Depression in neurologic disorders, incidence and its treatment

Treatment of Pediatric Neurologic Disorders

Transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of depression in neurologic disorders.

Depression is commonly associated with neurologic disorders. Although depression in neurologic conditions often is associated with a negative impact on quality of life, it frequently is poorly managed. Some factors, such as a multidrug regimen, lack of efficacy, and side effects of antidepressants may explain why depression is not adequately treated in patients with neurologic disorders. Theref...

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as a Treatment of Depression and Other Psychiatric/Neurologic Disorders

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the brain may be considered medically necessary as a treatment of major depressive disorder when all of the following conditions (1-3) have been met: 1. Confirmed diagnosis of severe major depressive disorder (single or recurrent) documented by standardized rating scales that reliably measure depressive symptoms 2. Any one of the following ...

Neurologic and Other Disorders

Aphasia refers to a disorder of language processing caused by a dysfunction in specific brain regions. It is common after stroke and associated with relevant disability and higher mortality. Evaluation of language function (spontaneous speech, auditory comprehension, naming, repetition, reading and writing), allows classification of aphasia. Most patients present some degree of recovery. Speech...

Neurologic disorders in pregnancy.

BACKGROUND Neurologic dysfunction, coma, and seizures are common in obstetric patients in the intensive care unit. OBJECTIVE To review common neurologic disorders resulting in critical illness in pregnancy. REVIEW Obstetric disorders causing coma and seizures include eclampsia, acute fatty liver of pregnancy, and amniotic fluid embolism. Preexisting disorders such as epilepsy may worsen in ...