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Applying an Ethical Lens to the Treatment of People With Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The practice of neurology requires an understanding of clinical ethics for decision‐making. In multiple sclerosis (MS) care, there are a wide range of ethical considerations that may arise. These involve shared decision‐making around selection of a disease‐modifying therapy (DMT), risks and benefits of well‐studied medications in comparison to
Methma Udawatta, Farrah J. Mateen
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"Now he walks and walks, as if he didn't have a home where he could eat": food, healing, and hunger in Quechua narratives of madness [PDF]

, 2013
In the Quechua-speaking peasant communities of southern Peru, mental disorder is understood less as individualized pathology and more as a disturbance in family and social relationships. For many Andeans, food and feeding are ontologically fundamental to
A Topor, Alison Krogel, Anna Meigs, Bianca Brijnath, Carlos Larrea, Carole M Counihan, Catherine J Allen, Catherine J Allen, Christine Greenway, Constance Classen, David M. R. Orr, David MR Orr, Derek Summerfield, Derek Summerfield, Duncan Pedersen, Elizabeth Cartwright, Emily Yates-Doerr, Gaithri A Fernando, Hermilio Valdizán, Irene Silverblatt, Javier Saavedra, Judith K Bass, Katherine Sohrsdahl, Krista E Vleet van, Laurence J Kirmayer, Lesley Jo Weaver, Libbet Crandon-Malamud, Mary Weismantel, Mary Weismantel, María Tapias, Michael Goddard, Nancy Scheper-Hughes, Neely Laurenzo Myers, Parin Dossa, Peter Gose, Sarah Lund Skar, Sharon Alane Abramowitz, Susan Elizabeth Ramirez, Ursula Read, WHO, Xavier Ricard Lanata   +40 more
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Clinically Relevant Outcome Measures in Women With Adrenoleukodystrophy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Adrenoleukodystrophy is a rare inherited peroxisomal disease caused by pathogenic variants in the ABCD1 gene located on the X chromosome. Although the most severe central nervous system and adrenal complications typically affect only men with adrenoleukodystrophy, the majority of women develop myeloneuropathy symptoms in adulthood.
Chenwei Yan, Elizabeth I. Pierpont, Amena S. Fine, Reena V. Kartha   +3 more
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Life Stories and Mental Health: The Role of Identification Processes in Theory and Interventions [PDF]

, 2012
The goal of this article is to explore the relations between narratives and mental health from a psychological perspective. We argue that a process of identification with personal experiences underlies narrative structures that are known to be related to
Bohlmeijer, E.T., Westerhof, G.J.
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Perinatal mental disorders in Switzerland : prevalence estimates and use of mental-health services [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Perinatal mental disorders (PMDs) are the most common complication of pregnancy and the first postpartum year. Since PMD prevalence and use of mental-health services by perinatal women in Switzerland are unknown, we analysed existing health ...
Bachmann, Nicole, Berger, Anke, Cignacco, Eva, Erdin, Rebekka, Oelhafen, Stephan, Reich, Oliver, Signorell, Andri   +6 more
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Clustering Algorithm Reveals Dopamine‐Motor Mismatch in Cognitively Preserved Parkinson's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To explore the relationship between dopaminergic denervation and motor impairment in two de novo Parkinson's disease (PD) cohorts. Methods n = 249 PD patients from Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) and n = 84 from an external clinical cohort.
Rachele Malito, Chiara Meneghini, Alice Galli, Luca Gallo, Pierfrancesco Mitrotti, Paola Dimartino, Marianna Inglese, Cinzia Zatti, Alessandro Lupini, Andrea Pilotto, Alessandro Padovani, Micol Avenali, Enza Maria Valente, Cristina Tassorelli, Silvia P. Caminiti   +14 more
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The physical and mental health of acute psychiatric ward staff, and its relationship to experience of physical violence [PDF]

, 2018
To evaluate and describe the physical and mental health of staff on acute psychiatric wards and examine whether violence exposure is linked with health status. We undertook a cross-sectional survey with 564 nursing staff and healthcare assistants from 31
Aiken, Arnetz, Bogaert, Bonevski, Bowers, Bowers, Bowers, Campbell, Das-Munshi, Edward, Edwards, England, England, Field, Flannery, Flannery, Foster, Gajwani, Gerberich, Hall, Hanrahan, Harris, Health and Safety Executive, Health And Social Care Information Centre, Jalil, Jenkinson, Johnson, Johnson, Kapur, Kirkbride, Leeuwen, Maben, Martin, McCarthy, Memon, Morgan, Needham, Nijman, Pekurinen, Reininghaus, Renwick, Renwick, Richards, Robertson, Salyers, Sheikh, Singh, Ware, Ware, Whittington, Winkelmann-Gleed, Wood   +51 more
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Brainstem and Cerebellar Volume Loss and Associated Clinical Features in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) is a neurodegenerative ‘tauopathy’ with predominating pathology in the basal ganglia and midbrain. Caudal tau spread frequently implicates the cerebellum; however, the pattern of atrophy remains equivocal.
Chloe Spiegel, Timothy P. Siejka, Cassandra Marotta, Josh J. Y. Lee, Kelly Bertram, Terence J. O'Brien, Meng Law, Lucy Vivash, Ian H. Harding   +8 more
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Adaptive mentalization-based integrative therapy for severe personality disorder and mental illness: study protocol for a controlled longitudinal cohort study

Frontiers in Psychiatry
BackgroundPersonality Disorders that meet the criteria for a Severe Mental Illness (SMI-PD) tend to coincide with a greatly reduced quality of life and a lower life expectancy.
Fleur E. van Kaam, Fleur E. van Kaam, Remco F. P. de Winter, Remco F. P. de Winter, Remco F. P. de Winter, Coriene ten Kate, Rosanne S. H. Kop, Merel M. Lelieveld, Rozemarijn van Duursen, Maarten van Westen, Anne-Laura van Harmelen, Thérèse van Amelsvoort, Jonas G. Weijers, Jonas G. Weijers   +13 more
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A 73‐Year‐Old Man With Several Years of Difficulty Climbing Stairs and Frequent Tripping

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A 73‐year‐old man presented with progressive weakness and atrophy predominantly affecting the distal finger flexors and quadriceps muscles. Electrophysiological studies demonstrated mixed myogenic and neurogenic features. Muscle MRI showed inflammatory changes, and muscle biopsy revealed granulomatous myositis with histologic features ...
Mehmet Can Sari, Arens Taga, Sonya Ulrike Steele, Ahmet Hoke   +3 more
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