~~~~~~ PAIN ALERT ~ Week of Oct 15, 2009 ~~~~~~~~~~

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QEEG reveals different physiological profiles between multiple sclerosis types

Changes in high EEG frequencies(beta-2 and gamma) reflect important aspects of MS.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19025654
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When a parent is chronically ill: chronic fatigue syndrome.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19752673

Medical evaluation of children with chronic abdominal pain
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19767148

Treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome: How to find a 'new equilibrium'?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19773143

The impact of allergic rhinitis on sexual activity, sleep, and fatigue.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19772758

A comparison of classification methods for predicting Chronic Fatigue Syndrome based on genetic data.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19772600

Investigating health-related quality of life, mood and neuropsychological test performance
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19758275

Infection, vaccination, and autoantibodies in chronic fatigue syndrome, cause or coincidence?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19758205

Adults with cerebral palsy: a workshop to define the challenges of treating and preventing secondary
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19740204

Stressful life-events and fatigue in a nonclinical sample.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19752653

Musculoskeletal Pain and Sexual Function in Women.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19751383

Adverse effects of medications commonly used in the treatment of migraine.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19769452

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~~~~~~ PAIN ALERT ~ Week of Sep 21, 2009 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Neural correlates of altered consciousness during epileptic seizures.

Seizures provide a window into relationship between brain function and altered conscious states.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19772840

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Effects of Seizures on Cardiac Function.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19752744

Improving the management of chronic non-malignant pain and reducing problems
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19769550

Pilot study of the effect of ultraviolet light on pain and mood in fibromyalgia syndrome.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19769472

Post-traumatic headache.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19769450

Fibromyalgia: diagnosis and treatment options.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19406366

Older athletes put their ankles at risk.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19768834

Self-help group and medication overuse headache: preliminary data.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19768373

Quality of life and depression among metastatic breast cancer patients.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19771532
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~~~~~~ PAIN ALERT ~ Week of Sep 02, 2009 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Dementia, mild cognitive impairment and quantitative EEG in patients with Parkinson's disease.

An increase in posterior theta amplitude was associated with mild cognitive impairment or dementia and

postorior delta increases with dementia in Parkinson patients.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19715179
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Simulated Whiplash Modulates Expression of the Glutamatergic System in the Spinal Cord
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19772459

Validity and reliability of CHOICE Health Experience Questionnaire
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19772174

Gray matter changes related to chronic posttraumatic headache.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19770474

Putative antinociceptive action of nitric oxide in the caudal part of the spinal trigeminal nucleus
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19769951

Spinal cord stimulation: a basic approach.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19769908

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~~~~~~ PAIN ALERT ~ Week of Aug 15, 2009 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Clinical applications of functional MRI in epilepsy.

