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Di Tella M, Nahi YC, Paglia G, Geminiani GC. A Case Report of Autoimmune Encephalitis after Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination: The Role of Cognitive Impairments in the Diagnostic Process. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2024:acae031. [PMID: 38614963 DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acae031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/15/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE Autoimmune encephalitis includes a heterogeneous group of rare and complex diseases, usually presenting with severe and disabling symptoms, such as behavioral changes, cognitive deficits, and seizures. METHOD This report presents the case of a 26-year-old man who was diagnosed with autoimmune encephalitis following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination (<40 days). Symptoms first appeared in February 2022 with a temporal seizure, associated with confusion and memory loss. Psychiatric manifestations such as disorientation and altered thought contents emerged soon after. RESULTS Neuroimaging testing showed signs of hypometabolism in occipital, prefrontal, and temporal regions, whereas an extensive neuropsychological assessment revealed the presence of multiple alterations in memory, executive, and visuoconstructive processes. CONCLUSIONS In this case, a combination of neuroimaging testing, psychiatric evaluation, and neuropsychological assessment provided evidence for a diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis post-vaccination. Early recognition is essential in order to prevent clinical progression; avoid intractable epilepsy, brain atrophy, and cognitive impairment; and improve prognosis.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
- Clinical Psychology Unit, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Neurological Science, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
- Clinical Psychology Unit, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy
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Poprelka K, Patrikelis P, Takousi M, Messinis L, Fasilis T, Margariti S, Ntinopoulou E, Verentzioti A, Stefanatou M, Alexoudi A, Korfias S, Zalonis I, Gatzonis S. Arousal deregulation in the co-shaping of neuropsychological dysfunction in frontal and mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsy Res 2023; 194:107189. [PMID: 37421714 DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2023.107189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Our work aims to investigate the role of physiological arousal in the expression of neuropsychological deficits in frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE) and mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (mTLE), by drawing on the Lurian theory of brain function. METHODS For this study a total of 43 patients with focal onset epilepsy has been taken; twenty-four patients with FLE, 19 patients with mTLE and 26 healthy controls, all matched for age and education. Participants underwent a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment including various cognitive domains, such as attention, episodic memory, speed of information processing, response inhibition and mental flexibility, working memory, verbal fluency (phonological & semantic). RESULTS There were no significant differences between FLE and mTLE patients in terms of neuropsychological performance. However, both FLE and mTLE patients showed significantly worse performance in several cognitive domains than HCs. The results seem to support our hypothesis that aberrant physiological arousal, as reflected in patients' worse performance in vigilance and attention, response inhibition, and processing speed, along with other disease-specific variables, may co-determine neuropsychological dysfunction and/or impairment in both FLE and mTLE. CONCLUSION Identifying a differential arousal-related neuropsychological affection in FLE and mTLE, among the known deleterious effects of the functional deficit zone and other disease-related variables, may further our understanding of the underlying cognitive-pathophysiological mechanisms in focal epilepsy syndromes.
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- Katerina Poprelka
- 1st Department of Neurosurgery, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
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- 1st Department of Neurosurgery, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- School of Health Sciences, Metropolitan College, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 1st Department of Neurosurgery, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- 1st Department of Neurosurgery, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- 1st Department of Neurosurgery, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- 1st Department of Neurosurgery, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- 1st Department of Neurosurgery, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- 1st Department of Neurosurgery, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- 1st Department of Neurosurgery, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- Aeginition Hospital, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Neuropsychological Laboratory, 1st Department of Neurology, Greece
