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Autoscopic phenomena: case report and review of literature
Behavioral and Brain Functions, 2011 Background Autoscopic phenomena are psychic illusory visual experiences consisting of the perception of the image of one's own body or face within space, either from an internal point of view, as in a mirror or from an external point of view ...
Thomas Astrid +7 more
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Molecular Brain, 2012 Background Retinoid signaling pathways mediated by retinoic acid receptor (RAR)/retinoid × receptor (RXR)-mediated transcription play critical roles in hippocampal synaptic plasticity.
Nomoto Masanori +11 more
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Dissociable processes underlying decisions in the Iowa Gambling Task: a new integrative framework
Behavioral and Brain Functions, 2009 Background The Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) is a common paradigm used to study the interactions between emotions and decision making, yet little consensus exists on the cognitive process determining participants' decisions, what affects them, and how these ...
Napoli Antonio +2 more
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Treatment of refractory epilepsy with natalizumab in a patient with multiple sclerosis. Case report
BMC Neurology, 2010 Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is considered an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system and therapeutic inhibition of leukocyte migration with natalizumab, an anti-alpha4 integrin antibody, is highly effective in patients with MS.
Constantin Gabriela +2 more
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The μ-opioid receptor gene and smoking initiation and nicotine dependence
Behavioral and Brain Functions, 2006 The gene encoding the mu-opioid receptor (OPRM1) is reported to be associated with a range of substance dependence. Experiments in knockout mice indicate that the mu-opioid receptor may mediate reinforcing effects of nicotine.
Kendler Kenneth S +2 more
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Neuroinflammation induces glial aromatase expression in the uninjured songbird brain
Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2011 Background Estrogens from peripheral sources as well as central aromatization are neuroprotective in the vertebrate brain. Under normal conditions, aromatase is only expressed in neurons, however following anoxic/ischemic or mechanical brain injury ...
Saldanha Colin J, Duncan Kelli A
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BMC Neurology, 2012 Background Cerebellar and cerebral infarctions caused by the syndrome of cervical rib with thrombosis of subclavian artery are very unusual. Case presentation We report the case of a 49-year-old male patient with a right cervical rib compression leading ...
Jusufovic Mirza +5 more
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Chronic ethanol increases systemic TLR3 agonist-induced neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration
Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2012 Background Increasing evidence links systemic inflammation to neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration. We previously found that systemic endotoxin, a TLR4 agonist or TNFα, increased blood TNFα that entered the brain activating microglia and persistent ...
Qin Liya, Crews Fulton T
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Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2008 Background Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) is a frequent complication of preterm delivery. Proinflammatory cytokines, such as interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) released from astrocytes and microglia activated by infection or ...
Marx Romy +6 more
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Behavioral and Brain Functions, 2009 Background Research has shown that patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) can be distinguished from controls on the basis of their non-verbal expression.
Lehmkämper Caroline +4 more
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