Reviews biophysics of blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) fMRI in use for localizing seizure activity.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19774159

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Long-term clinical and MRI results following eccentric calf muscle training in chronic Achilles
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19774375

Pool exercise for patients with fibromyalgia or chronic widespread pain
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19774310

Rehabilitating torture survivors.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19774300

Patients' pretreatment beliefs about recovery influence outcome of a pain rehabilitation program.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19773732

Factorial structure of the Pain Rehabilitation Expectations Scale: a preliminary study.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19773669

Depressive symptoms and pain evaluations among persons with chronic pain
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19773126

Nociception-induced spatial and temporal plasticity of synaptic connection 
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19772643

Characteristics of patients with chronic back pain who benefit from acupuncture.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19772583

Treatment of sleep dysfunction and psychiatric disorders.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19744401

Response to: exercise performance and chronic pain in chronic fatigue syndrome
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19744212

Is there a need for long-term follow-up in chronic idiopathic polyneuropathy?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19744135

Patient-Centered Perspective on Treatment Outcomes in Chronic Pain.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19732374

Self-reported sleep duration and cognitive functioning in the general population.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19732318

Current progress in the pharmacological therapy of fibromyalgia.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19732029

Biomarkers in fibromyalgia.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19728959

Health-related quality of life in rheumatoid arthritis patients in South India.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19710980

Clinical applications of functional MRI in epilepsy.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19774159

Neuronal correlates of functional magnetic resonance imaging in human temporal cortex.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19773355

The neural correlates of altered consciousness during epileptic seizures.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19772840

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~~~~~~ PAIN ALERT ~ Week of Apr 18, 2009 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Insomnia and Other Adult Sleep Problems (The Facts)
by Gregory Stores

Among other facts reviewed, how ADHD symptoms in children may be the result of disturbed sleep cycles.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0199560838

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Depression in Chronic Pain Patients: Prevalence and Measurement.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19298363

Mazes, Conflict, and Paradox: Tools for Understanding Chronic Pain.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19298361

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and asthma: what are the links?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19317386

Pain coping strategies for tension-type headache: possible implications for insomnia?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19317381

Diagnosis and management of nocturnal enuresis.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19307899

Clinical Manifestations and Consequences of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19305231

Sleep and time course of consolidation of visual discrimination skills in patients with

narcolepsy-cataplexy.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19302342

Sleep Disorders and their Impacts on Healthy, Dependent, and Frail Older Adults.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19300867

How disturbed sleep may be a risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19296861

Sleep disturbances in prepubertal children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a home

polysomnography study.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19294954

The face of chronic migraine: epidemiology, demographics, and treatment strategies.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19289226

Understanding sleep-disordered breathing through mathematical modelling.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19285884
   
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~~~~~~ PAIN ALERT ~ Week of Mar 27, 2009 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Adverse events in childhood and chronic widespread pain in adult life

Childhood road accidents and institutional care were predictive of pain in adult life in this retrospective study.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19304391

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Neuropsychological Assessment of Neuropsychiatric and Neuromedical Disorders
by Igor Grant M.D. and Kenneth Adams PhD

Reviews test batties and other assessment techniques; newly released.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0195378547
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Collaborative care for chronic pain in primary care: a cluster randomized trial.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19318652

Epidemiology and recognition of pain and physical symptoms in depression.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19317954

Pain coping strategies for tension-type headache: possible implications for insomnia?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19317381

Does the central nervous system play a role in vitamin D deficiency-related chronic pain?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19307061

Incidence of seizures following Deep Brain Stimulating electrode implantation for movement disorders, pain and psychiatric

conditions.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19306174

Treatment options for restless legs syndrome.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19284359

The relationship between sleep and epilepsy.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19225369

Sleep disturbances: Core symptoms of major depressive disorder
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19277929

 Excessive daytime sleepiness.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19275068

The natural history of insomnia: a population-based 3-year longitudinal study.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19273774

Review of sleep disorders.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19272516

Cluster headache and obstructive sleep apnea: are they related disorders?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19272283

Are opioids associated with sleep apnea? A review of the evidence.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19272277

Relationship of anxiety disorders, sleep quality, and functional impairment in a community sample.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19269650
   
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~~~~~~ PAIN ALERT ~ Week of Feb 20, 2009 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Electromyographic biofeedback in treatment of musculoskeletal pain.

Electromyographic biofeedback may motivate patients to be active in establishing and reaching goals in rehabilitation.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19226020

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Clinical Neuroembryology: Development and Developmental Disorders
by Hans J. ten Donkelaar, et al

Overviews development of CNS in the context of developmental disorders.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/3540291407/eegspectrum

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Pathology type does not predict language lateralization
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19222543

Potassium channels: implications in epilepsy.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19221301

Neurological Disorders in a Rural Australian Population.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19220537

Epilepsy in Our Lives: Women Living with Epilepsy.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19220443

Epilepsy in Our Words: Personal Accounts of Living with Seizures.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19220442

Epilepsy in our View:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19220441

Role of health care professionals in multidisciplinary pain treatment facilities
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19225605

Fibromyalgia:  pharmacological treatment.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19225604

Need for knowledge translation in chronic pain.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19225603

Knowledge translation and the science of pain.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19225602

Do we care about people with chronic pain?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19225601
   
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~~~~~~ PAIN ALERT ~ Week of Jan 15, 2009 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Overtreating chronic back pain: time to back off?