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- 1st Department of Neurosurgery, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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Subramaniam CB, Wardill HR, Davies MR, Heng V, Gladman MA, Bowen JM. 5-Fluorouracil Induces an Acute Reduction in Neurogenesis and Persistent Neuroinflammation in a Mouse Model of the Neuropsychological Complications of Chemotherapy. Mol Neurobiol 2023; 60:1408-1424. [PMID: 36449255 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-022-03136-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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The neuropsychological symptoms associated with chemotherapy treatment remain a major challenge with their prevention hampered by insufficient understanding of pathophysiology. While long-term neuroimmune changes have been identified as a hallmark feature shared by neurological symptoms, the exact timeline of mechanistic events preceding neuroinflammation, and the relationship between the glial cells driving this neuroinflammatory response, remain unclear. We therefore aimed to longitudinally characterize the neuroimmunological changes following systemic 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) treatment to gain insight into the timeline of events preceding the well-documented chronic neuroinflammation seen following chemotherapy. Eighteen female C57Bl/6 mice received a single intraperitoneal dose of 5-FU and groups were killed at days 1 and 2 (acute timepoint), days 4 and 8 (subacute timepoint), and days 16 and 32 (chronic timepoint). A further six mice were administered with vehicle control with tissues collected from three mice on day 1 and day 32 of the study. The expression of key genes of interest, BCL2, BDNF, TIMP1, MMP-9, MMP-2, TNFα, IL-1β, and IL-6R were assessed using real time polymerase chain reaction. Levels of neurogenesis were determined through immunofluorescent staining of doublecortin (DCX). The density of microglia and astrocytes were assessed using immunofluorescence staining of Iba1 and GFAP respectively. 5-FU treatment caused significant decreases to DCX staining at acute timepoints (p = 0.0030) which was positively correlated with BCL2 expression levels. An increase to microglial density was observed in the prefrontal cortex (p = 0.0256), CA3 region (p = 0.0283), and dentate gyrus (p = 0.0052) of the hippocampus at acute timepoints. 5-FU caused increases to astrocyte density, across multiple brains regions, at subacute and chronic timepoints which were positively correlated with TNFα, TIMP-1, MMP-2, and IL-6R expression. This study has identified acute objective neuroinflammatory changes suggesting that the role of early intervention should be explored to prevent the development of neuropsychological deficits in the longer-term following chemotherapy.
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- Courtney B Subramaniam
- School of Biomedicine, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
- Supportive Oncology Research Group, Precision Medicine (Cancer), South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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- Supportive Oncology Research Group, Precision Medicine (Cancer), South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Supportive Oncology Research Group, Precision Medicine (Cancer), South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Biomedicine, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Biomedicine, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Biomedicine, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Tcherni-Buzzeo M. Increased Prescribing of Psychotropic Drugs or School-Based Services for Children with Disabilities? Associations of These Self-control-Boosting Strategies with Juvenile Violence at the State Level. J Dev Life Course Criminol 2023; 9:1-35. [PMID: 36789240 PMCID: PMC9910267 DOI: 10.1007/s40865-023-00223-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2022] [Revised: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The increasing rates at which psychotropic drugs have been prescribed to children and adolescents in the USA in the last three decades (since the early 1990s) have prompted questions about whether this trend is associated with the "great American crime decline." Medicalization can be considered one of the strategies to remedy children's neuropsychological deficits and improve their self-control. Another possible remedy is school-based services for children with learning disabilities, mandated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004. Using state-level panel data analyses for years 1990-2014 (with the main focus on 2000-2014 outcomes), the current study estimates associations between these two developmental self-control remedies-medicalization and school-based services-and minor, moderate, and severe types of juvenile violence, while controlling for relevant covariates (both time-varying and time-invariant). The results of mixed-effects linear regression analyses accounting for powerful time trends show a strong association between increases in school-based services for children with learning disabilities and declines in all types of juvenile violence. Another strong and consistent finding that emerges in the analyses is the link between reductions in child poverty at the state level and decreases in juvenile violence, both contemporaneously and over time. Psychotropic drug prescribing to children (measured using Supplemental Security Income rolls of children with mental health conditions) exhibits inconsistent or insignificant effects. The findings of this study have substantial theoretical and policy implications and indicate the importance of strengthening school-based services for children with disabilities and reducing child poverty as essential violence prevention tools.
