Michael M Witte, Paula Trzepacz, Michael Case, Peng Yu, Helen Hochstetler, Mitchell Quinlivan, Karen Sundell, David Henley
{"title":"Association between clinical measures and florbetapir F18 PET neuroimaging in mild or moderate Alzheimer's disease dementia.","authors":"Michael M Witte, Paula Trzepacz, Michael Case, Peng Yu, Helen Hochstetler, Mitchell Quinlivan, Karen Sundell, David Henley","doi":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.12120402","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.12120402","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is challenging, with 20% or more of patients misdiagnosed, even by expert clinicians. The authors conducted a retrospective, cross-sectional analysis comparing baseline neuropsychiatric and other clinical characteristics in 199 expert-diagnosed mild and moderate AD dementia patients participating in industry-sponsored clinical trials of an investigational therapy, where 18% lacked florbetapir positron emission tomography (PET) evidence of AD neuropathology. Significant differences were found only for cognition and ApoE ε4 status, but the large degree of score overlap would preclude using these measures to predict AD misdiagnosis. This study highlights the value of amyloid PET when evaluating patients with seemingly typical AD. </p>","PeriodicalId":514751,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences","volume":" ","pages":"214-20"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.12120402","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40301690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Kissing or \"osculation\" in frontotemporal dementia.","authors":"Mario F Mendez, Jill S Shapira","doi":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13060139","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13060139","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The authors investigated the neuropsychiatry of kissing in frontotemporal dementia. Among 15 patients, two had compulsive social kissing, bitemporal involvement, and Klüver-Bucy symptoms, and four pursued kissing with sexually disinhibited behavior. Future research should clarify the neuropsychiatric significance of kissing behavior. </p>","PeriodicalId":514751,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences","volume":" ","pages":"258-61"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13060139","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32419583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Emperor Claudius' neuropsychiatric presentation: from tics to behavioral symptoms.","authors":"Andrea E Cavanna, Andrea Nani, Michael R Trimble","doi":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13070163","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13070163","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":514751,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences","volume":" ","pages":"E36-7"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13070163","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32561241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Janardhanan C Narayanaswamy, Biju Viswanath, Anish V Cherian, Suresh Bada Math, Y C Janardhan Reddy
{"title":"Venlafaxine in treatment resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder.","authors":"Janardhanan C Narayanaswamy, Biju Viswanath, Anish V Cherian, Suresh Bada Math, Y C Janardhan Reddy","doi":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13080186","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13080186","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":514751,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences","volume":" ","pages":"E44-5"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13080186","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32561247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shih-Chieh Ku, Chung-Chih Hsu, Hsin-An Chang, Yu-Chen Kao, Nian-Sheng Tzeng
{"title":"Psychotic episode in a patient with Alzheimer's dementia while shifting from the oral to patch form of rivastigmine.","authors":"Shih-Chieh Ku, Chung-Chih Hsu, Hsin-An Chang, Yu-Chen Kao, Nian-Sheng Tzeng","doi":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13090208","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13090208","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":514751,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences","volume":" ","pages":"E51-2"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13090208","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32561251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A case of acute-onset partial Kluver-Bucy syndrome in a patient with a history of traumatic brain injury.","authors":"Nicholas Morcos, Hossam Guirgis","doi":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13060132","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13060132","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":514751,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences","volume":" ","pages":"E10-1"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13060132","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32561227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adarsh M Kumar, Mahendra Kumar, Benjamin B Lahey, Debra A Katz, Benny Fernandez, Jon A Shaw, Ana Campo, Charles B Nemeroff
{"title":"Marked reduction in serotonergic activity in a sexually aggressive adolescent male.","authors":"Adarsh M Kumar, Mahendra Kumar, Benjamin B Lahey, Debra A Katz, Benny Fernandez, Jon A Shaw, Ana Campo, Charles B Nemeroff","doi":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13060138","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13060138","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Serotonergic dysfunctions are implicated in conduct disorder, impulsivity, and aggression. Early adverse experiences increase the risk for these behaviors in adolescents. The authors investigated serotonergic activity in one adolescent male who experienced maternal abandonment and childhood abuse and exhibited severely aggressive sexual offenses. Platelet serotonin (5-HT) concentration, [14C]-5HT uptake kinetics, and plasma prolactin, cortisol response to D,L-fenfluramine (D,L-FEN) were measured. Results showed extremely low 5-HT concentration (2.9+/-0.7 ng/10⁸ platelets), [14C]-5HT uptake rate (0.5+/-0.04 mM/min/10⁷ platelets), undetectable Km and Vmax, and abnormally blunted prolactin, cortisol response to D,L-FEN. These abnormalities in this sexually aggressive adolescent may be a consequence of childhood abuse.</p>","PeriodicalId":514751,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences","volume":" ","pages":"262-70"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13060138","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32561316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maximilian Gahr, Carlos Schönfeldt-Lecuona, Manfred Spitzer, Heiko Graf
{"title":"Electroconvulsive therapy and posttraumatic stress disorder: first experience with conversation-based reactivation of traumatic memory contents and subsequent ECT-mediated impairment of reconsolidation.","authors":"Maximilian Gahr, Carlos Schönfeldt-Lecuona, Manfred Spitzer, Heiko Graf","doi":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13070159","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13070159","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":514751,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences","volume":" ","pages":"E38-9"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13070159","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32561242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}