Chronic back pain is not well understand in terms of basic pain mechanisms.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19124635

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Handbook of Psychological Assessment
by Gary Groth-Marnat

Step-by-step guide to the classic psychological assessment tests, including Wechsler Intelligence Scales,

Bender-Gestalt, Rorschach, MMPI, and projective drawings.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471052205/eegspectrum
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Oxymorphone: A mature molecule with new life.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19137130

Sleep as a Marker in Management of Chronic Pain with Opioid Analgesics.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19136144

Chronic pain rehabilitation in chronic headache disorders.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19126375

Noninvasive transcranial brain stimulation and pain.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19126365

Factors contributing to pain chronicity.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19126364

Childhood trauma and risk for chronic fatigue syndrome: association with neuroendocrine dysfunction.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19124690

Customizing treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia: the role of perpetuating factors.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19122123

The tired teen: adolescent with sleepiness and fatigue.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19119351

Association of peripheral inflammatory markers with chronic fatigue in a population-based sample.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19111923

Bayesian approach to gene-gene and gene-environment interactions in chronic fatigue syndrome.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19102713

Longitudinal change in chronic fatigue syndrome: what home-based assessments reveal.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19101789

Is chronic fatigue a valid clinical entity across countries and health-care settings?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19085525

Power spectral analysis of sleep EEG in twins discordant for chronic fatigue syndrome.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19073294

Chronic fatigue syndrome and DSM-IV personality disorders.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19073288   
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~~~~~~ PAIN ALERT ~ Week of Nov 24, 2008 ~~~~~~~~~~

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EEG Patterns in Mild Cognitive Impairment

Pattern recognition of EEG may be used to classify dementia/MCI patients.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19018315

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Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, 4th ed.
by MH Kryger, T Roth, & WC Dement

For trainees in sleep medicine and a standard reference.

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The effect of pain on sickness absence among middle-aged municipal employees.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19017703
    
Paleoneurology: Neurodegenerative diseases are age-related diseases
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18703290    

Volunteers with high versus low alpha EEG have different pain-EEG relationship   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19011845   

 
Early seizure propagation from the occipital lobe to medial temporal structures and its surgical implication.   

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19017566    

Clinical trials validate the severity of persistent Lyme disease symptoms.    
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19013025    

Recognizing nonadherence in patients with multiple sclerosis and maintaining treatment adherence in the long term.  

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19008986    

Memory and attention problems in children with CFS/ME.    
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19001478    

Association between school absence and physical function in paediatric CFS/ME.    
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19001477    

Is there a link between alertness and fatigue in patients with traumatic brain injury?    
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19001250    

Yoga for Veterans with Chronic Low-Back Pain.    
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18991515    

Salvage of compartment syndrome of the leg and foot.    
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19013408    

Clinical trials validate the severity of persistent Lyme disease symptoms.    
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19013025    
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~~~~~~ PAIN ALERT ~ Week of Nov 3, 2008 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Stigma of epilepsy.

