Previous studies have examined the relation of endogenous estrogen levels or estrogen replacement therapy to the risk of poor cognitive function, but results have been inconclusive. Bone mineral density has been proposed as a marker for cumulative estrogen exposure. The authors studied the relation of bone mineral density to the prevalence of verbal memory impairment among 4,304 elderly subject...

OBJECTIVE To characterize changes in cognition that occur during the hormonal transitions of menopause. METHOD We conducted a longitudinal population-based study in Kinmen, Taiwan, recruiting all women age 40-54 years who were premenopausal and without a history of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or hysterectomy. The cognitive measures used to assess function included the Auditory-Verbal Le...

Finding more effective treatments for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is important to lessen the suffering, stigma, and heavy use on the mental health system. Art Therapy may help with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder with Borderline Personality Disorder according to current trends and neurobiological findings on how the trauma response works in the...

abstract objective the great majority of patients with childhood leukemia become long-term survivors. they treated with chemotherapy and prophylactic central nervous system (cns) irradiation. the aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate effect of the long-term toxicity in all survivors, and possible effects of this treatment on their intellectual in compare with their sibling. material...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the spontaneous recovery of the verbal language on patients who have had an ischemic stroke. METHOD Retrospective analysis of 513 medical records. We characterize referring aspects for data identification, language deficit, spontaneous recovery and speech therapy. RESULTS The average age was 62.2 years old (SD= +/-12.3), the average time of academic experience was 4.5 y...

This study investigated inter-right brain synchrony between therapist and client in Sandplay therapy, using hyperscanning technique based on functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). fNIRS is a non-intrusive method that measures changes oxyhemoglobin the cerebral blood. A total of seven therapist-client pairs-i.e., 14 participants-wore devices their heads engaged two sessions with each ses...

Deletion of 18p syndrome is characterized by dysmorphic features, growth deficiencies, and mental retardation with a poor verbal performance. Until now, few families have been described with limited clinical description. We report transmission of deletion 18p from a mother to his son. The proband is 8 years old and has short stature, dysmorphic features, polymorphous dyslalia and moderate menta...