{"title":"Brain Changes its Relation to Behavior and Cognitive Features in Neuromuscular Disorders (NMD)","authors":"C. Angelini","doi":"10.37191/mapsci-jpn-1(1)-005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37191/mapsci-jpn-1(1)-005","url":null,"abstract":"New technologies are advancing such as molecular genetics and brain imaging and their correlation is an active field of investigation both in Neurology and Psychiatry. The correlation between behavior, autism, and cognitive features has been covered in the last three meetings by workshops or Overarching Sessions in ICNMD meetings in the last Editions [1], however, this is an open subject that deserves large attention and needs further investigation, documentation, and research.","PeriodicalId":77425,"journal":{"name":"The Japanese journal of psychiatry and neurology","volume":"57 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84447110","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":"IntraPsychic Activation Model (IPAM)","authors":"Sam Vaknin","doi":"10.37191/mapsci-jpn-1(1)-004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37191/mapsci-jpn-1(1)-004","url":null,"abstract":"The experience of reality is comprised of data from both the external and the internal environments. The inputs are mediated, structured, and reframed via constructs which activate introjects to produce automatic thoughts. These thoughts affect behaviours intended to modify the environment to conform to a self-state, buttress, and validate it. Constructs also select memories in order to prevent dissonance and anxiety between recall and self-state. They dissociate memories, alter their emotional content and correlate via attribution and reframing, and impose selectivity. The construct organizes the output from the introjects according to an algorithm (“identity”) which provides, for each specific environment, selection criteria of self-states and corresponding introjects.","PeriodicalId":77425,"journal":{"name":"The Japanese journal of psychiatry and neurology","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91089302","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":"Myasthenia Gravis with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy and Sjögren Syndrome, A Triad of Immune-Mediated Diseases","authors":"Rafael Cobilt-Catana","doi":"10.37191/mapsci-jpn-1(1)-003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37191/mapsci-jpn-1(1)-003","url":null,"abstract":"This report illustrates a 73-year-old woman with Sjögren's syndrome and idiopathic inflammatory myopathy with elevated creatine kinase that subsequently deteriorated with an increased dose of steroids, resulting in a myasthenic crisis requiring hospitalization in the intensive care unit; the patient responded successfully to treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin. The patient showed moderate elevation of creatine kinase at the initial diagnosis, with positive anti-Ro/SSA antibodies. Schirmer’s test, anti-Ro52 and anti-Ku antibodies, electromyography, and muscle biopsy were performed to confirm inflammatory myopathy. During the observation in the intensive care unit, creatine kinase increased to 1520 U/L, and a repetitive stimulation test and total anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies supported the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis. The patient received intravenous immunoglobulin, evolving with clinical improvement. This case is being reported to illustrate the chronic clinical course of a patient with inflammatory myopathy who deteriorated following steroid adjustment, ultimately presenting with myasthenic crisis.","PeriodicalId":77425,"journal":{"name":"The Japanese journal of psychiatry and neurology","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72550906","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":"The Urgency of Addressing the Underdiagnosis of Autism in Females","authors":"Lara S Schaeffer","doi":"10.37191/mapsci-jpn-1(1)-002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37191/mapsci-jpn-1(1)-002","url":null,"abstract":"Autism is a complex condition which affects different individuals in markedly different ways. The autism spectrum is often referred to for exactly this reason, accounting for great variation in many distinct categories of symptoms of autistic people. Understanding of this broad range in how autism can present in different individuals needs to increase because, otherwise, many individuals are at risk of remaining undiagnosed. When autism is overlooked and goes undiagnosed in females, biological inevitabilities of menses and menopause, along with the possibility of pregnancy, stand to bring greater disruption to the undiagnosed individual than to the general population of females. As such, the underdiagnosis of autism in females urgently needs attention.","PeriodicalId":77425,"journal":{"name":"The Japanese journal of psychiatry and neurology","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85548914","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":"\"You are Never Too Old to Overcome ADHD” - Case Report","authors":"R. Meyers","doi":"10.37191/mapsci-jpn-1(1)-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37191/mapsci-jpn-1(1)-001","url":null,"abstract":"Case study about a 57-year-old head of publishing house, who suffered from ADHD with much impulsivity and mood changes, depression and eating disorders as well as persisting primitive reflexes, that worked as catalyst to the above-mentioned symptoms. This case report shows, how it was able to overcome all these conditions in 13 months of combined treatment with LDX in decreasing dosage, Neurofeedback (z-score training) and Reflex Integration Program (RIP®), that have been developed and published in 2021. Treatment results have been continually monitored with the OPATUS CPTa, a test measuring attention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. Two q-EEGs have been performed, one at baseline and other after conclusion of NFB and several clinical appointments monitoring neurological improvement and psychiatric evaluations in order to continue the decreasing dosage of medication, which was stopped after 10 months of the initial assessment. This case report represents uniquity, because such a quick improvement was not expected in this short time, which would be normal, when treating children with equal conditions.","PeriodicalId":77425,"journal":{"name":"The Japanese journal of psychiatry and neurology","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72973325","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":"Transient and all-night effects of passing truck noise on the number of sleep spindle.","authors":"T Kawada, S Suzuki","doi":"10.1111/j.1440-1819.1994.tb03025.x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1819.1994.tb03025.x","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract: Changes in the number of transient and all‐night sleep spindles by traffic noise of 55 to 65 dB(A) were studied. The sleep parameters were the number of spindles per minute in stages 2, 3, and 4 (S2, S3, S4) and the total number of spindles divided by the total sleep time. A transient decrease in the number of spindles was recognized and after noise exposure, the number of spindles increased to near the pre‐exposure level. Spindles were counted from S2, S3 and S4 for all‐night sleep. The number of spindles in all‐night sleep by noise exposure increased. The authors explain discrepancies in the results by a compensatory brain mechanism of sleep disturbance due to passing truck noise.","PeriodicalId":77425,"journal":{"name":"The Japanese journal of psychiatry and neurology","volume":"48 3","pages":"629-34"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1440-1819.1994.tb03025.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18889940","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}