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Bakhshinezhad H, Darharaj M, Feyzi YF, Babaei S, Ahadi R, Jamei B, Pourhamzeh M, Daneshi A, Arezoomandan R. The Relationship Between Brain Metabolites Alterations and Neuropsychological Deficits in Patients with Methamphetamine Use Disorder: A Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2021; 37:160-172. [PMID: 33993207 DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acab033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Chronic use of methamphetamine induces neuropsychological deficits and neurochemical changes in frontostriatal regions. This study aimed to examine the relationship between brain metabolites alterations in frontostriatal regions and neuropsychological deficits in patients with methamphetamine use disorder. METHOD A total of 30 methamphetamine users and 20 control participants were selected and a battery of standardized executive function, attention, and memory tasks, including the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, Stroop Test, and Wechsler Memory Scale, was administered to them. Proton-Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (H-MRS) of N-Acetylaspartate/Creatine (NAA/Cr), Choline/Creatine (Cho/Cr), and glutamate + glutamine/creatine (Glx/Cr) in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), and basal ganglia (BG) were also undertaken. RESULTS Current findings indicated that there were significant differences between two groups in metabolite ratios including NAA/Cr, Cho/Cr, and Glx/Cr in three areas, except for Glx/Cr in BG. Moreover, compared to healthy controls, methamphetamine users showed poorer performance in all neuropsychological tests. Finally, a significant relationship was found between regional metabolites alterations, particularly in the ACC, and neuropsychological deficits in methamphetamine users. CONCLUSIONS In addition to neurochemical changes and neuropsychological deficits in patients with methamphetamine use disorder, current results highlighted the relationship between these changes in DLPFC, ACC, and BG with cognitive deficits in methamphetamine users.
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- Hamideh Bakhshinezhad
- Department of Anatomical Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Addiction Department, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Addiction Department, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Psychology Department, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center (NRC), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Haft-e-Tir Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Addiction Department, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Exner C, Doering BK, Conrad N, Künemund A, Zwick S, Kühl K, Nestler S, Rief W. Integrated neuropsychological and cognitive behavioural therapy after acquired brain injury: A pragmatic randomized clinical trial. Neuropsychol Rehabil 2021; 32:1495-1529. [PMID: 33818305 DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2021.1908902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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After acquired brain injury (ABI) many patients suffer from persistent cognitive and emotional disturbances. The aim of this study was to investigate the treatment outcome of an integrated intervention, combining neuropsychological and cognitive behavioural therapy (nCBT), against waitlist (WL) in outpatients with ABI. Individuals seeking outpatient treatment for cognitive and emotional problems after ABI were randomly allocated to nCBT (n = 27) or WL (n = 29) and completed assessments at baseline, post-treatment/WL and at six-month follow-up. The primary outcome measures were general psychopathology and functional activity in daily life. The nCBT group showed significant improvement for general psychopathology post-treatment when compared to WL. nCBT was also superior to WL regarding the secondary outcomes, i.e., the reduction of negative affect and the improvement of quality of life. No significant differences for functional activity and community integration were observed. Significant pre-post effect sizes ranged between small for functional activity and medium for quality of life. The positive effects were maintained at follow-up. The majority of patients with cognitive and emotional problems after ABI benefit from an integrated approach that offers cognitive remediation and psychotherapy. However, the heterogeneous sequelae of ABI and the moderate sample sizes in clinical trials present a methodological challenge to ABI research.
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- Cornelia Exner
- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.,Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.,Department of Clinical and Biological Psychology, University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt, Ingolstadt, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Statistics and Psychological Methods, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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Cáceres C, Grau-López L, Martínez S, Mariscal C, González-Fuxà A, Jiménez M, Ciurans J, Gea M, Fumanal A, Becerra JL. Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: The effect of accurate diagnosis on cognition. Epilepsy Behav 2021; 117:107766. [PMID: 33588318 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Revised: 12/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Much remains to be elucidated about the cognitive profile of patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) and about how this changes over time and compares to that of patients with epilepsy. The aim of this study was to study the neuropsychological profile of patients with PNES and an age-matched group of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) during admission to a video electroencephalography monitoring unit (VEMU) and 1 year after discharge. METHODS Patients diagnosed with PNES or TLE at a VEMU were prospectively recruited. Neuropsychological, demographic, clinical, and treatment variables were collected at baseline and 1 year. To minimize multiple comparisons, scores from different cognitive tests were computed for attention and psychomotor speed, verbal memory, visual memory, language, and executive function. A global cognitive impairment index (GCII) was also created. Post hoc analyses were conducted to identify clinical variables that might mediate the differences observed in cognition over time between the groups. These included seizure frequency, number of antiseizure medication (ASM), number of psychotropic drugs, depression, and quality of life. RESULTS We studied 24 patients with PNES and 24 patients with TLE. The groups performed similarly in the baseline neuropsychological tests. There was a significant time (baseline to 1-year follow-up) by group (PNES vs TLE) interaction for the GCII (p = 0.006), language (p = 0.04), and executive function (p = 0.013), with PNES patients showing improvement and TLE patients remaining stable. The time by group interaction for attention and psychomotor speed showed a trend toward significance (p = 0.056), Reduction in number of ASM was associated with improved cognition in PNES patients at 1 year. CONCLUSION PNES patients showed improved cognition at 1 year of follow-up, particularly in language and executive functions. This finding shows the potential benefits of an early, accurate diagnosis, which range from improved cognition to better management.
