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Frontiers in Detecting Consciousness: The Growing Use of EEG Analysis
Dear Editors: There is growing scientific interest regarding the use of electroencephalogram (EEG) and multivariate analysis as a means to classify states of consciousness. A recent work assessed the validity of 28 potential EEG markers of consciousness, using the Disorders of Consciousness (DoC)-Forest (the name of the algorithm) tool, to establish states of awareness in a […]
Editorial Message and Issue Highlights–Vol. 17, No. 4–6, April–June 2020
Dear Colleagues: Welcome to the April–June 2020 edition of Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience (ICNS). For 2020’s second quarterly issue of ICNS, we start with original research by Azizi et al titled, “The Epileptogenesis Property of G2013 (α-L-Guluronic Acid) in Pentylenetetrazole-Induced Kindling Model.” Here, Azizi et al evaluate the therapeutic efficacy and epileptogenesis potential of G2013 […]
Letter to the Editor: Is Dropped Head Syndrome in Sporadic Late-onset Nemaline Myopathy Always Untreatable?
Dear Editor: Dropped head syndrome (DHS) is a rare condition characterized by cervical paraspinal muscles weakness that causes a recognizable deformity with various degrees of “chin on chest” posture.1–3 Though the etiology of DHS is still unclear, some authors have suggested aging-related postural changes to be a mechanical cause of the disease.2,3 Moreover, DHS might […]
Neurological Aspects of Corona Virus Infectious Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
by Nitin Butala Dr. Butala is a Neurologist and Neurophysiologist at Baptist Health in Jacksonville, Florida and an Assistant professor of Neurology at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Bradenton, Florida FUNDING: No funding was provided. DISCLOSURES: The author has no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this […]
The Role of Serum Lithium Concentration on Pill Burden in Psychiatric Populations
by Charisse Chehovich, PharmD; Tammie Lee Demler, BS, PharmD, MBA, BCGP, BCPP; Emily Leppien, PharmD, BCPS; and Eileen Trigoboff, RN, PMHCNS-BC, DNS, DABFN Drs. Chehovich, Demler, and Trigoboff are affiliated with the Buffalo Psychiatric Center, New York State Office of Mental Health in Buffalo, New York and with the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy […]
Telepsychiatry in Psychotherapy Practice
by Allison Cowan, MD; Racheal Johnson, DO; and Henrik Close, MD Dr. Cowan is with the Department of Psychiatry at the Boonshoft School of Medicine at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. Drs. Close and Johnson are with the Department of Psychiatry at the Boonshoft School of Medicine at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio […]
Depression in Heart Failure: A Systematic Review
by Waguih William IsHak, MD, FAPA; Gabriel Edwards, MD, MPH; Nathalie Herrera, MD; Tiffany Lin, MD; Kathryn Hren, LCSW; Michael Peterson, LCSW; Ashley Ngor; Angela Liu; Asher Kimchi, MD; Brennan Spiegel, MD; Rebecca Hedrick, MD; Robert Chernoff, PhD; Marcio Diniz, PhD; James Mirocha, MS; Vicki Manoukian, MS; Michael Ong, MD; John Harold, MD; Itai Danovitch, […]
CGRP Inhibitors for Migraine
by Diksha Mohanty, MD, and Steven Lippmann, MD Dr. Mohanty is a Neurology Resident Physician, and Dr. Lippmann is a Psychiatry Emeritus Professor at the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Louisville, Kentucky. FUNDING: No funding was provided for this study. DISCLOSURES: The author has no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of […]
Scam Susceptibility in a Young, Schizoaffective Patient with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Case Report with a Review of Financial Exploitation Literature and Possible Therapeutic Interventions Gleaned from Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Research
by Paul C. McCormick, Jr., MD, and Jessica Simberlund, MD Drs. McCormick and Simberlund are with the Department of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine and the New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York, New York. Dr. Simberlund is also with Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, New York. FUNDING: No funding was provided for this […]
How the COVID-19 Pandemic is Changing Mental Health Disease Management: The Growing Need of Telecounseling in Italy
by Rosaria De Luca, MSc, PhD, and Rocco Salvatore Calabrò, MD, PhD Drs. De Luca and Calabrò are with the IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino-Pulejo in Messina, Italy. FUNDING: No funding was provided for this study. DISCLOSURES: The author has no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. ABSTRACT: Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) is a […]
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