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Showing 1 to 20 of 80 for “"Neurological Disorder"”.
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Functional Neurological Disorder : Symptoms and mental health 12-month post multidisciplinary rehabilitation
… rehabilitation for individuals with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) and examined whether trauma exposure influenced treatment outcomes. A total of 33 FND patients admitted to a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program were consecutively enrolled in the study, with assessments taking place …
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Exploring how males who encounter phenomena they identify as ‘Conversion Disorder’/’Functional Neurological Disorder’ experience agency in their lives
… identify with the diagnostic label ‘conversion disorder/functional neurological disorder (CD/FND)’ experience agency in their lives. The historical developments, controversies and complexities around ‘CD/FND’ form the backdrop of this exploration into the lived experience of agency. A sample of …
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What is known about the rehabilitation management of functional neurological disorder in the adult physical hospital setting: A scoping review.
Background: Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), historically known as Conversion Disorder, is a condition that lies at the intersection of physical health, mental health, and neurology as the symptoms of this condition affect the body, but the underlying cause is non-organic in nature. The …
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Impact of psychological therapy on psychological wellbeing and quality-of-life in Functional Neurological Disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) is a common and complex condition, with a heterogeneous presentation of motor, sensory and cognitive symptoms. FND often results in significant physical disability, poor psychological wellbeing, and poor quality-of-life. A growing evidence base has been …
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Psychiatric disorders as an outcome of neurological insult : a computation of relative risk
… was to examine the relative risk of psychiatric disorders occurring in patients diagnosed with neurological disorders. This study separately computed the relative risk ratios for identified psychiatric disorder (i.e., anxiety, mood disorders, somatization, schizophrenia, alcohol abuse, and …
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Examination of the Relationship Between Caesarean Section Births and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, a neurological disorder characterized by inattentive and hyperactive behaviors, has become increasingly more prevalent (CDC, 2010). Recent research has found associations between this disorder and Caesarean section births (Amiri et al., 2012; Juarez et al., …
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Lifestyle, Cognition, and Psychological Health Factors in Middle-Aged and Older Adult Migraineurs: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study Examining Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)
Background: Migraine is a debilitating neurological disorder, affecting 8.3% of the Canadian population and 14% of the global population. Previous research focused on the range of 18 to 40 years of age, thus the middle-aged and older adult population affected by migraine has been understudied. …
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Transforming Disability To Advantage: A Phenomenological Study Of Career Success For Dyslexics
… shift from narrowly viewing dyslexia as a neurological disorder to a wider lens of potential advantages for adult dyslexics in successful careers. Eide & Eide (2012) suggested that the same brain differences that create challenges in reading, language, and learning may have also produced …
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Relationship between language impairment and sensory processing disorder
… have found that children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other neurological disabilities have abnormal sensory responsiveness patterns (Watson et al., 2011). Children with hypo-sensitive sensory profiles were found to have more severe language and attentional problems than those …
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Characterization of a Drosophila model of Huntington's disease
… disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant neurological disorder caused by a polyglutamine (polyQ) repeat expansion in the huntingtin (Htt) protein. The disease is characterized by neurodegeneration and formation of neuronal intracellular inclusions primarily in the striatum and cortex, …
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Child and adolescent obesity and ADHD : psychological impact and bullying
… could put a person’s health at risk. ADHD is a neurological disorder, which is usually diagnosed in childhood. Studies indicate that ADHD children have a higher BMI than non-ADHD children. Furthermore, studies on both ADHD children and on children with obesity show that both children with ADHD …
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Stacked generalization for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
<p>Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurological disorder characterized by nerve degeneration and neuronal death. The diagnosis of AD at an early stage is a major concern due to growing number of elderly people affected by the disease, as well as the lack of a standard diagnosis procedure available to …
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Comparing the efficacy of botulinum toxin and CGRP antagonists for chronic migraine prophylaxis
Chronic migraines are a neurological disorder, which can be debilitating to patients and result in increased healthcare costs and disability-affected life years. Botox and CGRP antagonists are two drugs used as prophylactic treatments for chronic migraine patients who have failed other medications …
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Circadian and Multi-day Rhythms in Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure: A Probabilistic Approach
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures that affect more than 50 million people worldwide, representing approximately 0.6\% of the global population. This condition poses significant public health challenges, with a heightened risk of premature mortality. …
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The identification of chemical compounds that decrease cellular levels of toxic Huntington's disease protein through a novel cell-based assay
… disease (HD) is a progressive degenerative neurological disorder. Individuals who inherit the IT15 gene with an expansion of the CAG repeat region inevitably succumb to increasingly sever motor, psychological, and cognitive symptoms. I sought to develop an assay system with the capability …
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A Deep Learning Pipeline for Classifying Different Stages of Alzheimer's Disease from fMRI Data.
… disease (AD) is an irreversible, progressive neurological disorder that causes memory and thinking skill loss. Many different methods and algorithms have been applied to extract patterns from neuroimaging data in order to distinguish different stages of AD. However, the similarity of the brain …
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Metabolic Changes in Astrocytes Following Traumatic Brain Injury
… injury (TBI) is a globally prominent form of neurological disorder, with millions of people sustaining TBI annually [1]. TBI is known to lead to both short- and long-term neurological effects, many of which occur due to functional changes in the brain after injury [2], [3]. Environmental …
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Evaluation of Anti-Migraine Drugs in an in Vivo Rat Model of Chronic Migraine
… by chronic migraine (CM). CM is a recurring, neurological disorder characterized by painful headache, along with autonomic, gastrointestinal, and other somatic symptoms. Prolonged sensitization of the trigeminal system, which is implicated in CM, is comprised of peripheral primary trigeminal …
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Preclinical Evaluation of Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors and Protein Kinase C Activators in Cell and Mouse Models of Huntington’s Disease
… disease (HD) is an incurable genetic neurological disorder that affects 1 in 10,000 people, with no treatment that can alter the course of the disease. Neural cell death in the striatum and the cortex results from the accumulation of toxic mutant huntingtin protein (mHTT) fragments. …
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Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Evidence of a Multi-System Disease
… atrophy (SMA) is a devastating recessive neurological disorder thought to be affecting primarily the motor neurons. As such, paralysis, motor weakness and death ensue. While SMA is most commonly seen in infants and children, it can span all ages. Its genetic etiology revolves around the …
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