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Pattern of Psychoactive Substance Use among Long Distance Commercial Drivers in Calabar, Nigeria

Chidi J. Okafor, Owoidoho Udofia & Theophilus Onyuku · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2016

Background: The abuse of psychoactive substances has become a global menace that threatens the entire society because of its dire consequences. It has been observed that driving a vehicle under the influence of psychoactive substances is a growing cause of fatal road traffic acci...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/INDJ/2016/29676

Ischemic Stroke: A Complication of Tuberculous Meningitis

Muhammad Azharuddin, Ishan Lalani, Doantrang Du & Wael Ghali · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2016

We report a case of a 45-year old Hispanic male who was diagnosed with tuberculous meningitis (TBM) presented to the emergency department (ED) with altered mental status, confusion, and violent behavior. Computed tomography (CT) scan of the head was normal and repeated lumbar pun...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/INDJ/2016/29820

Comparison between the Electronic Version and Traditional Methods of a Test for Dyslexia: A Cost-benefit Analysis

Tong Fu & Fang Tong · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2016

Background: The psycholinguistic ability testing of phonological and orthographic skills is one of the assessment tools to measure children’s learning development. The traditional method to administer the test has been face to face with a scale box. Continuing advancements in red...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/INDJ/2016/25365

The use of Nutraceuticals as Mono- or Adjuvant Therapy to Pharmacotherapies in Major Depressive Disorder

Lisanne A. E. M. Van Houtum & Jan Berend Deijen · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2016

Objectives: The present review provides an overview of the appropriate literature on the use of nutraceuticals in depression. The goal was to examine whether nutraceuticals, in combination with the current pharmacotherapies or even as mono-therapies, could be effective in depress...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/INDJ/2016/29568

The Use of a Topographic Model to Describe Cognitive Disorders for Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Abdorreza Naser Moghadasi · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2016

The “Type of Article” of this paper is “Letter to the Editor”. This paper discuses about: “The Use of a Topographic Model to Describe Cognitive Disorders for Patients with Multiple Sclerosis”. No formal abstract is available. Readers are requested to read the full article.

Open access Research Article 10.9734/INDJ/2016/29415

The Effectiveness of Substance Abuse Management: Perspectives of Nurses in Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

Daniel D. Faleti & Emmanuel O. Adesuyi · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2016

The study assessed the perspectives of nurses in Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Nigeria on the effectiveness of substance abuse management. It made use of a descriptive research design. The study was conducted at the Department of Nursing, Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Ar...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/INDJ/2016/28159

Can Serum Levels of C-Reactive Protein (CRP), Interleukin-6 and Copeptin Discriminate between Simple and Complex Febrile Seizures?

Osama Abdel Salam, Sanaa El Sadek, Mohamed Abdel-Moneim & Zakaria Mohamed Ahmed · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2016

Objectives: To evaluate serum levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and copeptin in children with febrile seizure (FS) and their ability to discriminate between simple (SFS) and complex FS (XFS). Patients and Methods: The study included 80 febrile children; 40...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/INDJ/2016/28895

Desmoplastic Medulloblastoma Patients Survival after Multimodality Treatment

Ashraf El-Badry, Mohamed Abdel Bari Mattar, Eman A. Toson & Ahmed Abdelkhalek · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2016

Aims: This is to investigate the results of the multimodality regimen including surgery, postoperative craniospinal irradiation and clarify the role of chemotherapy as well as the influence of multiple variables on desmoplastic medulloblastoma patient’s survival. Study Design: Or...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/INDJ/2016/25411

Nbia-neurodegeneration with Brain Iron Accumulation: A Rare Case Report with Review of Literature

Gauri Chauhan, A. K. Bhardwaj, Inderpreet Santok & Aarti Sareen · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2016

NBIA (Neurodegeneration with Brain Iron Accumulation) is a rare disorder with varied age group of presentation but mostly detected in childhood. It is a progressive disease with basic extra-pyramidal symptoms and an autosomal recessive nature. The incidence is found to be very lo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/INDJ/2016/28224

Medicine that Causes Memory Loss: Risk of Neurocognitive Disorders

Md. Sahab Uddin, Abdullah Al Mamun, Md. Shahid Sarwar, Nilufa Haque Chaity, Anamul Haque, Nahia Akter & Md. Shah Amran · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2016

Medicine is one of the outstanding gifts of science to save lives. In addition to the desired therapeutic effect almost all of the medicine possesses the undesired secondary effect called side effect. From the over-the-counter (OTC) aspirin to the prescription medicine on the mar...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/INDJ/2016/26317

Demographic Mapping of Multiple Psychoactive Substance Abusers in a Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Nigeria

John David Ohieku, Munir Muhammad Murtala & Siyaka Lateef · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2016

Background: Adopting strategies to curb the menace of substance abuse in any given locality would require clear and detailed population based understanding of the patterns of abuse so as to guide comprehensive preventive and control measures. Objectives: The objectives of the stu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/INDJ/2016/28507

QoL in Southtyrol T1D Pediatric Patients Psycho-social Well-being, Quality of Life, Health Status and Family Conflicts in a South-tyrolean Group of Pediatric Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type I

M. Tremolada, S. Bonichini, V. Piovan, N. Pastore & M. A. Mazzoldi · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2016

Background: Psychological well-being and metabolic control in pediatric patients with diabetes mellitus type I (T1D) could be negatively influenced by adolescence current age, age at the diagnosis, lower economic condition and lower education status and by higher family conflict....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/INDJ/2016/28553

Assessment of Improvement in Feeding Behavior and Co Morbid Psychiatric Disorders in Morphine Addiction Period in Socialized Male Rats

Hamidreza Famitafreshi, Morteza Karimian & Fatemeh Attari · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2016

Introduction: In previous studies, other function of adult hippocampal neurogenesis besides memory and learning has not been studied. The aim of this study is to discover other function of hippocampal neurogenesis, especially in addiction period. Materials and Methods: In this ex...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/INDJ/2016/27633

Training Contributions of Executive Functions in Perception of Quality of Life in Elderly

Regina Maria Fernandes Lopes & Irani I. de Lima Argimon · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2016

Aims: Verify the presence or lack of improvement in quality of life perception, comparing the results of the evaluation from both elderly groups that participated on the executive functions training research. Study Design:  This is a quantitative, quasi-experimental, correlationa...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/INDJ/2016/20347

Mental Health of Teachers: Teachers’ Stress, Anxiety and Depression among Secondary Schools in Nigeria

Fehintola T. Asa & Victor O. Lasebikan · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2016

Aim: This study explored the prevalence of teachers stress (TS), depression (D) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) among selected secondary school teachers in Ibadan, Nigeria. Method: In this descriptive cross sectional study, 471 primary school teachers were selected by a mu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/INDJ/2016/27039