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Showing 1 to 20 of 51 for “"cognitive symptoms"”.
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A study of symptom profile and clinical subtypes of delirium
… is characterised as a unitary syndrome, not all symptoms follow the same trajectory over the course of an episode; non-cognitive symptoms are more fluctuating. Attention is characteristically disproportionately impaired, relatively less fluctuating, and a key indicator of delirium. Longer …
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Cognitive, neuroanatomical and neuroendocrine effects of long-term rotating shift work in a nursing sample
… a variety of adverse physical, psychological and cognitive symptoms. Some cognitive symptoms are thought to be mediated by the direct effect of stress hormones on the hippocampus. Regardless of its source, stress provokes endocrine responses in the body that affect the …
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Association Between Cognition and Depression: A Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Study of Individuals with Learning Disabilities.
… these children also experience depression. While cognitive functioning has been demonstrated to be associated with depression, it is unclear whether the mood, vegetative, or cognitive symptoms of depression predict particular cognitive processes and vice versa. The purpose of this study was to …
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Computational Framework Enabling an EEG-based BCI for Neurofeedback in Language Disorders: The case of dyslexia
… has not previously been used to remediate the cognitive symptoms of developmental language disorders. One major limitation to the advancement of this field has been the absence of a framework combining the Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) literature with the developmental neurobiology of speech …
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Treatment Matching in PTSD: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis Based On Therapeutic Mechanisms of Action
… suffering from PTSD. Along with the more overt symptoms of PTSD (e.g., persistent hyperarousal), secondary cognitive symptoms have also been shown to be significantly associated with avoidance and intrusive symptoms, as well as contribute to functional impairment. Based on the factor analytic …
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Locus-coeruleus norepinephrine system function in a developmental animal model of schizophrenia: the socially isolated rat
… disorder characterised by positive, negative and cognitive symptoms. Current treatment regimens fail to adequately address the cognitive and negative symptoms of the disorder. Social isolation rearing (SIR) is a well-established developmental adversity paradigm which is used as an animal model of …
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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
… to increasingly sever motor, psychological, and cognitive symptoms. I sought to develop an assay system with the capability for identification of chemical compounds that selectively decrease the intracellular levels of disease-causing expanded polyglutamine huntingtin (Htt) protein without …
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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
… 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 developing on the effectiveness of psychological therapy (PT) for people with FND. The …
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The relationship of antidepressant use, depression, depressive symptomatology and reported pain to multidisciplinary chronic pain treatment outcome measures
… medication, those patients with greater cognitive symptoms of depression, and those patients who were non-depressed. Patient characteristics that were significantly related to outcome included age, gender, duration of pain, employment, workers compensation, and litigation status.
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The neuroanatomy of pictorial reasoning in autism
… with a constellation of social, behavioral, and cognitive symptoms. A striking characteristic is the contrast between their language and visual processing abilities. The work in this thesis combines behavioral, functional MRI, and diffusion tensor imaging methods to examine the neurobiological …
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The effects of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) treatement on nonverbal working memory-related brain activations and connectivity in individuals with phenylketonuria
… in some instances, to improve behavioral and cognitive symptoms associated with PKU. The present study sought to further examine the neurophysiological basis of nonverbal working memory impairment in PKU and the potential impact of BH4 treatment on working memory and its neural substrates. We …
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A Sensory-Based Program to Enhance Occupational Performance for Dementia
… a neurological disease, causing behavioral and cognitive symptoms, that progressively impairs an individual’s ability to engage in meaningful activities. Progressive deterioration associated with dementia impacts occupational performance and independence and quality of life. Sensory based …
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Role of psychometric tools in the diagnosis and pharmacological treatment of Major Depression and Alzheimer s disease
… as new risk factors for the development of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer s disease (AD). According to this clinical continuum between depression, MCI and AD new strategies of neuropsychological assessments should be explored by using multiple psychometric tools able to detect both …
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A Multigroup Analysis of the Psychological Factors that Contribute to Persisting Working Attention Problems in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Chronic Pain
… sometimes show objective evidence of, persisting cognitive problems. Despite differences in injury mechanisms, there is considerable overlap in the types of persisting cognitive symptoms that are reported by the two populations. Psychogenic, rather than physiogenic, factors are thought to play an …
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An Investigation of Short-Term Memory Functioning in a Neurodevelopmental Rat Model of Schizophrenia
… characterized by positive, negative, and cognitive symptoms. Cognitive deficits affect one’s learning and memory due to a dysfunction in the brain, inhibiting a normal functioning life. The self-medicating hypothesis states that ninety percent of people with schizophrenia smoke, because …
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Navigating the Complex Interactions between Preinjury Characteristics and Postinjury Outcomes Following Mild Head Injury: Does Trait Mindfulness Play a Role?
… to examine trait mindfulness as it relates to cognitive functioning after MHI, as well as explore the possible mechanisms underlying the potential benefits of trait mindfulness in this population. In a quasi-experimental, cross-sectional design, levels of trait mindfulness, cognitive …
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Enhanced striatal glutamatergic function upon chronic antipsychotic action
… disorder characterized by multiple clusters of symptoms including positive symptoms, such as hallucinations and delusions, negative symptoms, such as decreased motivation and flattened affect, and cognitive symptoms, such as memory impairment and impaired executive function. Currently available …
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Mild and Convenient Methods to Prepare N-Alkyl Tacrines
… neurodegenerative disorder which causes cognitive impairment and a wide variety of neuropsychiatric and behavioral disturbances. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEI) are the mainstay for the treatment of AD. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) catalyzes the hydrolysis of acylcholinesters with …
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The Association Between Stigma and Violence among Individuals with Schizophrenia
… characterized by positive, negative, and cognitive symptoms. Individuals with schizophrenia (IWS) are often stigmatized and portrayed as dangerous. While the majority of IWS are not dangerous or violent, this image of the dangerous IWS is still pervasive across different cultures. Apart …
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Defining the Construct of Malingered PTSD in Civil Litigation: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis
… of feigned or malingered psychological symptoms is a crucial concern in personal injury litigation and mental health professionals are often faced with the task of identifying falsified or exaggerated presentations. Current recommendations in malingering assessment encourage the use of …
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