OBJECTIVES Delayed neuropsychiatric syndrome (DNS) is characterized by mental impairment, motor dysfunction, dementia, or psychosis that develops between a few days and weeks after acute carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. One possible mechanism responsible for CO-mediated encephalopathy involves oxidative stress, such as lipid peroxidation, caused by the cellular uptake of CO and which leads to an...

Spontaneous magnetoencephalographic activity was recorded in awake, healthy human controls and in patients suffering from neurogenic pain, tinnitus, Parkinson's disease, or depression. Compared with controls, patients showed increased low-frequency theta rhythmicity, in conjunction with a widespread and marked increase of coherence among high- and low-frequency oscillations. These data indicate...

Apathy is a common feature of brain disorders, yet is often confused with depression and ignored by clinicians. This situation is problematic because apathy is associated with several adverse outcomes, including caregiver distress and decreased treatment adherence. This study investigated the prevalence of apathy and depression in 10 outpatients (7 women, 3 men, mean age = 63.7 years) at a Sout...

Empty Sella Syndrome (ESS) is a condition where the pituitary gland is partially or totally absent from the pituitary fossa. It can be asymptomatic in most cases and found accidentally in imaging studies of brain. In symptomatic cases it presents with endocrine abnormalities due to pituitary damage visual defect from compression of optic chiasma neuropsychiatric symptoms benign intracranial hyp...

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a reversible syndrome observed in patients with liver disease. The characterised by spectrum of neuropsychiatric abnormalities resulting from the accumulation neurotoxic substances bloodstream and ultimately brain. HE huge burden to patients, caregivers, healthcare system. Common treatments for HE, including rifaximin lactulose, have been shown reduce risk recurre...

In addition to cognitive impairment, apathy is increasingly recognized as an important neuropsychiatric syndrome in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Aims To identify the relationship between dementia severity and apathy levels, and to discuss the association of this condition with other psychopathological manifestations in AD patients. Methods This study involved 15 AD patients (mean age: 77 years...