Elisa Ambrosi, Kaylah N Curtis, Puneetha Goli, Michelle A Patriquin, David B Arciniegas, Alessio Simonetti, Gianfranco Spalletta, Ramiro Salas
{"title":"Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Anterior Cingulate Cortex Among Persons With Mood Disorders and Suicidal Behaviors.","authors":"Elisa Ambrosi, Kaylah N Curtis, Puneetha Goli, Michelle A Patriquin, David B Arciniegas, Alessio Simonetti, Gianfranco Spalletta, Ramiro Salas","doi":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20220203","DOIUrl":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20220203","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess whether anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) abnormalities contribute to suicide risk in major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, the investigators compared resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) of ACC subdivisions between individuals with major depressive or bipolar disorder with and without a lifetime history of suicidal behavior.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Forty-two inpatients with and 26 inpatients without a history of suicidal behavior (SB+ and SB-, respectively) associated with major depressive or bipolar disorder and 40 healthy control (HC) participants underwent rsFC neuroimaging. RsFC of the subgenual, perigenual, rostral, dorsal, and caudal subdivisions of the ACC was calculated. Possible confounders, such as psychosis and severity of depression, were controlled for, seed-to-voxel and post hoc region of interest (ROI)-to-ROI analyses were performed, and the accuracy of rsFC in classifying suicidal behavior was studied.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared with individuals in the SB- and HC groups, patients in the SB+ group had higher rsFC between the left rostral and right dorsal ACC seeds and visual cortex clusters. Conversely, rsFC between the left rostral and right dorsal ACC seeds and cingulate and frontal clusters was lower in the SB+ group than in the HC group. Left rostral ACC to left Brodmann's area 18 connectivity showed up to 75% discriminative accuracy in distinguishing SB+ from SB- patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A history of suicidal behavior among individuals with major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder was associated with altered rsFC of the rostral and caudal ACC, regions involved in conflict detection and error monitoring. Replication of these findings is needed to further explore the involvement of the ACC in the neurobiology of suicidal behavior and suicidal ideation.</p>","PeriodicalId":16559,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences","volume":" ","pages":"143-150"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138047158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Doubling Down on Combined Neurology-Psychiatry Residency Training and Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry Fellowship Training.","authors":"David L Perez","doi":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20230065","DOIUrl":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20230065","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16559,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences","volume":"36 1","pages":"78-79"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139472555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Katherine Kim, Rachel Caravella, Allison Deutch, Lindsey Gurin
{"title":"Adjunctive Memantine for Catatonia Due to Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis.","authors":"Katherine Kim, Rachel Caravella, Allison Deutch, Lindsey Gurin","doi":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20220206","DOIUrl":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20220206","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16559,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences","volume":" ","pages":"70-73"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10117558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Isabel Reyes, Arline Faustin, Chengju Tian, Arjun V Masurkar
{"title":"Frontal-Variant Alzheimer's Disease: Subregional Distribution of Entorhinal-CA1 Pathology and Pathophysiological Implications.","authors":"Isabel Reyes, Arline Faustin, Chengju Tian, Arjun V Masurkar","doi":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20230113","DOIUrl":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20230113","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16559,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences","volume":" ","pages":"360-363"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141248018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Functional Neurological Disorder Presenting After Concussion: A Retrospective Case Series.","authors":"Ginger Polich, Gaston Baslet, Mary Angela O'Neal, Rishab Gupta, Lcdr Geoffrey Raynor","doi":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20230154","DOIUrl":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20230154","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Although a majority of individuals recover from a concussion within weeks of the index injury, a substantial minority of patients report persistent postconcussion symptoms. Some of these symptoms may reflect a diagnosis of functional neurological disorder (FND). The authors evaluated the relationship between persistent postconcussion symptoms and FND symptoms.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this retrospective chart review, the authors characterized demographic and clinical information from 50 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of FND whose functional neurological symptoms started after a concussion.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Patients who developed FND after a concussion had high rates of baseline risk factors for both persistent postconcussion symptoms and FND. After the concussive event, functional neurological symptoms presented abruptly or developed insidiously over time. Functional neurological symptoms ranged widely and included gait symptoms, seizures, speech and language symptoms, weakness, sensory symptoms, tremors, and vision and oculomotor symptoms.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Functional neurological symptoms can arise after a concussion. FND should be considered in the differential diagnosis of individuals presenting with neurological symptoms beginning after a concussion. By failing to recognize functional symptoms, clinicians may inadvertently reinforce negative health-related beliefs regarding a patient's injured brain.</p>","PeriodicalId":16559,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences","volume":" ","pages":"333-339"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140891956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stephen D Elliott, Mark L Vickers, Gemma McKeon, Lars Eriksson, Eva Malacova, James G Scott
