Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Davide Di Febbo, Simona Ferrante, Marco Baratta, Matteo Luperto, Carlo Abbate, Pietro Davide Trimarchi, Fabrizio Giunco, Matteo Matteucci
Summary: In this study, a decision support system (DSS) was developed for the evaluation of the ROCF copy test. The system provided qualitative judgement for each pattern and estimated the most probable diagnosis for the patient, while identifying the main signs associated with the diagnosis. The DSS performed well in the diagnosis classification tasks and the model explanation revealed the impact of different patterns on the predictions.
EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Young Chul Youn, Jung-Min Pyun, Nayoung Ryu, Min Jae Baek, Jae-Won Jang, Young Ho Park, Suk-Won Ahn, Hae-Won Shin, Kwang-Yeol Park, Sang Yun Kim
Summary: The study compared the performance of different drawing tests in predicting cognitive impairment using convolutional neural network algorithms, with the results showing that the CDT was more accurate in distinguishing mild and severe impairment, while the RCFT had better performance in predicting overall cognitive impairment. However, there was no significant difference between the two tests in terms of three-way classification accuracy, both showing good performance in predicting severe cognitive impairment.
ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH & THERAPY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Marco A. Petilli, Roberta Daini, Francesca Lea Saibene, Marco Rabuffetti
Summary: The study implemented a novel Tablet-based assessment to analyze drawing abilities comprehensively and extracted 12 indices capturing various dimensions of drawing abilities. Principal component analysis identified spatial, procedural, and kinematic components as distinct dimensions of drawing execution, with correlational analyses validating their associations with constructional, organizational, and motor measures. Copy accuracy was found to be associated with all these aspects of drawing, showing that copying complex figures involves an interplay of multiple functions.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
L. Tommasini, J. Bonaccorsi, E. Del Prete, S. Cintoli, C. Pagni, S. Mazzucchi, G. Palermo, R. Morganti, D. Frosini, G. Siciliano, G. Tognoni, R. Ceravolo
Summary: This study explored the role of neuropsychological markers in differentiating between Parkinson's Disease and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. It found that specific qualitative scoring systems were useful in distinguishing between the two diseases, and proposed a regression model with high diagnostic accuracy.
CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST
(2023)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Ramona Cardillo, Rachele Lievore, Irene C. Mammarella
Summary: The study compares visuospatial organization abilities in children and adolescents with ASD and typically developing individuals, considering the underlying visuospatial skills involved. Impairments in visuospatial organization were found in children with ASD, who differed from TD individuals in related underlying skills. These findings have implications for inspiring practitioners to develop training interventions that take into account the strengths and weaknesses of individuals with ASD in the crucial visuospatial organization abilities needed for everyday life.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Sara Garcia-Herranz, M. Carmen Diaz-Mardomingo, Juan Carlos Suarez-Falcon, Raquel Rodriguez-Fernandez, Herminia Peraita, Cesar Venero
Summary: This study aimed to provide updated normative data for commonly used tests in neuropsychological assessment applied to older Spanish adults. The normative procedure followed helps to make consistent comparisons when using these tests, improving the interpretation of data and reducing the risk of misdiagnosing cognitive impairment in older adults.
ARCHIVES OF CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
James A. Grange, Michelle Rydon-Grange
Summary: This study investigates the attentional selectivity performance of individuals with depression in flanker tasks using two computational models. The findings suggest that individuals with depression have deficits in perceptual representations, potentially exacerbating control deficits.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Isa Zappullo, Massimiliano Conson, Pierluigi Zoccolotti, Luigi Trojano, Vincenzo Paolo Senese
Summary: Several studies investigated the neuropsychological bases of spatial construction in developmental samples, revealing that drawing figures and building blocks have different neuropsychological foundations in typically developing children. The relationships between variables in the model may change across development, suggesting potential differences in spatial construction skills as children grow older.
