Neurological Disorders
Omalu B, Hammers JL, Bailes J, Hamilton RL, Kamboh MI, Webster G, Fitzsimmons RP.
Neurosurg Focus. 2011 Nov;31(5):E3.
Abstract
Following his discovery of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in football players in 2002, Dr. Bennet Omalu hypothesized that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in military veterans may belong to the CTE spectrum of diseases. The CTE surveillance at the Brain Injury Research Institute was therefore expanded to include deceased military veterans diagnosed with PTSD. The authors report the case of a 27-year-old United States Marine Corps (USMC) Iraqi war veteran, an amphibious assault vehicle crewman, who committed suicide by hanging after two deployments to Fallujah and Ramadi.
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy in an Iraqi war veteran with posttraumatic stress disorder who committed suicide.
Read more...Suicidality and veterans with a history of traumatic brain injury: Precipitants events, protective factors, and prevention strategies
Brenner LA, Homaifar BY, Adler LE, Wolfman JH, Kemp J.
Veterans Integrated Service Network 19 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center.
Rehabil Psychol. 2009 Nov;54(4):390-7.
Objectives: To increase understanding regarding precipitating and preventative factors of suicidal behavior and to highlight past experiences and recommendations regarding services aimed at suicide prevention among Veterans with a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Study Design: Qualitative.
Participants: Sample of 13 Veterans with a history of TBI, and a history of clinically significant suicidal ideation or behavior.
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 19 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center.
Rehabil Psychol. 2009 Nov;54(4):390-7.
Objectives: To increase understanding regarding precipitating and preventative factors of suicidal behavior and to highlight past experiences and recommendations regarding services aimed at suicide prevention among Veterans with a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Study Design: Qualitative.
Participants: Sample of 13 Veterans with a history of TBI, and a history of clinically significant suicidal ideation or behavior.
Psychotic and compulsive symptoms in Parkinson's disease
Verbaan D, van Rooden SM, Visser M, Marinus J, Emre M, van Hilten JJ.
Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Mov Disord. 2009 Jan 9.
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Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Mov Disord. 2009 Jan 9.
The objective of this study is to evaluate psychiatric symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients and to assess their relation with other clinical aspects of PD. Psychotic symptoms (PS) and compulsive symptoms (CS) as well as other nonmotor and motor features were evaluated in 353 PD patients. Psychotic and compulsive symptom scores did not correlate significantly.
Tourette's syndrome: performance on tests of behavioural inhibition, working memory and gambling
Crawford S, Channon S, Robertson MM. Tourette's syndrome: performance on tests of behavioural inhibition, working memory and gambling. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2005 Dec;46(12):1327-36.
Background: Tourette's syndrome (TS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder associated with fronto-striatal dysfunction. There is debate as to the extent to which TS is associated with cognitive impairment. Some authors argue that any impairments seen are attributable to comorbid psychiatric symptomatology, whilst others have suggested that uncomplicated TS is associated with mild deficits limited primarily to inhibitory processes. The present study was designed to examine this issue using carefully screened participants with TS and experimental measures thought to involve different areas of the frontal lobes.
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Background: Tourette's syndrome (TS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder associated with fronto-striatal dysfunction. There is debate as to the extent to which TS is associated with cognitive impairment. Some authors argue that any impairments seen are attributable to comorbid psychiatric symptomatology, whilst others have suggested that uncomplicated TS is associated with mild deficits limited primarily to inhibitory processes. The present study was designed to examine this issue using carefully screened participants with TS and experimental measures thought to involve different areas of the frontal lobes.