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"Whispering" Strokes Impair Quality of Life 2007 — A report from the ongoing Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) cohort study shows that individuals with symptoms consistent with stroke, but no previous stroke diagnosis, show reductions in quality-of-life parameters, including physical functioning and, to a lesser extent, mental functioning, compared with those without such symptoms.
Attachment trauma and the developing right brain: Origins of pathological dissociation Allan N. Schore 2008 — presents recent observations on infant behavior from developmental psychology, current data on brain development from neuroscience, updated basic research in biological psychiatry on stress mechanisms, and new information on the essential functions of the autonomic nervous system from developmental psychobiology in order to offer an interdisciplinary model of the etiology of pathological dissociation, as well as the psychoneurobiological mechanisms that underlie dissociation
Brain Connections: Your Source Guide to Information on Brain Diseases and Disorders Ninth Edition Your Source Guide to Information on Brain Diseases and Disorders - 2012 — An online guide that lists more than 240 organizations in the United States likely to help those looking for information, referrals, and other guidance in connection with brain-related disorders.
Cognitive impairment in migraine: A systematic review 2012 — Patients with migraine, especially those followed at neurology clinics, show an elevated risk of mild changes in several cognitive domains.
Dysregulation of the right brain: a fundamental mechanism of traumatic attachment and the psychopathogenesis of posttraumatic stress disorder 2002 — This review integrates recent advances in attachment theory, affective neuroscience, developmental stress research, and infant psychiatry in order to delineate the developmental precursors of posttraumatic stress disorder.
Epilepsy and Psychosis 2014 — Psychosis is a significant comorbidity for a subset of patients with epilepsy, and may appear in various contexts. Psychosis may be chronic or episodic.
Epilepsy Foundation — LEARN About Epilepsy: The Basics Types of Seizures Types of Epilepsy Syndromes Triggers of Seizures Epilepsy Statistics Impact Diagnosis Treating Seizures and Epilepsy
Epilepsy from BrainFacts.org an authoritative source of information about the brain and nervous system for the public. — Epilepsy is a chronic brain disorder that affects more than 50 million people worldwide. Epileptic seizures are caused by abnormal brain cell activity. They can strike at any age and produce a variety of behaviors — from a blank stare to a full body convulsion — depending on the brain region affected. While some types of epilepsy are caused by mutated genes, others result from brain injury or disease.
Epilepsy in the Elderly 2010 — the treatment of epilepsy in the elderly is about far more than simply controlling seizures and must also focus upon quality of life.
Frontal lobe dysfunction in patients with chronic migraine 2005 — Neuropsychological tests have demonstrated a frontal lobe dysfunction in several psychiatric and neurological disorders. Our purpose was to examine whether similar functional differences would be found in patients with chronic migraine.
Frontotemporal degeneration — is a disease process that results in progressive damage to the temporal and/or frontal lobes of the brain. It causes a group of brain disorders that share many clinical features. FTD is also commonly referred to as frontotemporal dementia, fronto-temporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), or Picks disease.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGY Bulletin 2014 — Special edition on epilepsy
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome 2015 — Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a rare, but life-threatening, idiosyncratic reaction to neuroleptic medications that is characterized by fever, muscular rigidity, altered mental status, and autonomic dysfunction. NMS often occurs shortly after the initiation of neuroleptic treatment, or after dose increases.
Neurological disorders: public health challenges 2006 WHO — This report ... aims to inform governments, public health institutions, nongovernmental organizations and others so as to help formulate public health policies directed at neurological disorders and to guide informed advocacy.
The Dana Foundation: committed to advancing brain research and to educating the public in a responsible manner about the potential of research. — Source of materials on neurological functioning and disorders. An excellent publication is: Brain in the News is a monthly print publication that features neuroscience content from around the world See http://www.dana.org/news/braininthenews/
Working Memory Deficits In Obsessive Compulsive Disorder 2012 — Cognitive deficits could be functioning as an intermediate variable between neurological abnormalities and OCD symptoms.