CHILD NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Peiyuan Wang, Jennapher Lingo VanGilder, Nicolas Schweighofer, Sydney Y. Schaefer
Summary: This study explores the relationship between visuospatial memory and motor learning in older adults, while controlling for other factors using a standardized visuospatial memory test. The results suggest that higher visuospatial memory scores are associated with faster rates of skill acquisition and better short-term retention in older adults, after controlling for age. These associations are dependent on the level of initial skill.
HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Weixi Kang, Edward Whelan, Antonio Malvaso
Summary: Cognitive deficits are common in people with arthritis. Previous studies focused on small clinical samples, so there is a need for large cohort-based studies. These studies mainly examined attention, memory, and executive function, but cognition encompasses other domains such as verbal fluency and numerical ability. This study found that people with arthritis had lower performance in immediate and delayed word recall, semantic verbal fluency, fluid reasoning, and numerical ability compared to their expected performance based on demographics. Interventions to improve cognitive abilities in people with arthritis are necessary.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Jeffrey N. Motter, Seonjoo Lee, Joel R. Sneed, P. Murali Doraiswamy, Gregory H. Pelton, Jeffrey R. Petrella, D. P. Devanand
Summary: The study found that older adults with comorbid DEP-CI exhibit unique patterns of structural abnormalities compared to depressed peers without CI, which impact their recovery with antidepressant treatment. Thicker baseline middle frontal gyrus consistently predicted greater likelihood and faster rate of remission, while white matter hyperintensities and hippocampal volume were not associated with antidepressant treatment outcome.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Romain Colle, Khalil El Asmar, Celine Verstuyft, Pierre-Marie Lledo, Francoise Lazarini, Kenneth Chappell, Eric Deflesselle, Abd El Kader Ait Tayeb, Bruno Falissard, Emmanuelle Duron, Samuel Rotenberg, Jean-Francois Costemale-Lacoste, Denis J. David, Florence Gressier, Alain M. Gardier, Thomas Hummel, Laurent Becquemont, Emmanuelle Corruble
Summary: The study found significant differences in olfactory performance between depressed patients and healthy controls, but after venlafaxine treatment, some patients showed improvements in olfaction, which were mediated by the alleviation of depressive symptoms.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Sunniva Brurok Myklebost, Tine Nordgreen, Oda Stakkestad Klakegg, Asa Hammar
Summary: This study examined the long-term effects of an internet-delivered intervention on residual cognitive deficits, rumination, and symptoms of major depressive disorder (MDD). The results showed a reduction in cognitive deficits and rumination, but an increase in symptoms of MDD. Additionally, participants who experienced a new episode of MDD showed different outcomes compared to those who did not.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Alice Maier, Natalie A. A. Pride, Stephen J. C. Hearps, Nijashree Shah, Melanie Porter, Kathryn N. N. North, Jonathan M. M. Payne
Summary: Children with NF1 are at risk for cognitive difficulties, including visuospatial deficits and executive dysfunction. This study aimed to assess the overall performance of children with NF1 on the RCFT compared to unaffected siblings, and examine neuropsychological predictors of RCFT performance. Results revealed that visuospatial skills, executive abilities, ADHD symptoms, and intellectual skills predicted poorer RCFT performance, with the JLO emerging as the strongest predictor. This study provides evidence for the importance of visuospatial deficits and executive skills in understanding RCFT performance in NF1.
