Case Report
Catatonia in a 6-year-old Patient Following Disseminated Group A Streptococcus Infection
by Philip B Cawkwell, MD; Ivan Daniel Mayor, BA; and Richard J. Shaw,MD Drs. Cawkwell and Shaw and Mr. Mayor are with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, at the Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, California. FUNDING: No funding was provided for this study. DISCLOSURES: […]
Minor Head Injury Might Cause Treatable Dementia Due to Severe Hyponatremia
by Takahiko Nagamine, MD, PhD Dr. Nagamine is with the Sunlight Brain Research Center in Hofu, Yamaguchi, Japan. FUNDING: No funding was provided for this study. DISCLOSURES: The author has no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. ABSTRACT: Objective. There are several conditions of treatable dementia. Among these, hyponatremia can cause transitory […]
Multiple Cellular Therapies Along with Neurorehabilitation in Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy: A Case Report
by Alok Sharma, MCh; Nandini Gokulchandran, MD; Pooja Kulkarni, MSc; Sandhya Kiran Mullangi, MPT; Khushboo Bhagawanani, BPT; Vishal Ganar, MPhil; Hemangi Sane, MD; and Prerna Badhe, MD Drs. Sharma and Gokulchandran are with the Department of Medical Services and Clinical Research at NeuroGen Brain and Spine Institute in Navi Mumbai, India. Ms. Kulkani and Drs. […]
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome: Can Be an Unrecognized Chronic Fatal Disease
by Kulwant Buttar, MD; Eileen Trigoboff, RN, DNS; and Jeffery J Grace, MD Dr. Buttar is with the Buffalo Psychiatric Center in Buffalo New York. Dr. Trigoboff is with the School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the State University of New York at Buffalo, and in […]
Meralgia Paresthetica Successfully Treated with Palmithoylethanolamide
by Rocco Salvatore Calabrò MD, PhD; Carmela Casella, MD; Alfredo Manuli, MSc; David Militi, MD; and Giuseppe Gervasi, MD, PhD Drs. Calabrò and Manuli are with IRCCS Centro Neurolesi “Bonino Pulejo” in Messina, Italy. Dr. Casella is with Policlinico University in Messina, Italy. Dr. Militi is with Stomato-dental Laboratory in Messina, Italy. Dr. Gervasi is […]
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 […]
Lithium Intoxication in the Elderly: A Possible Interaction between Azilsartan, Fluvoxamine, and Lithium
by Takahiko Nagamine, MD, PhD Dr. Nagamine is with the Sunlight Brain Research Center in Yamaguchi, Japan. FUNDING: No funding was provided for this study. DISCLOSURES: The author has no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. ABSTRACT: Lithium intoxication might be lethal particularly in elderly persons who have multiple drugs. We […]
Subependymal Giant-cell Astrocytoma Masquerading as Restrictive Eating Disorder and Depression in an Adolescent
by Alicia Barnes, DO, MPH; Maggie M. Wang, BS; Jordan Feltes, BS; Je Ko, MD, PhD; and Miguel A. Guzman, MD Drs. Barnes and Ko are with the Department of Psychiatry, Saint Louis University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. Ms. Wang and Feltes are with the Saint Louis University School of Medicine in […]
Use of Mixed Amphetamine Salts in a Patient with Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder
by Samuel R. Weber, MD Dr. Weber is with Intermountain Healthcare in Logan, Utah. FUNDING: No funding was provided for this study. DISCLOSURES: The author has no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. ABSTRACT: Depersonalization and derealization symptoms are common and often transient. Recurrent, persistent symptoms can result in a diagnosis […]
Use of Noninvasive Ventilation with Volume-assured Pressure Support for Treatment-refractory Myasthenia Gravis
by MONTSERRAT DIAZ-ABAD, MD; NEVINS TODD, MD; LINDSAY ZILLIOX, MD; ANA SANCHEZ, MD; and CHARLENE HAFER-MACHO, MD Dr. Diaz-Abad and Dr. Todd are with the Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Drs. Zilliox, Sanchez, and Hafer-Macko are with the Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine in […]