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Milleville KA, Awan N, Disanto D, Kumar RG, Wagner AK. Early chronic systemic inflammation and associations with cognitive performance after moderate to severe TBI. Brain Behav Immun Health 2021; 11:100185. [PMID: 34589725 PMCID: PMC8474517 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbih.2020.100185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cognitive dysfunction adversely effects multiple functional outcomes and social roles after TBI. We hypothesize that chronic systemic inflammation exacerbates cognitive deficits post-injury and diminishes functional cognition and quality of life (QOL). Yet few studies have examined relationships between inflammation and cognition after TBI. Associations between early chronic serum inflammatory biomarker levels, cognitive outcomes, and QOL 6-months and 12-months after moderate-to-severe TBI were identified using unweighted (uILS) and weighted (wILS) inflammatory load score (ILS) formation. METHODS Adults with moderate-to-severe TBI (n = 157) completed neuropsychological testing, the Functional Impairment Measure Cognitive Subscale (FIM-Cog) and self-reported Percent Back to Normal scale 6 months (n = 139) and 12 months (n = 136) post-injury. Serial serum samples were collected 1-3 months post-TBI. Cognitive composite scores were created as equally weighted means of T-scores derived from a multidimensional neuropsychological test battery. Median inflammatory marker levels associated with 6-month and 12-month cognitive composite T-scores (p < 0.10) were selected for ILS formation. Markers were quartiled, and quartile ranks were summed to generate an uILS. Marker-specific β-weights were derived using penalized ridge regression, multiplied by standardized marker levels, and summed to generate a wILS. ILS associations with cognitive composite scores were assessed using multivariable linear regression. Structural equation models assessed ILS influences on functional cognition and QOL using 12-month FIM-Cog and Percent Back to Normal scales. RESULTS ILS component markers included: IL-1β, TNF-α, sIL-4R, sIL-6R, RANTES, and MIP-1β. Increased sIL-4R levels were positively associated with overall cognitive composite T-scores in bivariate analyses, while remaining ILS markers were negatively associated with cognition. Multivariable receiver operator curves (ROC) showed uILS added 14.98% and 31.93% relative improvement in variance captured compared to the covariates only base model (age, sex, education, Glasgow Coma Scale score) when predicting cognitive composite scores at 6 and 12 months, respectively; wILS added 33.99% and 36.87% relative improvement in variance captured. Cognitive composite mediated wILS associations with FIM-Cog scores at 12 months, and both cognitive composite and FIM-Cog scores mediated wILS associations with QOL. CONCLUSIONS Early chronic inflammatory burden is associated with cognitive performance post-TBI. wILS explains greater variance in cognitive composite T-scores than uILS. Linking inflammatory burden associated with cognitive deficits to functional outcome post-TBI demonstrates the potential impact of immunotherapy interventions aimed at improving cognitive recovery post-TBI.
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- Kristen A. Milleville
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, USA
- Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Pittsburgh, USA
- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, USA
- Center for Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, USA
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Peng B, Li J, Li X, Wang X, Zhu H, Liang W, Liang H, Chen W. Neuropsychological Deficits in Patients with Electrical Status Epilepticus During Sleep: A Non-invasive Analysis of Neurovascular Coupling. Brain Topogr 2020; 33:375-383. [PMID: 32128654 DOI: 10.1007/s10548-020-00759-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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To evaluate the effects of electrical status epilepticus during sleep (ESES) on cerebral blood flow (CBF) and explore the associated neuro-vascular coupling and neuropsychological deficits. 19 ESES patients were recruited to undergo real-time transcranial doppler ultrasonography (TCD) and video-EEG monitoring (vEEG). Patients were grouped based on their cognitive functions or their EEG patterns. The mean cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFVm) of the unilateral middle cerebral artery was measured using TCD and was used to calculate various relevant parameters. The 19 patients participated in a total of 54 effective TCD-vEEG monitoring sessions. We found a significant effect of clinical severity for the following measurements: spike wave index (SWI), peak and average deep sleep stage (N3) CBFVm, peak, average and minimum deep sleep and awake CBFVm, and CBFVm oscillations during deep sleep. Nevertheless, CBFVm oscillations were not related to SWI. Furthermore, CBFVm oscillations revealed a statistically significant difference between the near-ESES and asymmetric-ESES groups. CBFVm oscillations may reflect the neuro-vascular coupling process associated with ESES disfunction. Understanding the relationship between CBFVm oscillations and epileptic activity will be important for assessing the neuropsychological damage associated with ESES and for developing treatment options for this and other diseases.
