Psychiatric adverse events reported after COVID-19 vaccination in the European Union (EU), the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) [PDF]
European Psychiatry, 2022 Introduction Several psychiatric adverse events can occur after vaccination. Passive surveillance reporting systems can support the identification of rare adverse events and contribute to hypothesis generation for potential causal associations ...
D. Macias Saint-Gerons +2 more
doaj +2 more sources
The incubus phenomenon: Prevalence, frequency and risk factors in psychiatric inpatients and university undergraduates [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022 BackgroundThe incubus phenomenon is a paroxysmal sleep-related disorder characterized by the visuotactile sensation of a person or entity exerting pressure on one’s thorax during episodes of sleep paralysis and (apparent) wakefulness.
Marc L. Molendijk +7 more
doaj +2 more sources
Localizing value of disturbances of self-integration, depersonalization, and forced thinking: A systematic review. [PDF]
Epileptic DisordAbstract We performed a systematic review of the localizational value of disturbances of self‐integration, depersonalization and forced thinking in focal epilepsy with the aim to summarize the state‐of‐the‐art anatomo‐clinical correlations in the field and help guide interpretation of ictal semiology within the framework of pre‐surgical evaluation. The
Etholm L +5 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Body schema and body image as internal representations of the body, and their disorders. An historical review. [PDF]
J NeuropsycholAbstract Since the early 1900s, the terms body schema and body image denoted the internal representations of the body. Bonnier's (1905, Revue Neurologique, 13, 605) schema is a conscious spatial representation of the size, shape, and position of the body, and of body parts, whose dysfunction brings about aschématia, and hypo‐, hyper‐, and paraschématia.
Vallar G.
europepmc +2 more sources
Neural bases of the bodily self as revealed by electrical brain stimulation: A systematic review. [PDF]
Hum Brain Mapp, 2023 We searched for the brain areas causally underpinning the bodily self using electrical brain stimulation (EBS). EBS of six brain areas most consistently altered the bodily self across studies (middle cingulum, inferior parietal lobule, supplementary motor area, posterior insula, hippocampal complex/amygdala, and precuneus).
Dary Z +5 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Loss and Return of Ticklishness in Functional Neurological Disorder. [PDF]
Mov Disord Clin PractAbstract Background People with functional neurological disorder (FND) have abnormalities in sensory processing. Loss of ticklishness has been rarely reported. Objectives To describe associated clinical features in people with FND and loss of ticklishness and explore correlations with sensory changes.
Coebergh JA +6 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Autoscopic Hallucination in Alcohol Dependence Syndrome: A Rare or Missed Phenomenon? [PDF]
Case Rep Psychiatry, 2017 Autoscopic phenomenon, a psychic illusionary duplication of one’s own self, has been the subject of interest in the literature and science for years. It has been reported in various diseases of the central nervous system but with an unknown mechanism. Hallucinations are a common presentation in alcohol dependence syndrome during delirium tremens and as
Joshi S, Thapa B, Shakya R.
europepmc +2 more sources
A Model of Body Perception Disturbances in Chronic Limb Pain: The Predictive Role of Kinesiophobia, Depersonalization and Symptom Severity. [PDF]
Eur J PainABSTRACT Background Body Perception Disturbances (BPD) are common in chronic limb pain conditions characterised by negative feelings toward the limb and a reduced sense of agency. Prior research has focused on isolated associations between psychological factors, pain hypersensitivity and BPD. Therefore, an integrated examination of the interconnections
Karpin H +3 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Seizure semiology: ILAE glossary of terms and their significance
Epileptic Disorders, Volume 24, Issue 3, Page 447-495, June 2022., 2022 Abstract This educational topical review and Task Force report aims to address learning objectives of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) curriculum. We sought to extract detailed features involving semiology from video recordings and interpret semiological signs and symptoms that reflect the likely localization for focal seizures in ...
Sándor Beniczky +12 more
wiley +1 more source
Management of a first unprovoked epileptic seizure in adolescence and adulthood
Epileptic Disorders, Volume 23, Issue 4, Page 537-551, August 2021., 2021 Abstract An epileptic seizure is one of the causes of so‐called “transient neurological events” (TNEs). The differential diagnosis of a TNE relies mainly on history and physical examination. Laboratory markers are less frequently useful. After diagnosing an epileptic seizure, a distinction must be made between an acute symptomatic and an unprovoked ...
Ana Catarina Franco +3 more
wiley +1 more source