CHILD NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Weixi Kang, Antonio Malvaso
Summary: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a major cardiovascular disease that leads to disability and death worldwide. This study aimed to assess the impact of CHD on cognitive domains such as episodic memory, semantic verbal fluency, fluid reasoning, and numerical ability in a large cohort of participants from the UK. The results showed that CHD had a negative effect on these cognitive abilities. Prevention and intervention strategies should be developed, and further research is needed to explore specific methods.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Jai Carmichael, Jennie Ponsford, Kate Rachel Gould, Gershon Spitz
Summary: The traditional approaches to measuring depression after traumatic brain injury (TBI) have limitations. This study adopted a symptom-oriented approach and found that post-TBI depression is highly heterogeneous. Different depressive symptoms have distinct associations with personal, injury-related, treatment, and outcome factors.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2024)
Letter
Clinical Neurology
Xiaoning Sun, Min Chen, Guanghai Wang, Fan Jiang
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2024)
Letter
Clinical Neurology
Aleksander Kwas
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2024)
Letter
Clinical Neurology
Josine E. Verhoeven, Laura K. M. Han, Brenda W. J. H. Penninx
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2024)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Erin Crowe, Petra K. Staiger, Steven J. Bowe, Imogen Rehm, Richard Moulding, Caitlyn Herrick, David J. Hallford
Summary: This study aimed to integrate the evidence regarding the relationship between emotion regulation difficulties and TTM symptoms, and found that individuals with higher levels of TTM severity appear to exhibit decreased overall emotion regulation abilities and strategies.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2024)
Letter
Clinical Neurology
Fjolla Berisha, Marjolaine Rivest-Beauregard, Jai Shah, Michelle Lonergan, Alain Brunet
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2024)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Yi-Tseng Tsai, Tzu-Jung Chuang, Sriyani Padmalatha Konara Mudiyanselage, Han-Chang Ku, Yi-Lin Wu, Chung-Yi Li, Nai-Ying Ko
Summary: Sleep disturbances are associated with higher suicide rates, and this association is independent of depression. Paying attention to sleep disturbances among PLHIV is crucial when monitoring suicidal ideation.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2024)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Junyou Chen, Ingrid D. Lui, Yu Cheng Hsu, Paul S. F. Yip
Summary: Despite rapid social changes in Hong Kong, marriage remains a strong protective factor against suicide for both men and women, particularly among younger individuals. Increasing suicide rates among divorced/separated, never-married, or widowed individuals suggest a need for more psychosocial support.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2024)
Article
Clinical Neurology
A. Perry, K. Gordon-Smith, K. J. S. Lewis, A. Di Florio, N. Craddock, L. Jones, I. Jones
Summary: This study found that the experience of losing at least one night of sleep was associated with an increased risk of postpartum psychosis in women with bipolar disorder. Sleep quality in late pregnancy was not associated with postpartum psychosis, and perinatal sleep disruption was not associated with postpartum depression.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2024)
Letter
Clinical Neurology
Dear J. Affect Disord, Mark J. Niciu, Robert C. Meisner, Brent R. Carr, Ali A. Farooqui, David Feifel, Adam Kaplin, Paul M. Kim, Christopher D. Schneck, Jennifer L. Vande Voort, Sagar Parikh, E. Jeremy Kendrick
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2024)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Tao Wang, Li Yang, Lan Yang, Bao-Peng Liu, Cun-Xian Jia
Summary: This study systematically reviewed the association between psychological pain and suicidality in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). The results showed that psychological pain was a risk factor for suicidality in MDD patients, especially for those of advancing age. Reducing psychological pain in MDD patients is important for preventing suicidality.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2024)
Letter
Clinical Neurology
Juan Carlos Hugues, Abel Nogueira-Lopeza, Maeva Flayellea, Cora von Hammersteind, Joel Billieuxa
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2024)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Ogechi Cynthia Onyeka, Samuel D. Spencer, Alison Salloum, Katie Jiannetto, Eric A. Storch
Summary: This study examined the relationship among family accommodation (FA), posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), and functional impairment. The results showed that FA was significantly associated with PTSS and functional impairment. Baseline FA partially mediated the relationship between baseline PTSS and functional impairment. Changes in FA from pre- to post-treatment were associated with relevant outcome variables at post-treatment and 12-month follow-up.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2024)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Yumeng Shi, Chao Yu
Summary: This study found a negative correlation between the intake of active microbes in the diet and depression.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2024)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Qiurui Nie, Yu Shen, Mengqin Luo, Zhiyong Sheng, Rui Zhou, Guangmin Li, Wei Huang, Shenjian Chen
Summary: The study assessed the sleep duration, sleep disorders, and trouble sleeping among adults in the United States from 2005 to 2018, revealing a high prevalence of abnormal sleep durations and increasing rates of sleep disorders and trouble sleeping.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2024)