Behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) is the second leading cognitive
disorder caused by neurodegeneration in patients under 65 years of age. Characterized by …

The purpose of this study was to assess the association between IL-6 and CRP with
depressive items and cognitive function. We included 112 outpatients with major depression …

Approximately 30% of healthy persons aged over 75 years show Aβ deposition at autopsy. It
is postulated that this represents preclinical Alzheimer's disease (AD). We evaluated the …

The purpose of this study is to further previous research that has shown that common
neuropsychological tests can do “double duty” as test of motivation/malingering. Using a …

Early research suggested that neuropsychologists who were analyzing traditional
neuropsychological measures could not reliably distinguish malingering from brain injury …

The Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test (ROCFT) is a popular measure of visuoconstructive
skills and visual memory. A recognition memory trial was recently developed by Meyers and …

A sample of 314 consecutive clinical and forensic referrals with mild traumatic brain injury
was evaluated using the Meyers Neuropsychological Battery (MNB). A comparison was …

Background The hippocampal volume is reduced in patients with major depression.
Exercise leads to an increased hippocampal volume in schizophrenia and in healthy old …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common injury type among Operation Iraqi
Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF) veterans, and headaches are a frequent …

The common single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) brain-derived neurotrophic factor
(BDNF) valine-to-methionine substitution at codon 66 (Val66Met) has been associated with …