Complete agenesis of corpus callosum with a rare neuropsychiatric presentation: A case report
Agenesis of the corpus callosum (ACC) is a rare phenomenon that might be associated with neuropsychiatric disorders
Neuropsychiatric Manifestation of Acute Intermittent Porphyria
A 17-year-old female patient presented to the emergency department with complaints of severe colicky abdominal pain for the past
Association of Complement and Coagulation Pathway Proteins with Treatment Response in First-Episode Psychosis: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Optimise Clinical Trial
Treatment responses to specific antipsychotic drugs are tricky to predict on clinical grounds alone. The current analysis hypothesizes that the baseline complement pathway activity predicts the treatment response and
Are neuropsychiatric disorders genetic?
Various neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and some forms of intellectual disability have similar genetic causes which include different sequences in the DNA on certain parts of the genome called variants, that can occur on any specific genes and can have a great impact on brain function.
Role of serum growth factors in Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a neurodevelopmental disorder and the growth factors (EGF, VEGF, FGF-2, TGF-α, PDGF-AA, PDGF-AB/BB) plays an important role in the development of schizophrenia symptoms. Growth factors are cytokine molecules that are important in the regulation of tissue nucleation, cell development, survival, and migration of all tissues in organisms including the brain and nervous system.
TGF-α, and PDGF-AA serum levels are significantly elevated in schizophrenia. FGF-2 levels are positively correlated with the duration of schizophrenia.
Functional Movement Disorder and Parkinson’s Disease Comorbidity: A Case Report
Case Presentation A 22-year-old male patient presented to the emergency room of hospital with chief complaints of restlessness, an intolerable urge to pace around, suspiciousness, and sleep disturbances in the form of late-onset and midnight awakenings for four days. Medical History Family History Clinical Exam Treatment Clinical Outcome Careful observation, interviews, and periodic mental status […]