{"title":"Iron Supplementation in Management of Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Qualitative Synthesis.","authors":"Stephen D Elliott, Mark L Vickers, Gemma McKeon, Lars Eriksson, Eva Malacova, James G Scott","doi":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20230081","DOIUrl":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20230081","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The authors sought to explore the role of iron supplementation in the management of neurodevelopmental disorders among children and youths.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic review in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines was undertaken. A subset of results was suitable for meta-analysis. The quality of the evidence and strength of the clinical recommendations were assessed by using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation method, and critical appraisal was conducted with the Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal tools.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Nine articles met inclusion criteria. These articles included studies of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (N=7), autism spectrum disorder (N=1), and Tourette's syndrome (N=1). Three randomized controlled trials evaluating iron supplementation for ADHD hyperactivity symptom severity (124 participants: placebo, N=56; supplement, N=68) met inclusion criteria for a meta-analysis. Effect sizes for the placebo and supplement groups were moderate (Cohen's d=0.76) and large (Cohen's d=1.70), respectively, although these differences were not significant. The impact of iron supplementation on inattentive ADHD symptom severity was examined in two trials (75 participants: placebo, N=31; supplement, N=44). Large, nonsignificant effect sizes were demonstrated for the placebo (Cohen's d=1.66) and supplementation (Cohen's d=3.19) groups. The quality of the evidence and strength of the clinical recommendations were considered very low.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Further research is needed to examine the role of iron supplementation in the management of ADHD and neurodevelopmental disorders more generally. Additionally, iron supplementation comes with risks, including death in the case of overdose.</p>","PeriodicalId":16559,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences","volume":" ","pages":"178-186"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139723024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrew J Hoisington, Kelly A Stearns-Yoder, Christopher E Stamper, Joseph A Simonetti, David W Oslin, Lisa A Brenner
{"title":"Longitudinal Influence of Prescribed Antidepressants on Fecal and Oral Microbiomes Among Veterans With Major Depressive Disorder.","authors":"Andrew J Hoisington, Kelly A Stearns-Yoder, Christopher E Stamper, Joseph A Simonetti, David W Oslin, Lisa A Brenner","doi":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20220221","DOIUrl":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20220221","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of a new course of antidepressant monotherapy on gut and oral microbiomes and the relationship to depressive symptoms.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Longitudinal microbiome samples obtained from 10 U.S. veterans were analyzed. Baseline samples were taken before a new course of antidepressant monotherapy (either switching from a previous treatment or starting a new treatment). Targeted genomic sequencing of the microbiome samples was used to analyze changes in taxonomy and diversity across participants, medications, and medication class. Associations between these changes and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) scores were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Taxonomic variability was observed across participants, with the individual being the main microbial community driver. In terms of the fecal microbiome, antidepressants were associated with shifts toward <i>Bacteroides</i> being less abundant and <i>Blautia</i>, <i>Pseudomonas</i>, or <i>Faecalibacterium</i> being more abundant. Likewise, the composition of the oral microbiome was variable, with individual participants being the primary drivers of community composition. In the oral samples, the relative abundance of <i>Haemophilus</i> decreased after antidepressants were started. Increases in <i>Blautia</i> and decreases in <i>Bacteroides</i> were associated with lower PHQ-9 scores.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Antidepressants were found to influence fecal and oral microbiomes such that a new course of antidepressant monotherapy was associated with taxonomic alterations toward healthier states in both fecal and oral microbiomes, which were associated with decreases in depressive symptoms. Additional longitudinal research is required to increase understanding of microbiomes and symptom-based changes, with a particular focus on potential differences between medication classes and underlying mechanisms.</p>","PeriodicalId":16559,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences","volume":" ","pages":"151-159"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11420931/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139521107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lealani Mae Y Acosta, Maya Neeley, Charlene M Dewey
