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Website: www.neuropsychiatry.org.au
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Publications: Full list on PubMed

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Neuropsychiatry Publications

Click here for the full list of publications on PubMed (currently only first author displays below, unfortunately)

• Recent research advances in young-onset dementia
  January 27, 2023 by Samantha M Loi
  PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Young-onset dementia (YOD) refers to a dementia for which symptom onset occurs below the age of 65. This review summarizes the recent literature in this area, focusing on updates in epidemiology, diagnosis and service provision.
• Short sleep duration is associated with lower cerebrospinal fluid amyloid beta 42 levels in midlife: A preliminary report
  December 19, 2022 by Madeline Gibson
  No abstract
• Validity of Visuoconstructional Assessment Methods within Healthy Elderly Greek Australians: Quantitative and Error Analysis
  November 29, 2022 by Mathew Staios
  CONCLUSION: Cognitively healthy immigrants with low education appear to be at a disadvantage when completing visuoconstructional drawing tests, as their performance may be misinterpreted as indicating cognitive impairment. Future research is needed to identify alternative approaches to assess visuoconstructional ability in culturally and linguistically diverse older cohorts with limited education.
• Understanding Clinician's Experiences with Implementation of a Younger Onset Dementia Telehealth Service
  November 26, 2022 by Aimee D Brown
  The successful implementation of telehealth services depends largely on clinician acceptance of telehealth as a viable healthcare option and their adoption of telehealth methods into their clinical practice. While growing research supports the feasibility of telehealth services, no research has evaluated clinicians' experiences during the implementation of a younger onset dementia telehealth service. Semi-structured group interviews were conducted with 7 metropolitan (hub) clinicians and 16…
• Heschl's gyrus duplication pattern and clinical characteristics in borderline personality disorder: A preliminary study
  November 21, 2022 by Tsutomu Takahashi
  Inter-individual variations in the sulco-gyral pattern of Heschl's gyrus (HG) might contribute to emotional processing. However, it remains largely unknown whether borderline personality disorder (BPD) patients exhibit an altered HG gyrification pattern, compared with healthy individuals, and whether such a brain morphological feature, if present, might contribute to their clinical characteristics. The present study used magnetic resonance imaging to investigate the distribution of HG…
• Australian older persons mental health inpatient and ambulatory services in 2015-2020 – A descriptive analysis and commentary
  November 7, 2022 by Matthew Brazel
  CONCLUSIONS: OPMHS expenditure has not increased at commensurate levels compared to other populations. The mental health of people aged over 65 appears to be a neglected policy priority in Australia. The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety may herald service and expenditure changes.
• Cerebrospinal fluid neurofilament light and cerebral atrophy in younger-onset dementia and primary psychiatric disorders
  October 31, 2022 by Nirbaanjot Walia
  CONCLUSION: Higher CSF NfL is related to brain atrophy in YOD, further supporting its use as a nonspecific marker of neurodegeneration severity.
• Childhood trauma in patients with epileptic vs nonepileptic seizures
  October 27, 2022 by Tianren Yang
  OBJECTIVE: Childhood trauma has been implicated as a risk factor for the etiology of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES). Relatively little attention has been paid to whether profiles of specific trauma types differ between patients with epilepsy and PNES. Investigating childhood trauma profiles in these patient groups may identify psychological vulnerabilities that predispose to developing PNES, and aid early diagnoses, prevention, and treatment.
• In Vivo 7-Tesla MRI Investigation of Brain Iron and Its Metabolic Correlates in Chronic Schizophrenia
  October 26, 2022 by Parsa Ravanfar
  Brain iron is central to dopaminergic neurotransmission, a key component in schizophrenia pathology. Iron can also generate oxidative stress, which is one proposed mechanism for gray matter volume reduction in schizophrenia. The role of brain iron in schizophrenia and its potential link to oxidative stress has not been previously examined. In this study, we used 7-Tesla MRI quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM), magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), and structural T(1) imaging in 12…
• Cerebrospinal fluid neurofilament light chain differentiates behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia progressors from non-progressors
  October 6, 2022 by Dhamidhu Eratne
  CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated strong diagnostic utility of CSF NfL to distinguish bvFTD from non-progressor variants, at baseline, with high accuracy, in a real-world clinical setting. This has important clinical implications, to improve outcomes for patients and clinicians facing this challenging clinical dilemma, healthcare services, and clinical trials. Further research is required to investigate heterogeneity within the non-progressor group and potential diagnostic algorithms, and…

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