Browsing Neurological conditions by Title
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Impact of cognitive behavior therapy on health-related quality of life among adult hypnotic users with chronic insomnia
(2006)Results were combined from representative surveys of health related quality of life (HRQoL; n=11,877; age range=16-104) with data from a randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavior therapy for chronic insomnia (n=209; ... -
The implementation of telehealth to assess, monitor and treat neurodevelopmental disorders: a systematic review
(2020)BACKGROUNDIn response to COVID-19 there is increasing momentum behind the development and delivery of telehealth. To assess the anticipated exponential growth in telehealth it is important we accurately capture how telehealth ... -
Increasing NICE compliance in multiple sclerosis and cognition: A service evaluation
(2014)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to increase awareness and compliance of The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Guidance regarding cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis (MS). Design/method ... -
Informing patients about tardive dyskinesia: A survey of clinicians' attitudes in three countries
(2004)There is a general increase in awareness amongst clinicians of the need to inform patients about the risks and benefits of treatments offered. Neuroleptic drugs have proven effectiveness in the treatment of schizophrenia, ... -
Informing the development of a digital health platform through universal points of care: Qualitative survey study
(2020)BACKGROUNDEpilepsy, multiple sclerosis (MS), and depression are chronic conditions where technology holds potential in clinical monitoring and self-management. Over 5 years, the Remote Assessment of Disease and Relapse - ... -
Intra-subject consistency and reliability of response following 2 mA transcranial direct current stimulation
(2016)Background: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a popular non-invasive brain stimulation technique that has been shown to influence cortical excitability. While polarity specific effects have often been ... -
Keep your eyes open! Untreated co-morbidities in adults with epilepsy and learning disability
(2013)Purpose: To determine the prevalence and nature of undiagnosed co-morbidities in new referrals to an epilepsy and learning disability service. Method: Our clinical database identified new referrals with epilepsy and learning ... -
La psiquiatría más allá del paradigma actual
(2013)A series of editorials in this journal have argued that psychiatry is in the midst of a crisis. The various solutions proposed would all involve a strengthening of psychiatry's identity as essentially "applied neuroscience". ... -
Learning and altering behaviours by reinforcement: Neurocognitive differences between children and adults
(2014)This study examined neurocognitive differences between children and adults in the ability to learn and adapt simple stimulus-response associations through feedback. Fourteen typically developing children (mean age=10.2) ... -
Lithium treatment in cluster headache, review of literature
(2009)Background: The pain, which is involved in Cluster Headache (CH), is excruciating and is probably one of the most painful conditions known to humans. In the early 70es it was found out that lithium could be used in treating ... -
Machine learning as a diagnostic decision aid for patients with transient loss of consciousness
(2020)BackgroundTransient loss of consciousness (TLOC) is a common reason for presentation to primary/emergency care; over 90% are because of epilepsy, syncope, or psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES). Misdiagnoses are ... -
A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies on patients' views and experiences of Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis
(2019)Background and aims: The process of being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) can be long and frustrating for individuals, which may affect their perceptions of MS and future relationships with healthcare professionals. ... -
Modifiable risk factors for poor health outcomes in multiple sclerosis: The urgent need for research to maximise smoking cessation success
(2019)Tobacco smoking is a well-established risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS) onset, progression and poor health outcomes in people with MS. Despite smoking being a modifiable risk factor, no research has been undertaken ... -
Motor disorder in severe mental handicap
(1991)In response to the D. Rogers et al (see record 1991-21389-001) finding that motor disorder is significantly associated with more severe mental handicap, the present author discusses the appropriateness of using the Dyskinesia ... -
Multimodal coding and strategic approach in young and older adults' visual working memory performance
(2019)Visual working memory (WM) was investigated in young (18-35 yrs) and older (63-88 yrs) adults by assessing use of visual and verbal processing, and strategic approach. Experiment 1 comprised a visual interference paradigm, ... -
A neural basis for contagious yawning
(2017)Contagious yawning, in which yawning is triggered involuntarily when we observe another person yawn, is a common form of echophenomena-the automatic imitation of another's words (echolalia) or actions (echopraxia) [1]. The ... -
The notion of “invisibility” in people’s experiences of the symptoms of multiple sclerosis: a systematic meta-synthesis
(2020)Purpose: Invisible symptoms have a negative impact on people living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), related to the very notion that they are “unseen.” It is important to understand the notion of “invisibility” in MS, as ... -
On the interaction between sad mood and cognitive control: The effect of induced sadness on electrophysiological modulations underlying Stroop conflict processing
(2013)The present study employed high-density ERPs to examine the effect of induced sad mood on the spatiotemporal correlates of conflict monitoring and resolution in a colour-word Stroop interference task. Neuroimaging evidence ... -
Oxytocin affects the connectivity of the precuneus and the amygdala: A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled neuroimaging trial
(2014)Background: Although oxytocin is one of the most widely studied neuropeptides in recent times, the mechanistic process by which it modulates social-affective behavior in the brain is not yet clearly understood. Thus, to ... -
Oxytocin modulates the effective connectivity between the precuneus and the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
(2019)Our social activity is heavily influenced by the process of introspection, with emerging research suggesting a role for the Default Mode Network (DMN) in social cognition. We hypothesize that oxytocin, a neuropeptide with ...
