The Tangible Common Denominator of Substance Use Disorders: A Reply to Commentaries to Rehm et al. (2013a) [PDF]
In response to our suggestion to define substance use disorders via ‘heavy use over time', theoretical and conceptual issues, measurement problems and implications for stigma and clinical practice were raised.
Anderson, P. +12 more
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Etiologies of Rapidly Progressive Dementia: A Cross‐Sectional Multicentric Tertiary Hospital Study
Background: Rapidly progressive dementia (RPD) is linked to several disorders. Reference centers for Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease have reported prion diseases as the most frequent cause of RPD. Alternatively, tertiary centers found high frequencies of nonprion diseases causing RPD, including a significant number of potentially treatable disorders.
Eduardo de Novaes Costa Bergamaschi +9 more
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Confabulaciones (I): Concepto, clasificación y neuropatología [PDF]
A working definition of confabulation could be that of describing them as false memories due to a retrieval problem, where the patient is unaware that he/ she is confabulating, and has the belief that the memory is true.
Berrios, Germán +4 more
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Description of interhemispheric disconnection syndrome in a patient with Marchiafava-Bignami disease [PDF]
Interhemispheric disconnection syndrome (IDS), described by Sperry, Gazzaniga and Bogen, is characterized by the presence of visual and tactile anomia, absence of interhemispheric transference of unilateral somatosensory stimulation of both hands ...
Gómez, Pablo Guillermo +3 more
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Reversible Severe Acute Lactic Acidosis Caused by Thiamine Deficiency in Intensive Care Unit
Lactic acidosis is a common cause of metabolic acidosis in hospitalized patients. It is typically caused by hypoperfusion and anaerobic metabolism and is often associated with sepsis. However, it can also result from impaired lactate metabolism, independent of hypoxemia.
Jisu Hong +5 more
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Síndrome confusional agudo en urgencias : a propósito de un caso [PDF]
33 páginasTrabajo de Curso de Experto Universitario en Medicina de Urgencias y Emergencias (2011/12). Director/Tutor: Andrés Buforn Galiana. La encefalopatía de Wernicke (EW) es un cuadro neuropsiquiátrico grave, que puede llegar a la muerte si no se ...
Descalzo Pulido, María José
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Extreme overvalued beliefs: How violent extremist beliefs become “normalized” [PDF]
Extreme overvalued beliefs (EOB) are rigidly held, non-deusional beliefs that are the motive behind most acts of terrorism and mass shootings. EOBs are differentiated from delusions and obsessions. The concept of an overvalued idea was first described by
Rahman, Tahir
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Wernicke Encephalopathy Related to Hyperemesis Gravidarum: A Retrospective Study of 12 Cases
Objective: Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) related to hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is a devastating neuropsychiatric syndrome that remains frequently undiagnosed in pregnant women. Although many cases have been published, more studies are required to establish guidelines for the early detection and treatment of this condition.
Kaouthar Abouelbaqua +5 more
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Neuropsychiatry: psychoses that should not always be treated with antipsychotics
Disorders manifested by both neurological and mental disorders belong to the neuropsychiatric diseases. This category includes Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome, delirium tremens, catatonia and anti-NMDA receptor ...
Yury P. Sivolap , Anna A. Portnova
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Fanconi anemia is a rare genetic disorder characterized by impaired DNA repair, leading to bone marrow failure, congenital anomalies, and increased cancer risk. Intellectual disability and developmental disorders in Fanconi anemia have been briefly described in previous studies, but there has been limited in‐depth examination of cognitive functioning ...
Ollie Fegter +3 more
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