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- Bingwei Peng
- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 318# Ren Min Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, P.R. China.
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 318# Ren Min Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 318# Ren Min Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 318# Ren Min Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 318# Ren Min Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 318# Ren Min Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 318# Ren Min Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 318# Ren Min Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, P.R. China
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Arya R, Babajani-Feremi A, Byars AW, Vannest J, Greiner HM, Wheless JW, Mangano FT, Holland KD. A model for visual naming based on spatiotemporal dynamics of ECoG high-gamma modulation. Epilepsy Behav 2019; 99:106455. [PMID: 31419636 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.106455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We studied spatiotemporal dynamics of electrocorticographic (ECoG) high-gamma modulation (HGM) during visual naming. METHODS In 8 patients, aged 4-19 years, with left hemisphere subdural electrodes, propagation of ECoG HGM during overt visual naming was mapped with trial-averaged time-frequency analysis. Group-level synthesis was performed by transforming all electrodes to a standard space and assigning cortical parcels based on a reference atlas. RESULTS After image display following cortical parcels were activated: inferior occipital, caudal angular, fusiform, and middle temporal gyri, and superior temporal sulcus [0-400 ms]; rostral pars triangularis (A45r), inferior frontal sulcus, caudal dorsolateral premotor cortex (A6cdl) [300-600 ms]; caudal ventrolateral premotor cortex (A6cvl), caudal pars triangularis (A45c), pars opercularis (A44) [400-800 ms]; primary sensorimotor cortex [600-1400 ms], with most prominent HGM in glossolaryngeal region (A4tl). Lastly, auditory cortex (A41/A42) and superior temporal gyrus (A22) were activated [900 ms-1.4 s]. After 1.5 s, HGM decreased globally, except in ventrolateral premotor cortex. CONCLUSIONS During visual naming, ECoG HGM shows a sequential but overlapping spatiotemporal course through cortical regions. We provide neurophysiologic validation for a model of visual naming incorporating both modular and distributed cortical processing. This may explain cognitive deficits seen in some patients after surgery involving HGM naming sites outside perisylvian language cortex.
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- Ravindra Arya
- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Division of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States of America; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, United States of America.
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- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States of America; Neuroscience Institute, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN, United States of America; Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States of America
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Division of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, United States of America; Pediatric Neuroimaging Research Consortium, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States of America
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Division of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States of America; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States of America; Neuroscience Institute, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States of America
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Division of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States of America; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, United States of America
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Arpi E, D'Amico R, Lucaccioni L, Bedetti L, Berardi A, Ferrari F. Worse global intellectual and worse neuropsychological functioning in preterm-born children at preschool age: a meta-analysis. Acta Paediatr 2019; 108:1567-1579. [PMID: 31069843 DOI: 10.1111/apa.14836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2019] [Revised: 04/26/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM Preterm births (<32 weeks of gestational age) are associated with cognitive problems that are difficult to diagnose in infancy but potentially detectable at preschool age. This review aimed to evaluate the extent to which total intelligence quotient (IQ) and neuropsychological functions at ages three to five years differ between children born at <32 weeks gestational age or < 1500 g birth weight and children born at term. The secondary aim was to determine whether cognitive performance differs between extremely preterm (EPT)/extremely low birth weight (ELBW) children and very preterm (VPT) or very low birth weight (VLBW) children. METHODS PubMed and PsycINFO databases were searched for cohort studies comparing IQ and neuropsychological functions in term-born and preterm-born children born after 1994. RESULTS At ages three to five years, preterm-born children, compared with term-born ones, had worse IQ mean score (d = -0.77 [95% confidence interval -0.88 to -0.66]), attention, memory, visuomotor integration skill and executive functions. No differences were found between VPT/VLBW and EPT/ELBW children. CONCLUSION Preterm-born children showed poorer IQ and neuropsychological functions compared with term-born subjects already at preschool age. The extent of differences is similar to that detected at a later age.
