Neuropsychiatric symptoms seen in Alzheimer's disease (AD) are not simply a consequence of neurodegeneration, but probably result from differential neurotransmitter alterations, which some patients are more at risk of than others. Therefore, the hypothesis of this study is that an imbalance between the cholinergic and serotonergic systems is related to cognitive symptoms and psychological syndr...

Results: Saturation of the thematic classification required that data from 8 male and 6 female runners (age range, 20-36 years) were collected. Symptoms interpreted to be caused by illness or injury with a sudden onset were found to lead to immediate action and changes to training and competition programs (activity pacing). In contrast, perceptions interpreted to be due to injuries with gradual...

Severe excessive autonomic overactivity occurs in a subgroup of people surviving acquired brain injury, the majority of whom show paroxysmal sympathetic and motor overactivity. Delayed recognition of paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH) after brain injury may increase morbidity and long-term disability. Despite its significant clinical impact, the scientific literature on this syndrome is...

Studies of the habituation and sensorimotor gating of startle responses to strong exteroceptive stimuli provide some unique opportunities for cross-species explorations into information processing and attentional deficits in schizophrenia. The behavioral plasticity of startle paradigms greatly facilitates the development of animal models of specifiable behavioral abnormalities in schizophrenic ...

objective: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is a chronic, highly prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder which affects 9% of school-age children. triple p-positive parenting program is an evidence-based parenting program reported to be useful in the management of this disorder. the aim of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate the effectiveness of triple p in mothers of a...

background: chronic mental illnesses affect cognitive status and behavior, which lead to social and communication impairment and behavioral problems. this research investigated the influence of communication skills training on aggression and quality of life of the patients with chronic mental illnesses. methods: this study is a quasi-experimental study with pretest and posttest. first, a total ...