Acute symptomatic seizures are seizures closely related to neurological or systemic insults and represent about 40% of all first seizures. Diagnosis may be difficult to perform due to the subjectivity involved in recognizing the severity of insult needed to provoke epileptic seizures or in determining a clear temporal relationship. Appropriate therapeutic management, risk of developing epileps…
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a neurological sensorimotor disorder characterized by uncomfortable sensations in the legs. RLS often occurs as a comorbid condition. Besides an increased risk of iron deficiency, blood donors are considered to be generally healthy. Blood donors are therefore an ideal population for studying factors associated with RLS occurrence, herein the role of iron. It is s…
Written to educate both professionals and the general public, this article provides an update and overview of the field of neurofeedback (EEG biofeedback). The process of assessment and neurofeedback training is explained. Then, areas in which neurofeedback is being used as a treatment are identified and a survey of research findings is presented. Potential risks, side effects, and adverse …
Dating back as far as 1957, the academic investigation of meditation and the Asian contemplative tradition shave fascinated not only the likes of philosophers and religious scholars,but researchers in the fields of neuro science, psychology, and medicine. While most of the contemplative traditions are comprised of spiritual practices that aim tobring the practitioner closer to self-actualizati…
The objective of this phase 2a study was to assess the activity of PF-06372865, a positive allosteric modulator (PAM) of α2/3/5 subunit-containing GABAA receptors with minimal activity at α1-containing receptors, which are believed to mediate many of the adverse events associated with benzodiazepines, in the epilepsy photosensitivity model as a proof-of-principle of efficacy
We sought to determine the underlying mechanism for altered white matter diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) measures at the histopathologic level in patients with cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA).
Cervical root syndrome et causa spondylosis cervical is a condition caused by degeneration of factors that occur in the discus intervertebral C1-C7, due to the emphasis on the spinal cord in the neck. Problems on cervical spondylosis is often the case, namely: pain, limitation of motion, muscle spasm, and decreased functional ability. To provide an effective and efficient treatment, then was e…
Stroke is a rare but well-recognized complication of cardiac catheterization (CC).1-4 Prior series have included limited neuroimaging studies and often do not differentiate between stroke and other neurologic complications of CC such as TIA or migraine. We aim to better define the risk factors, clinical features, and radiologic pattern of these strokes.
Nearly 1.5 million Australians are employed in shift work, representing 16% of the working population. Shift work is associated with adverse health, safety and performance outcomes. Circadian rhythm misalignment, inadequate and poor-quality sleep, and sleep disorders are thought to contribute to these associations.
Circadian entrainment to the solar light:dark schedule is thought to be maintained by a simple photon counting method. According to this hypothesis, the pacemaker adjusts the phase of the body’s endogenous rhythms in accordance to the intensity and duration with which it encounters a perceived twilight signal. While previous data have generally supported the hypothesis, more recent analysis h…