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- Elena Arpi
- Department of Child and Adult Medical and Surgery Science University Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Science University Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena Italy
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- Department of Child and Adult Medical and Surgery Science University Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena Italy
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- Department of Child and Adult Medical and Surgery Science University Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena Italy
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- Department of Child and Adult Medical and Surgery Science University Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena Italy
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- Department of Child and Adult Medical and Surgery Science University Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena Italy
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Pineau F, Socha J, Corvol JC, Louapre C, Assouad R, Maillart E, Lubetzki C, Papeix C. Impact of an adaptive program for cognitive and emotional deficits (ADACOG program) in multiple sclerosis patients with cognitive impairments. Rev Neurol (Paris) 2019; 175:305-312. [PMID: 30910222 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurol.2018.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2018] [Revised: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 08/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cognitive impairment is frequent in multiple sclerosis (MS), affecting approximately 40 to 70% of patients. We developed a psycho-educational program (ADACOG program) to allow patients to cope with cognitive deficits. The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate the impact of the ADACOG program on subjective self-reported cognitive impairments, quality of life, anxiety, depression and self-esteem in MS patients. METHODS ADACOG program is a psycho-educational program focusing on cognitive and emotional dysfunctions in MS consisting of three modules in small groups lasting two hours every two weeks. Forty-five MS patients with self-reported cognitive impairments and objective cognitive deficits were enrolled consecutively in two groups: (i) the ADACOG group (N=24) and (ii) the control group (N=21). Both groups of patients completed questionnaires evaluating self-reported cognitive impairments (Multiple Sclerosis Neuropsychological Screening Questionnaire), quality of life (Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale), anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, HAD) and self-esteem (Rosenberg Scale) at inclusion (M0), one month later (M1) and seven months after inclusion (M7). The evolution of outcomes within ADACOG group and between both groups was analyzed. RESULTS The analyses within the ADACOG group showed that patients reported better quality of life and fewer anxiety symptoms at M1 compared to M0 (respectively P=0.03 and P=0,04). Moreover, patients presented less subjective self-reported cognitive deficits at M7 compared to M0 (P=0.003). Score evolution for HAD depression and self-esteem were not significant within the ADACOG group. The change M1-M0 for MSIS-29 and HAD anxiety scores was significantly different between both groups (respectively P=0.04 and P=0.008), with improvement of quality of life and anxiety in the ADACOG group. The evolution of scores between groups was not significant for the other outcomes. DISCUSSION This study showed a small effect of a psycho-educational program focusing on cognitive and emotional disorders in MS patients with subjective self-reported cognitive deficits and objective cognitive deficits. Interest of psycho-education focusing on cognition in MS patients is discussed.
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- F Pineau
- Assistance publique hôpitaux de Paris, département de neurologie, hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, 75013 Paris, France; UMR S1127, Sorbonne université, université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris 06, institut de la Moelle Épinière, 75013 Paris, France; UMR S1127 and centre d'investigation clinique, institut national de santé et en recherche médicale, 1422, 75013 Paris, France; UMR 7225, centre national de la recherche scientifique, 75013 Paris, France.
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- Assistance publique hôpitaux de Paris, département de neurologie, hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, 75013 Paris, France; UMR S1127, Sorbonne université, université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris 06, institut de la Moelle Épinière, 75013 Paris, France; UMR S1127 and centre d'investigation clinique, institut national de santé et en recherche médicale, 1422, 75013 Paris, France; UMR 7225, centre national de la recherche scientifique, 75013 Paris, France
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- Assistance publique hôpitaux de Paris, département de neurologie, hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, 75013 Paris, France; UMR S1127, Sorbonne université, université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris 06, institut de la Moelle Épinière, 75013 Paris, France; UMR S1127 and centre d'investigation clinique, institut national de santé et en recherche médicale, 1422, 75013 Paris, France; UMR 7225, centre national de la recherche scientifique, 75013 Paris, France
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- Assistance publique hôpitaux de Paris, département de neurologie, hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, 75013 Paris, France; UMR S1127, Sorbonne université, université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris 06, institut de la Moelle Épinière, 75013 Paris, France; UMR S1127 and centre d'investigation clinique, institut national de santé et en recherche médicale, 1422, 75013 Paris, France; UMR 7225, centre national de la recherche scientifique, 75013 Paris, France
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- Assistance publique hôpitaux de Paris, département de neurologie, hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, 75013 Paris, France
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- Assistance publique hôpitaux de Paris, département de neurologie, hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, 75013 Paris, France
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- Assistance publique hôpitaux de Paris, département de neurologie, hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, 75013 Paris, France; UMR S1127, Sorbonne université, université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris 06, institut de la Moelle Épinière, 75013 Paris, France; UMR S1127 and centre d'investigation clinique, institut national de santé et en recherche médicale, 1422, 75013 Paris, France; UMR 7225, centre national de la recherche scientifique, 75013 Paris, France
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- Assistance publique hôpitaux de Paris, département de neurologie, hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, 75013 Paris, France; UMR S1127, Sorbonne université, université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris 06, institut de la Moelle Épinière, 75013 Paris, France; UMR S1127 and centre d'investigation clinique, institut national de santé et en recherche médicale, 1422, 75013 Paris, France; UMR 7225, centre national de la recherche scientifique, 75013 Paris, France
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Jackson DB, Beaver KM. The Association Between Breastfeeding Exposure and Duration, Neuropsychological Deficits, and Psychopathic Personality Traits in Offspring: The Moderating Role of 5HTTLPR. Psychiatr Q 2016; 87:107-27. [PMID: 25982080 DOI: 10.1007/s11126-015-9366-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A wealth of research has revealed that a shorter duration of breastfeeding during infancy can increase the risk of various maladaptive traits, including neuropsychological deficits. Despite the number of studies that have been conducted on the topic, few studies have explored whether the effects of breastfeeding on neuropsychological functioning and personality features persist into adulthood. Furthermore, very little research to date has examined whether this relationship is moderated by specific indicators of genetic risk. The current study examines the direct and interactive effects of breastfeeding experiences and the serotonin transporter polymorphism (5HTTLPR) on neuropsychological deficits and psychopathic personality traits. Using data from the National Longitudinal study of Adolescent Health, we find that no exposure to breastfeeding and a shorter duration of breastfeeding significantly increase the risk of exhibiting neuropsychological deficits during adolescence and early adulthood as well as psychopathic personality traits during adulthood. The results also reveal a number of gene × environment interactions between 5HTTLPR, breastfeeding exposure and breastfeeding duration in the prediction of neuropsychological deficits, but not in the prediction of psychopathic personality traits.
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Franzoni E, Matricardi S, Di Pisa V, Capovilla G, Romeo A, Tozzi E, Pruna D, Salerno GG, Zamponi N, Accorsi P, Giordano L, Coppola G, Cerminara C, Curatolo P, Nicita F, Spalice A, Grosso S, Pavone P, Striano P, Parisi P, Boni A, Gobbi G, Carotenuto M, Esposito M, Cottone C, Verrotti A. Refractory absence seizures: An Italian multicenter retrospective study. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2015; 19:660-4. [PMID: 26239083 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2015.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2014] [Revised: 06/30/2015] [Accepted: 07/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND To evaluate evidence and prognosis of refractory cases of absence seizures. METHODS Subjects with refractory absence seizures were identified retrospectively in 17 Italian epilepsy pediatrics Centers. We analyzed age at onset, family history, presence of myoclonic components, seizure frequency, treatment with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), interictal electroencephalography (EEG) and neuropsychological assessment. Two subgroups were identified: one with patients with current absence seizures and another with patients that had become seizure free with or without AED treatment. The chi-square test was applied. RESULTS A total of 92 subjects with drug-resistant absence seizures were analyzed. 45 subjects still show absence seizures (49%) and the other 47 became seizure free (51%) after a period of drug-resistance. The statistical analysis between these two groups showed no correlation between age of onset, family history and abnormalities at interictal EEG. Statistically significant differences were observed with regard to the number of AEDs used and intellectual disability. CONCLUSION Typical absence epilepsy classifiable as Childhood Absence Epilepsy could not be considered so "benign", as suggested in literature. A longer duration of disease and a higher frequency of seizure seem to be correlated with a higher presence of cognitive impairment. No significant risk factor was observed to allow the faster and better recognition of patients with worse prognosis.