{"title":"Online Core Curriculum and Mastery (OCCAM): A Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry (BNNP) Curricular Needs Assessment.","authors":"Lealani Mae Y Acosta, Maya Neeley, Charlene M Dewey","doi":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20230014","DOIUrl":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20230014","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Behavioral neurology & neuropsychiatry (BNNP) fellowships are accredited by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS). Programs cover the UCNS-recommended topics differently. A curriculum accessible to all fellowships would standardize education and identify gaps in topics that are less well covered across programs. The purpose of the present needs assessment was to inform the development of the Online Core Curriculum and Mastery: BNNP (OCCAM-BNNP), a website for all UCNS-accredited BNNP programs. Program directors and fellows were surveyed to learn how well topics are covered and identify educational gaps, or specific topics on the UCNS website that are less well represented among programs. Thirty-seven fellowship program directors listed on the UCNS website were invited to take the survey and forward it to both current fellows (graduating in 2021) and recent graduates (graduated from 2015 to 2020). There were 29 responses from 37 programs. Of the 34 topics that respondents rated on a 1-5 Likert scale (from \"not covered\" to \"completely covered\"), 15 of 34 (44%) were identified as having >40% of responses as mostly \"not covered,\" \"incompletely covered,\" or \"partially covered.\" Ninety-seven percent of respondents affirmed that it would be useful to have a free web-based resource for BNNP education. Slightly under one-half of all BNNP topics were not well covered. A survey was undertaken to identify and fill the educational gaps indicated by fellowship directors and fellows, and the OCCAM-BNNP website was developed as a repository for relevant content, providing a resource that many BNNP clinicians would find useful.</p>","PeriodicalId":16559,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences","volume":" ","pages":"6-10"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41147621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shayan Abdollah Zadegan, Frank Ramirez, Kirthan S Reddy, Onur Sahin, Natalia Pessoa Rocha, Antonio L Teixeira, Erin Furr Stimming
{"title":"Treatment of Depression in Huntington's Disease: A Systematic Review.","authors":"Shayan Abdollah Zadegan, Frank Ramirez, Kirthan S Reddy, Onur Sahin, Natalia Pessoa Rocha, Antonio L Teixeira, Erin Furr Stimming","doi":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20230120","DOIUrl":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20230120","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Depression is a common psychiatric disorder among individuals with Huntington's disease (HD). Depression in HD and major depressive disorder appear to have different pathophysiological mechanisms. Despite the unique pathophysiology, the treatment of depression in HD is based on data from the treatment of major depressive disorder in the general population. The objective of this systematic review was to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the available evidence. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines were followed. Studies on the treatment of depression in HD were identified by searching MEDLINE, Embase, and PsycInfo. The initial search yielded 2,771 records, 41 of which were ultimately included. There were 19 case reports, seven case series, three cross-sectional studies, one qualitative study, nine nonrandomized studies, and two randomized trials among the included studies. The most common assessment tools were the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (N=8), the Beck Depression Inventory (N=6), and the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (N=6). Only 59% of the included studies assessed depressive symptoms with a scoring system. The pharmacological options for the treatment of depression included antidepressants and antipsychotics. Nonpharmacological approaches were multidisciplinary rehabilitation, psychotherapy, and neurostimulation. Limited evidence on the treatment of depression in HD was available, and this literature consisted mainly of case reports and case series. This systematic review highlights the knowledge gap and the pressing need for HD-specific research to determine the efficacy of treatment approaches for depression in HD.</p>","PeriodicalId":16559,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences","volume":" ","pages":"283-299"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140288359","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anlys Olivera, Sarah Ecker, Aaron Lord, Lindsey Gurin, Koto Ishida, Kara Melmed, Jose Torres, Cen Zhang, Jennifer Frontera, Ariane Lewis
{"title":"Factors Associated With Anxiety After Hemorrhagic Stroke.","authors":"Anlys Olivera, Sarah Ecker, Aaron Lord, Lindsey Gurin, Koto Ishida, Kara Melmed, Jose Torres, Cen Zhang, Jennifer Frontera, Ariane Lewis","doi":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20220218","DOIUrl":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20220218","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>A significant number of patients develop anxiety after stroke. The objective of this study was to identify risk factors for anxiety after hemorrhagic stroke that may facilitate diagnosis and treatment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients admitted between January 2015 and February 2021 with nontraumatic hemorrhagic stroke (intracerebral [ICH] or subarachnoid [SAH] hemorrhage) were assessed telephonically 3 and 12 months after stroke with the Quality of Life in Neurological Disorders Anxiety Short Form to evaluate the relationships between poststroke anxiety (T score >50) and preclinical social and neuropsychiatric history, systemic and neurological illness severity, and in-hospital complications.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 71 patients who completed the 3-month assessment, 28 (39%) had anxiety. There was a difference in Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores on admission between patients with anxiety (median=14, interquartile range [IQR]=12-15) and those without anxiety (median=15, IQR=14-15) (p=0.034), and the incidence of anxiety was higher among patients with ICH (50%) than among those with SAH (20%) (p=0.021). Among patients with ICH, anxiety was associated with larger median ICH volume (25 cc [IQR=8-46] versus 8 cc [IQR=3-13], p=0.021) and higher median ICH score (2 [IQR=1-3] versus 1 [IQR=0-1], p=0.037). On multivariable analysis with GCS score, hemorrhage type, and neuropsychiatric history, only hemorrhage type remained significant (odds ratio=3.77, 95% CI=1.19-12.05, p=0.024). Of the 39 patients who completed the 12-month assessment, 12 (31%) had anxiety, and there was a difference in mean National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scores between patients with (5 [IQR=3-12]) and without (2 [IQR=0-4]) anxiety (p=0.045). There was fair agreement (κ=0.38) between the presence of anxiety at 3 and 12 months.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Hemorrhage characteristics and factors assessed with neurological examination on admission are associated with the development of poststroke anxiety.</p>","PeriodicalId":16559,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences","volume":" ","pages":"36-44"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10153485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}