Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology
Human Embryonic Stem Cells in the Treatment of Autism: A Case Series
by Geeta Shroff, MD Dr. Shroff is Director of Nutech Mediworld in New Delhi, India. Innov Clin Neurosci. 2017;14(3–4):12–16. Funding: No funding was received for the preparation of this article. Financial disclosures: The author has no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Key words: Autism, human embryonic stem cell, hESC, stem […]
Virtual Reality and Medical Inpatients: A Systematic Review of Randomized, Controlled Trials
by Julieta Dascal, BA; Mark Reid, PhD; Waguih William Ishak, MD, FAPA; Brennan Spiegel, MD, FACG; Jennifer Recacho, MA; Bradley Rosen, MD; and Itai Danovitch, MD, MBA All authors are from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences in Los Angeles, California. Innov Clin Neurosci. 2017;14(1–2):14–21. Funding: No funding was received for the […]
Behavioral and Stereological Analysis of the Effects of Intermittent Feeding Diet on the Orally Administrated MDMA (“ecstasy”) in Mice
by Zeinab Ebrahimian, MSc; Zeinab Karimi, MSc; Mohammad Javad Khoshnoud, Pharm D, PhD; Mohammad Reza Namavar, PhD; Bahram Daraei, PharmD, PhD; and Moshen Raza Haidari, MD, PhD Drs. Ebrahimian and Khoshnoud are with the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in Shiraz, IR Iran; Drs. Karimi and Daraei […]
Letters to the Editor: Discussing sexual health after traumatic brain injury: an unmet need!
Innov Clin Neurosci. 2017;14(1–2):11–12. Dear Editor: Sexual dysfunction (SD) after traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an often neglected and underreported issue within the medical field.[1,2] A recent interesting work by Bivona et al[1] found that TBI survivors and their partners showed a decrease in sexual desire and frequency of sexual intercourse, particularly those who suffered […]
Differential Diagnoses: Delirium or Dementia?
by Steven Lippmann, MD, and Malathi Latha Perugula, MD The authors are from the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky. Innov Clin Neurosci. 2016;13(9–10):56–57. This column series compares neurological conditions that pose differential challenges in diagnoses. Funding: No funding was provided for the preparation of this article. […]
Physician Prescribing Practices of Vitamin D in a Psychiatric Hospital
by Kimberly B. Mulcahy, PharmD; Eileen Trigoboff, RN, DNS; Lewis Opler, MD, PhD; and Tammie Lee Demler, BS, PharmD, MBA Drs. Trigoboff, Demler, and Mulcahy are with Buffalo Psychiatric Center, New York State Office of Mental Health, and State University of New York, University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Buffalo, New York; […]
Letter to the editor: Decrease in Reciprocal Fairness Feeling of patients with Polydipsic Schizophrenia
Dear Editor: Polydipsia can lead to episodic life-threatening water intoxication and is a serious problem in many patients with chronic schizophrenia.[1] Although multiple factors have been implicated,[2] the reason why polydipsic-related overhydration behavior is repeated in some patients with schizophrenia remains unclear. Game theoretical modeling may offer a new tool for investigating behavioral impairments in […]
Why Not Pot? A Review of the Brain-based Risks of Cannabis
by Kai MacDonald, MD, and Katherine Pappas, BA Dr. MacDonald and Ms. Pappas are with UC San Diego Psychiatry, San Diego, CA, USA Innov Clin Neurosci. 2016;13(3–4):13–22. Funding: Dr. MacDonald’s work is sponsored in part by the Goodenough Neuroscience Research Fund. Financial disclosures: The authors have no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of […]
Medical Marijuana for Epilepsy?
by Murali K. Kolikonda, MD; Kavitha Srinivasan, MD; Manasa Enja, MD; Vishwanath Sagi, MD; and Steven Lippmann, MD Drs. Kolikonda and Sagi are from the Department of Neurology, Dr. Srinivasan is from the Clinical Translational Research Support Unit, and Drs. Enja and Lippmann are from the Department of Psychiatry, University of Louisville School of Medicine, […]
A Case of Transient Global Amnesia: A Review and How It May Shed Further Insight into the Neurobiology of Delusions
by David R. Spiegel, MD; Aidan L. McCroskey, MD; and Branden A. Deyerle, MD All with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia. Innov Clin Neurosci. 2016;13(3–4):32–41. Funding: No funding was received for the preparation of this manuscript. Financial disclosures: The authors have no conflicts of interest relevant to […]