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- Emilio Franzoni
- Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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- Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Epilepsy Center, Department of Child Neuropsychiatry and Neurophysiology, Fatebenefratelli and Oftalmico Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Child Neuropsychiatry, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Pediatric Neurology Department, Polytechnic University of the Marche Region, Ancona, Italy
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- Child Neuropsychiatric Unit, Civile Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric, Medical School, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Pediatric Neurology Unit, Tor Vergata University, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Pediatric Neurology Unit, Tor Vergata University, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Child Neurology, Sapienza, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Child Neurology, Sapienza, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology Unit, S. Maria Alle Scotte Hospital, University of Siena, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics and Pediatrics Emergency, University Hospital Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele, Catania, Italy
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- Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Opthalmology, Genetics and Maternal and Child Health, University of Genova, G. Gaslini Institute, Genova, Italy
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- Neuroscience, Mental Health and Sensory Organs Department, Child Neurology, Headache Pediatric Center, Pediatric Sleep Disorder, Sapienza, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- IRRCS, The Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, Child Neurology Unit, Bologna, Italy
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- IRRCS, The Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, Child Neurology Unit, Bologna, Italy
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- Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Department of Mental Health, Physical and Preventive Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Department of Mental Health, Physical and Preventive Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Hilsendager CA, Zhang D, McRae C, Aloia M. Assessing the influence of obesity on longitudinal executive functioning performance in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Obes Res Clin Pract 2015; 10:33-40. [PMID: 26004188 DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2015.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2014] [Revised: 04/15/2015] [Accepted: 04/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate longitudinal performance on an executive functioning task among individuals with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and the impact of obesity on performance. METHODS Participants completed the Trail Making Test Part B (TMT-B), which is an executive functioning task that measured cognitive flexibility, at baseline, 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-ups. Hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) analyses were used to assess participants' initial performance on the task, as well the trajectories of growth on the task across time points. Additionally, body mass index (BMI) was included in the estimations of fixed and random effects as a predictor of performance. RESULTS There were no significant differences between obese and non-obese individuals on the cognitive flexibility task at baseline. However, obese and non-obese individuals differed significantly in their linear and quadratic rates of growth across time points. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that obese and non-obese individuals may differentially respond to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) treatment (as related to cognitive flexibility). Future research should examine the impact of weight loss on the neuropsychological sequelae of obese individuals with OSAS.
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- Chelsea A Hilsendager
- University of Denver Morgridge College of Education Department of Research Methods and Statistics, United States.
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- University of Denver Morgridge College of Education Department of Research Methods and Statistics, United States.
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- University of Denver Morgridge College of Education Department of Research Methods and Statistics, United States.
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Zhao F, Kang H, You L, Rastogi P, Venkatesh D, Chandra M. Neuropsychological deficits in temporal lobe epilepsy: A comprehensive review. Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2015; 17:374-82. [PMID: 25506156 PMCID: PMC4251008 DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.144003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2014] [Revised: 03/24/2014] [Accepted: 03/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is the most prevalent form of complex partial seizures with temporal lobe origin of electrical abnormality. Studies have shown that recurrent seizures affect all aspects of cognitive functioning, including memory, language, praxis, executive functions, and social judgment, among several others. In this article, we will review these cognitive impairments along with their neuropathological correlates in a comprehensive manner. We will see that neuropsychological deficits are prevalent in TLE. Much of the effort has been laid on memory due to the notion that temporal lobe brain structures involved in TLE play a central role in consolidating information into memory. It seems that damage to the mesial structure of the temporal lobe, particularly the amygdale and hippocampus, has the main role in these memory difficulties and the neurobiological plausibility of the role of the temporal lobe in different aspects of memory. Here, we will cover the sub-domains of working memory and episodic memory deficits. This is we will further proceed to evaluate the evidences of executive function deficits in TLE and will see that set-shifting among other EFs is specifically affected in TLE as is social cognition. Finally, critical components of language related deficits are also found in the form of word-finding difficulties. To conclude, TLE affects several of cognitive function domains, but the etiopathogenesis of all these dysfunctions remain elusive. Further well-designed studies are needed for a better understanding of these disorders.
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- Fengqing Zhao
- Department of Emergency, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai 264000, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Emergency, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai 264000, Shandong Province, China
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- Operating RoomYantaishan Hospital, Yantai 264000, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Ranchi Institute of Neuropsychiatry and Allied Sciences, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
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- Department of Physiology, M. S. Ramaiah Medical College, Mathikere, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Formerly Willingdon Hospital, New Delhi, India
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