Neuropsychiatry Archives - Psychiatry Advisor

Alzheimer Disease and Dementia

T2D Tied to Accelerated Brain Aging, Cognitive Decline

June 14, 2022

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with neurocognitive changes suggestive of accelerated brain aging.

Neurocognitive Disorders

Cognitive Impairment Common in SLE, Has Limited Impact on Quality of Life

By

Sheila Jacobs

June 10, 2022

Researchers evaluated the prevalence and impact of cognitive impairment on quality of life in patients with SLE.

Neurocognitive Disorders

GBA Variants Impact Cognitive Status in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

By

Brandon May

April 14, 2022

Researchers sought to determine the effect GBA variants have on cognitive status in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Neurodevelopmental Disorder

In Utero Antipsychotic Exposure May Not Increase Neurodevelopmental Disorder Risk

April 4, 2022

In utero exposure to commonly prescribed antipsychotic medications does not seem to meaningfully increase the risk for neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) in offspring.

General Psychiatry

Understanding Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures: Diagnosis to Treatment

By

Tori Rodriguez

March 31, 2022

Nitin K. Sethi, MD, MBBS, and Gaston C. Baslet, MD, discuss the importance of distinguishing psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) from epilepsy and the challenges of managing PNES.

Neurodevelopmental Disorder

Neurodevelopmental Disorders for Most Children Born Before 24 Weeks

March 30, 2022

Most children born before 24 weeks have neurodevelopmental disorders and/or somatic diagnoses in childhood.

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Schizophrenia and Psychoses

Depression Common Among Older Patients With Chronic Schizophrenia

By

Jessica Nye, PhD

February 17, 2022

Researchers investigated the influencing factors, prevalence, and cognitive characteristics of depressive symptoms in older patients with chronic schizophrenia.

Alzheimer Disease and Dementia

Defining the Behavioral Variant of Alzheimer Disease

By

Mary Stroka

February 15, 2022

The authors searched PubMed/MEDLINE and Web of Science databases for studies of clinically diagnosed AD cases with frontal or behavioral presentations or bvFTD cases with neuropathological evidence of AD.

General Psychiatry

Severe Disease, Azithromycin, and Depression Predictors of Post-COVID-19 Pain

By

Jessica Nye

January 13, 2022

In a case-control study, researchers assessed risk factors for persistent neuropathic pain in those who have recovered from COVID-19 and observed their serum level of neurofilament light chain.

Neurocognitive Disorders

Can Autoantibodies Be Used as Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus?

By

Bradley van Paridon

July 9, 2021

In this review, the author discusses the use of autoantibodies as biomarkers for the differential diagnosis of neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus.