Neurological disorders are disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems
Fox M, Berzuini C, Knapp LA. J Alzheimers Dis. 2013 Jul 23. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractThe effect of early and midlife factors on later-life cognitive function has attracted scientific and public interest in recent years, especially with respect to hormonal risk factors for dementia. There is substantial evidence for reproductive history affecting Alzheimer’s disease (AD) […]
Silberstein SD, Holland S, Freitag F, Dodick DW, Argoff C, Ashman E; Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Headache Society.Neurology. 2012 Apr 24;78(17):1337-45 AbstractOBJECTIVE: To provide updated evidence-based recommendations for the preventive treatment of migraine headache. The clinical question addressed was: What pharmacologic therapies are proven effective for migraine […]
Cernich AN, Chandler L, Scherdell T, Kurtz S.J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2012 Jul;27(4):253-60. AbstractAIMS: The co-occurrence of psychiatric disorders and other somatic disorders poses a significant challenge for the individual clinician working with veterans who report a history of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). In this article, common co-occurring symptoms and disorders will be described […]
Eid T, Behar K, Dhaher R, Bumanglag AV, Lee TS.Neurochem Res. 2012 Apr 10. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractGlutamine synthetase (GS, E.C. 6.3.1.2) is a ubiquitous and highly compartmentalized enzyme that is critically involved in several metabolic pathways in the brain, including the glutamine-glutamate-GABA cycle and detoxification of ammonia. GS is normally localized to the […]
Skopp NA, Trofimovich L, Grimes J, Oetjen-Gerdes L, Gahm GA.MSMR. 2012 Feb;19(2):7-11. AbstractThis retrospective case-control study of members of the active component of the U.S. Armed Forces compared those who died from suicide to controls matched by service, gender, race, age, date of entry into the active component, and years of service. Th e surveillance […]
Streeter CC, Gerbarg PL, Saper RB, Ciraulo DA, Brown RP.Med Hypotheses. 2012 Feb 24. [Epub ahead of print] A theory is proposed to explain the benefits of yoga practices in diverse, frequently comorbid medical conditions based on the concept that yoga practices reduce allostatic load in stress response systems such that optimal homeostasis is restored. […]
Wilkinson CW, Pagulayan KF, Petrie EC, Mayer CL, Colasurdo EA, Shofer JB, Hart KL, Hoff D, Tarabochia MA, Peskind ER.Front Neurol. 2012;3:11. Epub 2012 Feb 7. AbstractStudies of traumatic brain injury from all causes have found evidence of chronic hypopituitarism, defined by deficient production of one or more pituitary hormones at least 1 year after […]
Pietrzak RH, Maruff P, Woodward M, Fredrickson J, Fredrickson A, Krystal JH, Southwick SM, Darby D.Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2012 Mar;20(3):266-75. AbstractOBJECTIVE: Theoretical models of cognitive aging are increasingly recognizing the importance of anxiety and depressive symptoms in predicting age-related cognitive changes and early dementia. This study examined the association between mild worry and depressive […]
Omalu B, Hammers JL, Bailes J, Hamilton RL, Kamboh MI, Webster G, Fitzsimmons RP.Neurosurg Focus. 2011 Nov;31(5):E3. AbstractFollowing his discovery of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in football players in 2002, Dr. Bennet Omalu hypothesized that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in military veterans may belong to the CTE spectrum of diseases. The CTE surveillance at the […]
Brenner LA, Homaifar BY, Adler LE, Wolfman JH, Kemp J. Veterans Integrated Service Network 19 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center. Rehabil Psychol. 2009 Nov;54(4):390-7. Objectives: To increase understanding regarding precipitating and preventative factors of suicidal behavior and to highlight past experiences and recommendations regarding services aimed at suicide prevention among Veterans with a […]
