Aims: The aim of this study was to test the utility of blink reflex in detecting sub-cranial neuropathy in the early course of Guillain Barre syndrome (GBS). Study Design: The study was a case control study with 5 clinically diagnosed patients of GBS and 5 age and sex matched hea...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2018/44318
Aims: Although epilepsy is a common disease, the pathological process has not been sufficiently elucidated. Previous studies have reported that blood-brain barrier (BBB) damage is involved in epileptogenesis. Our aim was to non-invasively and sequentially evaluate BBB damage in a...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2018/44707
Cognitive and psychological deficits may be frequent in patients with epileptic disorders. The study was aimed at assessing the cognitive (memory and academic achievement) and psychological (anxiety and depression) deficits associated with epileptic disorders. The study also exam...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2018/44437
In the last years, several clinical studies have shown the usefulness of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in psychiatric diseases including a role in some drug abuse disorders. Although the glutathione replenishment and the antioxidant activity of NAC have been suggested as the principal m...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2018/44483
Traditionally, the right hemisphere has been considered as non-dominant because of absence of significant alterations in cognitive functioning after lesions. Recent studies have shown that right hemisphere plays an active role in cognitive processes, such as spatial global analys...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2018/44117
Introduction: Depression and anxiety disorder are the common mental disorders. Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine [5-HT]) is a well-established neurotransmitter in the central nervous system (CNS). It has a role in the anxiety, depression, appetite, motor, cognitive and autonomic fun...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2018/42988
Dynamic aphasia is considered to be a rare neuropsychological syndrome. Reports of cases of dymanic aphasia aren’t so frequent in literature. The objective of this work is to show the effects of the program for neuropsychological rehabilitation in a case of an adult patient with...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2018/42633
Background: Mental illnesses are a major public health problem around the world and the prevalence and burden of common mental disorders is growing, especially in Nigeria with a long-standing history of economic instability and security challenges. The psychiatry clerkship can pl...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2018/42662
Background: Treatment of schizophrenia with antipsychotic medications is often associated with increased risks for weight gain, overweight and obesity but the associated risk factors in these patients are not fully known. Objective: The aim of our study is to determine the preval...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2018/42792
Aim: To determine the prevalence, pattern and correlates of use of benzodiazepines and other sedating over the counter medications in older persons in Abeokuta, an urban community in Nigeria. Methodology: The design was cross-sectional. It was carried out among 212 retired state...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2018/42724