One in 4 adults with epilepsy feel socially stigmatized from this condition, fearing rejection and often feeling shame and

loneliness.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18973059

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Stroke Survivor: A Personal Guide to Coping and Recovery
by Andy Mccann

Layperson guide to stroke recovery.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1843104105/eegspectrum
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Illness perceptions in patients with fibromyalgia and their relationship to quality of life and catastrophizing.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18975315

Gender as Moderator Between Psychosocial Variables and Functional Disability in Chronic Pain.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18974057

Fibromyalgia: should the treatment paradigm be monotherapy or combination pharmacotherapy?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18973731

Are seizure precipitating factors underestimated in refractory epilepsies?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18973628

Complementary and alternative approaches to the treatment of tension-type headache.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18973739

The analytical and chemometric procedures used to profile illicit drug seizures.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18970168

Health status of children with cerebral palsy living in Europe: a multi-centre study.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18959578

Spatial analysis of intracerebral electroencephalographic signals in the time and frequency domain
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18957370

General public awareness and perception of epilepsy in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18957332

Etiologies of Seizures in Young Children Admitted to an Inner City Hospital in a Developing Country.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18955913

Fibromyalgia: should the treatment paradigm be monotherapy or combination pharmacotherapy?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18973731

Pragmatic consideration of recent randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials for treatment of fibromyalgia.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18973730
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~~~~~~ PAIN ALERT ~ Week of Oct 15, 2008 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Aggression after paediatric traumatic brain injury: a theoretical approach.

Children with TBI report more aggression than controls, though this aggression is mostly out of frustration and not to dominate or acquire objects.
          
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18850342

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Awareness Deficit after Brain Injury
by George P. Prigatano

Describes treatment and condition of loss of awareness after TBI

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0195059417/eegspectrum
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Treatment of minor and severe traumatic brain injury. National reference guidelines.          
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18854800          
          
Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury: still needed?          
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18854799          
          
Neuroethics and neuroimaging: moving toward transparency.          
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18853386          
         
Internet-based cognitive rehabilitation in individuals with acquired brain injury: a pilot feasibility study.          
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18850347          
          
P300 analysis techniques in cognitive impairment after brain injury: comparison with neuropsychological and imaging data.          
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18850345          
          
Assessing emotional status following acquired brain injury          
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18850344          
          
Working memory performance following paediatric traumatic brain injury.          
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18850343          
          
Aggression after paediatric traumatic brain injury: a theoretical approach.          
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18850342          
          
Assessment of community integration following traumatic brain injury.          
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18850341          
          
An overview of traumatic brain injury and suicide.          
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18850340          
          
Outcome in 1,000 head injury hospital admissions: the Athens head trauma registry.          
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18849792          
          
Neuroprotection in traumatic brain injury.          
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18848641 

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~~~~~~ PAIN ALERT ~ Week of Sep 15, 2008 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Long-term anterior thalamus stimulation for intractable epilepsy.

Stimulation of the anterior thalamic nucleus cut seizure frequency in
half in 21 cases.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18782952

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Fibromyalgia Advocate: Getting the Support You Need to Cope ...
by Devin J. Starlanyl

Dr. Starlanyl, a physician, offers readers a wealth of
practical suggestions for dealing with an often
skeptical medical establishment and getting the help and
support they need for fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome.

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Hearing Hallucinations in a 12-Year-Old Child: Psychotic Disorders or
Temporal Epilepsy?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18787668

Detecting nocturnal convulsions: Efficacy of the MP5 monitor.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18786838

Long-term seizure and social outcomes following temporal lobe surgery
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18786810

Adult hippocampal neurogenesis and sudden unexpected death in
epilepsy: Reality or just an attractive history?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18786776

Adult hippocampal neurogenesis: Regulation, functional implications,
and contribution to disease pathology.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18786562

Growing up with epilepsy: A two-year investigation of cognitive
development in children with new onset epilepsy.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18785880

Posttraumatic Epilepsy: Hemorrhage, Free Radicals and the Molecular
Regulation of Glutamate.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18785008

Improvements in memory function following anterior temporal lobe
resection for epilepsy.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18784378

Memory after temporal lobe epilepsy surgery. Risk and reward.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18784375

Status Epilepticus Induces a Particular Microglial Activation State
Characterized by Enhanced Purinergic Signaling.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18784294

Hypothermia therapy after traumatic brain injury in children.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18788094

Hypothermia therapy after traumatic brain injury in children.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18788093

The Impact of Injury Severity on Executive Function 7-10 Years
Following Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18788014

A French validation study of the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R).
