Mild Cognitive Impairment: Correlation with Dementia In the latest edition of Neurology journal there are two interesting articles on correlation between Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and future development of dementia. In the first article, researchers from the University of Rush surveyed 180 clergies participating in the Religious Orders by annual detailed evaluation and brain autopsy.

Perinatal complications in children with ADHD and their unaffected siblings To identify those elements of the Pregnancy, labour/delivery and neonatal complications (PLDNC) that are more likely to be of a nonshared nature, Canadian researchers in the McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, studied Seventy children with ADHD along with 50 of their unaffected siblings. Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL)

Predictors of Post stroke Depression To investigate the association between early depressive behaviour after stroke onset and occurrence of post stroke depression (PSD), researchers in Switzerlan, Italy and Canada, studied 273 patients with first-ever single uncomplicated ischemic stroke. According to their findings, in the stroke unit, Crying and overt sadness, but not apathy, were associated

Hobbit’s Brain: A Human Connection? When about 6 months ago, the remains of the one-meter tall creatures were found in a cave in Indonesia, some researchers claimed these remains belong to Homo sapiens with microcephalia, and not a separate brand of human-like creatures, or Homo Floresiensis, as some scientists were quick to name it. Now for the first time, the results of the detailed study of

Of Oscars, Self harm in Adolescents and Mood Disturbances in Menopause In this edition of Psychiatric Times there are two wonderful review article: 1-Menopause and Mood Disturbance, which discusses the range of psychiatric symptoms in the menopause, especially mood disorders and mood swings and how women should deal with it (read it here) and2-Deliberate Self-Harm in Adolescents: the Importance