Introduction Inflammasomes are cytosolic multi-component signaling platforms critical to the innate immune response infectious diseases and dysregulation of their activation can lead development neurodegeneration cancer. Objectives We aim through this review ass a possible interplay between inflammasome activation, chronic inflammatory disease enhancement behavioral abnormalities. Methods compr...

Rats which receive injections of kainic acid (KA) into the striatum show many of the anatomical, biochemical and behavioral abnormalities seen in patients with Huntington's disease. Recently, it has been reported that fetal striatal transplants into the lesioned striatum could normalize the neurological and behavioral abnormalities produced by the KA lesion. The present study examined the issue...

anxiety symptoms have been reported to be present in many patients with diabetes mellitus. however, little is known about the effects of hyperglycemia in critical periods of the central nervous system development. we assessed locomotive, exploratory, and anxiety behaviors in adult rats that remained from infantile repeated hyperglycemia by the open field and elevated plus maze tests. our findin...

Psychological symptoms and behavioral abnormalities are common and prominent characteristics of dementia. They include symptoms such as depression, anxiety psychosis, agitation, aggression, disinhibition, and sleep disturbances. Approximately 30% to 90% of patients with dementia suffer from such behavioral disorders. There are complex interactions between cognitive deficits, psychological sympt...

OBJECTIVES To assess the prevalence of behavioral problems in children with isolated optic nerve hypoplasia, mild to moderate or no visual impairment, and no developmental delay. To identify white matter abnormalities that may provide neural correlates for any behavioral abnormalities identified. PATIENTS AND METHODS Eleven children with isolated optic nerve hypoplasia (mean age 5.9 years) un...

perfluorooctanesulfonate (pfos) is a widely spread environmental contaminant. it accumulates in the brain and has potential neurotoxin effects. due to chemical properties, pfos shows persistency in the environment and therefore has potential hazardous effect. the risk of possible intra uterine exposure to pfos poses a health concern for developmental effects. the goal of this study was survey o...

There are a limited number of studies dealing with abnormal behavior in caged birds kept as pets. However, these studies demonstrate the presence of abnormal behavior in both songbirds and parrots. Ethological studies on these birds, as well as studies on domestic and zoo birds, indicate that inappropriate rearing and housing conditions may lead to behavioral abnormalities. Together these data ...