PSYCHIATRIC-NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION METHODS

Newborn neurologic examination.

This is the first article in a series describing the essentials of the pediatric neurologic examination. The series will address the neurologic examination at different developmental stages from the neonate to the teenage years. The goals of the article are to 1) describe the newborn examination and 2) briefly describe the most common neurologic problems seen in the newborn population. One of t...

The Neurologic Examination

The purpose of neurologic examination of a child is to assess development and integrity of the nervous system and to determine location and cause of suspected dysfunction. Achieving these goals is often complicated by three impediments: (1) the patient’s age and willingness to cooperate, (2) the complexity of the complete neurologic examination, and (3) the fluctuating nature of neurologic func...

Psychiatric Aspects of Neurologic Disease

"Penetrating the Defenses: How Antimicrobial Agents Reach Their Targets"; and "The Problems of Resistance to Antimicrobial Drugs." According to the Preface to the first edition, the text is drawn from lecture notes given to undergraduate students and is aimed at them and at "advanced students in many disciplines," as well as scientists "new to this area of research." As an introduction to the f...

Neurologic Examination and Lesion Localization

Synapse Pathology in Psychiatric and Neurologic Disease

Inhibitory and excitatory synapses play a fundamental role in information processing in the brain. Excitatory synapses usually are situated on dendritic spines, small membrane protrusions that harbor glutamate receptors and postsynaptic density components and help transmit electrical signals. In recent years, it has become evident that spine morphology is intimately linked to synapse function--...