - October 25, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Probiotic Treatment in Individuals with Euthymic Bipolar Disorder: A Pilot-Study on Clinical Changes and Compliance
The importance of the microbiome for psychological well-being has gained rising interest in the last decade. A strategy to examine the role of the microbiome in different diseases is the intake of supplements that modulate the gut microbiome. Despite promising results in animal studies, research in humans is sparse to date and especially in individuals with psychiatric disorders almost missing. The current report of the ProbioBIP-one pilot study aims at describing general effects of the intake of the probiotic OMNi-BiOTiC Stress repair ® on psychological parameters as well as gastrointestinal symptoms and general complian...
Source: Neuropsychobiology - October 19, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
The Number of Items on Each Stroop Test Card Is Unrelated to Its Sensitivity
Conclusion: We concluded that the number of items on the accuracy of the response was unrelated to its sensitivity to deficits and we preferred the 24-item version in daily clinical use.Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - October 18, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Glutamate-Related Antibodies and Peripheral Insulin-Like Growth Factor in Bipolar Disorder and Lithium Prophylaxis
Conclusion: Higher levels of anti-NMDAR and anti-GAD antibodies during episodes may point to an abnormality in the glutamatergic system in BD. Increased levels of IGF-1 during an acute manic episode and in remission after mania may constitute a compensatory mechanism against excitotoxicity. Lower levels of anti-NMDAR, anti-GAD antibodies, and IGF-1 during long-term lithium treatment may reflect normalization of this processes, contributing to mood stabilization.Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - October 18, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Influence of Orexinergic System on Survival in Septic Rats
Conclusions: LPS significantly reduced OXA contents in the pons which contains the locus coeruleus to regulate sympathetic activity in the defense system.Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - October 16, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
The Relationship between Mismatch Negativity and the < b > < i > COMT < /i > < /b > Val108/158Met Genotype in Schizophrenia
This study therefore examined the relationship betweenCOMTVal108/158Met genotype and MMN. The duration of MMN was measured, and theCOMTVal108/158Met polymorphism was detected by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism in 49 Japanese schizophrenia patients (Val/Val,n = 21; Met carriers,n = 28). Amplitude and latency of MMN were compared between Val/Val and Met carriers.Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - October 16, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Hyperactivation of the Frontal Control Network Revealed by Symptom Provocation in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Using EEG Microstate and sLORETA Analyses
In conclusion, during rest and symptom provocation, OCD patients make preferential use of a medial frontal brain network, with concomitant reduction of use of a medial occipitoparietal network, as shown by dwelling times, explained variance, and dynamic transition rates. These findings support the idea of a possible biological marker for OCD, which might correspond to pathological hyperactivation of the frontal control network.Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - October 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
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Source: Neuropsychobiology - October 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
The Impact of Probiotic Supplements on Cognitive Parameters in Euthymic Individuals with Bipolar Disorder: A Pilot Study
Conclusion: The results confirm the hypotheses that probiotic supplement might help stable individuals with BD to improve the cognitive function, which in turn might lead to better psychosocial, occupational, work and financial functioning. Nevertheless, the idea of this potential new treatment is challenging because of the variety of the human ’s gut microbiota.Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - September 18, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Association of the Polymorphisms and Plasma Level of CHI3L1 with Alzheimer ’s Disease in the Chinese Han Population: A Case-Control Study
Conclusion: Polymorphisms of theCHI3L1 gene (rs4950928 C#x3e;G and rs10399931 C#x3e;T) are associated with the risk and prognosis of AD and can affect the expression of CHI3L1 in plasma.Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - September 17, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
The Role of Nutrition and the Gut-Brain Axis in Psychiatry: A Review of the Literature
Conclusion: The use of nutritional interventions in psychiatry equips therapists with a promising tool for both the prevention and treatment of psychiatric disorders. Besides pharmacological therapy, psychotherapy and physical activity, nutritional interventions are an important pillar in the multifactorial, biopsychosocial treatment of psychiatric disease and could be used as a potential therapeutic target.Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - September 17, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
