SUMMARY In order to evaluate psychomotor activity and intelligent quotient in schoolchildren of iodine deficient region, 95 children from Kiga and 103 from Keshar villages and 73 from Razi school in Tehran were studied. In Kiga there is moderately severe iodine deficiency with retarded physical growth and decreased thyroid function. These students had more errors in Bender-Gestalt (BG) test an...

Numerous studies have been performed on magnesium (Mg) metabolism in patients with mood disorders but consistent results have not been obtained. To date, systematic clinical data about Mg levels in major depressed patients according to the psychopathological profile are not available. In the present study we have investigated the relationship between plasma Mg level severity of symptoms and spe...

The article is based on the study of scientific and methodological literature, pedagogical observations own experience working with autistic children, theoretical analysis generalization approaches methods correction psychomotor development preschool children autism spectrum disorders, which manifest themselves in early childhood are considered one most severe disorders psychophysical this cate...

BACKGROUND The benzodiazepine lorazepam is widely utilized in the treatment of elderly individuals with anxiety disorders and related conditions. Negative effects of acute lorazepam administration on cognitive performance, especially memory, have been reported in both previously untreated elderly and in individuals who have received short term (up to three weeks) treatment with therapeutic dose...

Paraphrasing Taylor and Fink (2003), catatonia needs "a home of its own" in child and adolescent psychiatry. Limited but expanding literature supports that catatonia in children and adolescent can be identified reliably among other childhood conditions, is sufficiently common, treatable with the same specific treatments as adult catatonia (e.g., sedative drugs and electroconvulsive therapy), an...

Mrs WP, aged 69 years, was admitted to the psychiatric unit of our hospital with symptoms consistent with acute mania. She exhibit grandiose ideation, euphoria, psychomotor excitement, flight of ideas, and pressure of speech. She also exhibited overt sexual acts, such as running nude in the unit. This patient has a long history of bipolar affective disorder type 1, and she has been followed up ...

OBJECTIVES A cross sectional survey of dentists in the west of Scotland and unmatched controls was conducted to find the effect of chronic exposure to mercury on health and cognitive functioning. METHODS 180 dentists were asked to complete a questionnaire that included items on handling of amalgam, symptoms experienced, possible influences on psychomotor function, and the 12 item general heal...

Performance on the psychomotor vigilance task (PVT) sensitively reflects a circadian modulation of neurobehavioral functions, as well as the effect of sleep pressure developing with duration of time awake, without being confounded by a learning curve. Sixteen healthy volunteers underwent two 40-h constant posture protocols in a balanced crossover design. During these protocols, either low sleep...

A growing body of evidence suggests that action videogames could enhance a variety of cognitive skills and more specifically attention skills. The aim of this study was to develop a novel adaptive videogame to support the rehabilitation of the most common consequences of traumatic brain injury (TBI), that is the impairment of attention and executive functions. TBI patients can be affected by ps...