M Kuriyama, K Takahashi, T Yamano, Y Hokezu, S Togo, M Osame, T Igakura
{"title":"Low levels of serum apolipoprotein A I and A II in senile dementia.","authors":"M Kuriyama, K Takahashi, T Yamano, Y Hokezu, S Togo, M Osame, T Igakura","doi":"10.1111/j.1440-1819.1994.tb03019.x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1819.1994.tb03019.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We studied the serum lipoprotein and apolipoprotein profiles in 44 patients with sporadic late-onset Alzheimer's dementia and 43 patients with vascular dementia. The levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol were lower in both patient groups than in a control group. Apolipoprotein A I and A II levels have decreased in both the patient groups, especially in the vascular dementia group. The HDL-cholesterol levels correlated positively with the level of apolipoprotein A I, but not with the level of apolipoprotein A II. The ratios of apolipoprotein A I/A II have increased in both the patient groups. The apolipoprotein A II levels have disproportionally decreased in the patient groups. The serum apolipoprotein A II may involve the pathological process in the patients with senile dementia.</p>","PeriodicalId":77425,"journal":{"name":"The Japanese journal of psychiatry and neurology","volume":"48 3","pages":"589-93"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1440-1819.1994.tb03019.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18889964","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":"Sex difference in depression and quality of life in elderly people.","authors":"I Nagatomo, M Nomaguchi, K Matsumoto","doi":"10.1111/j.1440-1819.1994.tb03008.x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1819.1994.tb03008.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two hundred and two elderly people who have been visiting a Day Service Center were examined by a Japanese version of the self-rating depression scale by Zung (SDS) and the quality of life rating scale to suit Japanese conditions (QOL scale). The QOL scale measures four aspects: physical functioning, emotional adjustment, interpersonal relationship and attitudes toward life. Significant correlations were seen between the scores of three aspects and the total score except for the score of interpersonal relationship. Although no significant difference was found between the sexes in scores of the SDS, all the scores of aspects and the total score of the QOL scale of the male subjects were significantly higher than those of the female subjects.</p>","PeriodicalId":77425,"journal":{"name":"The Japanese journal of psychiatry and neurology","volume":"48 3","pages":"511-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1440-1819.1994.tb03008.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18891910","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 in which diagnosis between autism, Heller's syndrome and childhood schizophrenia is difficult.","authors":"S Honjo","doi":"10.1111/j.1440-1819.1994.tb03021.x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1819.1994.tb03021.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>At present, although autism has become accepted as a pervasive developmental disorder, renewed attention is being turned upon the relationship between autism and childhood schizophrenia in recent years. Likewise, the relationship among Heller's syndrome, autism, and childhood schizophrenia has also become a focus of clinical interest. The author presents a case in which discrimination among autism, Heller's syndrome, and childhood schizophrenia is difficult, supplementing discussion from the nosological standpoint. The subject is a male, who was 7 years old at first presentation. Early signs of disorder other than a delay in verbal development were not recognized. At around age 3, a tendency to become isolated at nursery school, and a rambling speech without cohesion was noted at home. Also around this time, the subject was seen to take an obsessive interest in written characters and maps. However, a drastic increase in the severity of symptoms occurred at about 1 week after entering 1st grade with the sudden appearance of hyperactive tendency, accompanied by anxiety at night and loss of control over both urinary and bowel functions. This was followed by the appearance of severe self-injurious behavior, for which the subject came under the care of the author. Subsequently, the author has been involved with the subject therapeutically for about 10 years. In that interval, although a tendency of improvement has been noted in his condition, no substantial change has been recognized in terms of the fundamental disease picture.</p>","PeriodicalId":77425,"journal":{"name":"The Japanese journal of psychiatry and neurology","volume":"48 3","pages":"599-610"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1440-1819.1994.tb03021.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18889936","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":"Psychometric properties of the 30-item version general health questionnaire in Japanese.","authors":"N Iwata, B Uno, T Suzuki","doi":"10.1111/j.1440-1819.1994.tb03013.x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1819.1994.tb03013.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Psychometric properties of the 30-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-30) were explored using the Japanese data collected in various settings. A six- or seven-factor structure emerged for the entire sample and each gender and age-group divided into a 10-year interval. The factors were highly identical across the subsamples. The main four factors showed a high agreement with those of UK and Hong Kong studies: approximately 80% of the items were similarly allocated to factors. However, the response endorsement of two \"loss of positive attitude\" items was much common regardless of the score level. These items counted up approximately one-fourths of the score, so that these items made the score spuriously higher. According, a question arose as to whether these items should be included in the scale for its use in Japanese.</p>","PeriodicalId":77425,"journal":{"name":"The Japanese journal of psychiatry and neurology","volume":"48 3","pages":"547-56"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1440-1819.1994.tb03013.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18889958","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}