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A Neuropsychiatry Service in a State Hospital. Adolf Meyer’s Approach Revisited
In the spirit of Adolf Mayer’s medico-biological approach to the understanding of mental illnesses the article describes the advantages that...
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Advances in behavioral genetics: mouse models of autism
Autism is a neurodevelopmental syndrome with markedly high heritability. The diagnostic indicators of autism are core behavioral symptoms, rather...
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Effect of Time, Injury, Age and Ethanol on Interpatient Variability in Valproic Acid Pharmacokinetics after Traumatic Brain Injury
BackgroundTraumatic brain injury (TBI) results in an increase in hepatic metabolism. The increased metabolism is in significant contrast to a large...
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Topiramate
AbstractTopiramate (Topamax®) is a structurally novel broad-spectrum antiepileptic drug (AED) with established efficacy as monotherapy or adjunctive...
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Pregabalin
▲ Pregabalin, the pharmacologically active S -enantiomer of 3-aminomethyl-5-methyl-hexanoic acid, is a structural analogue of GABA, although it is not...
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Combination Therapy in Epilepsy
After being regarded as a last resort for over two decades, the role of combination therapy as a treatment strategy for epilepsy is undergoing...
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Breaking down the barriers: fMRI applications in pain, analgesia and analgesics
This review summarizes functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) findings that have informed our current understanding of pain, analgesia and...
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VNS Therapy in Treatment-Resistant Depression: Clinical Evidence and Putative Neurobiological Mechanisms
Currently available therapeutic interventions for treatment-resistant depression, including switch, combination, and augmentation strategies, are...
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Prevalence of Dysphagia in Acute and Community Mental Health Settings
The incidence of dysphagia in the population with mental health disorders may be higher as a result of a number of factors including the nature of...
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Stabilization of hypoglycosylation in a patient with congenital disorder of glycosylation type Ia
A follow-up over 7 years on a patient with congenital disorder of glycosylation type Ia showed a significant normalization of hypoglycosylated...
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Colloid cysts in children, a clinical and radiological study
IntroductionColloid cysts are uncommon in children. They occur more frequently in young adults.
MethodologyThis is a retrospective study on all...
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Refractory Generalised Convulsive Status Epilepticus
The patient with status epilepticus has continuous or rapidly repeating seizures. Generalised convulsive status epilepticus (GCSE) is the most common...
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New drug policy in childhood obesity
OBJECTIVE:To update physicians, especially paediatricians, in the rapidly develo** field of pharmacotherapy of childhood and adolescent obesity.
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A descriptive study of older adults with persistent pain: Use and perceived effectiveness of pain management strategies [ISRCTN11899548]
BackgroundPersistent pain is a common, often debilitating, problem in older adults; however, few studies have focused on the experiences of older...
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Management Options for Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents
During recent years there has been a dramatic increase in the use of psychotropic medication for the treatment of bipolar disorder (BPD) in children....
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New agents in the treatment of childhood leukemias and myelodysplastic syndromes
Relapsed or refractory leukemia remains the most common therapeutic problem in pediatric oncology. Particularly challenging is the patient who has...