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18787989

Recurrent traumatic brain injury is predicted by the index injury
occurring under the influence of alcohol.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18787988

Emotional distress and awareness following acquired brain injury: An
exploratory analysis.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18787986

Perceived social support and locus of control after a traumatic brain
injury (TBI).
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18787985

Prescription medication use in persons many years following traumatic
brain injury.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18787984

Changes of cognitive functioning following mild traumatic brain
injury over a 3-month period.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18787983

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Prevalence of chronic pain after traumatic brain injury

Prevalence of chronic pain was greater in patients with mild TBI
(75%) and occurs independent of depression, PTSD, or other
psychologic disorders.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18698069

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Alternative Medicine Guide to Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia and
Environmental Illness
by Burton Goldberg

Provides medical, anatomical, biological, nutritional and chemical
explanations of symptoms and causes of CFS and related disorders,
with recommendations for recovery.

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Onset, prognosis and risk for widespread pain in schoolchildren
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18701216

Avoidant safety behaviors and catastrophizing.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18696314

Subjective and objective measures of sleep in children with attention-
deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18693137

The relationship between sleep problems and neuropsychological
functioning in children with first recognized seizures.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18687412

ADHD Subtypes and Comorbid Anxiety, Depression, and Oppositional-
Defiant Disorder: Differences in Sleep Problems.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18676503

Predictors of sleep quality in women in the menopausal transition.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18652094

Pharmacotherapy for ADHD on risk of seizures in pediatric patients
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18690990

Physical interventions to manage patients with brain injury
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18698519

Validity and reliability of self-monitoring indices.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18698518

Mild traumatic brain injury induces prolonged visual processing
deficits in children.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18698516

Substance use disorders and clinical management of traumatic brain
injury and posttraumatic stress disorder.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18698070

Prevalence of chronic pain after traumatic brain injury: a systematic
review.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18698069

Demographics of equestrian-related injuries in the US
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18695484

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Perceived sleep quality of psychiatric patients.

More than one-third of psychiatric patients perceived a sleep problem, and two-thirds are assessed as being 'bad sleepers'.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18638206
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Rehabilitation of the Adult & Child with Traumatic Brain Injury
by M Rosenthal, JS. Kreutzer, ER Griffith, MR Bond (Eds)

Resource for clinicians and students in health care and
related professions;, includes substantial pediatric section.

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The significance of altered temperature after traumatic brain injury
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18649161

Cognitive impairment after mild traumatic brain injury-the value of memory testing.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18648347

Poetry and prose in the self-perception of one man who lives with brain injury and aphasia.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18647733

Therapeutic effect analysis of acute traumatic brain injuries.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18647499

Intervention for dysarthria associated with acquired brain injury in children and adolescents.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18646143

Perceived sleep quality of psychiatric patients.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18638206

Prevalence of sleep problems in individuals with multiple sclerosis.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18632776

Facets of impulsivity are differentially linked to insomnia: evidence from an exploratory study.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18629688

Long-term follow-up of patients with insomnia.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18628925

Sleep and sleep disorders.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18610697

The effect of melatonergic and non-melatonergic antidepressants on sleep: weighing the alternatives.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18609422

Abnormal sleep and sleepiness in Parkinson's disease.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18607209

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use by Primary Care Patients
with Chronic Pain.

Complementary and alternative therapies were popular among patients
with chronic pain who had at least a high school education.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18564996
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Making Sense of Illness : Science, Society, and Disease
by Robert A. Aronowitz

The influence of individual characteristics, including emotions,
lifestyle,
and social class, on a disease process have been largely ignored in
the
initial successes of molecular biology. The holistic approach,
championed by the author, counters this revolution in medicine.

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Pediatric sleep pharmacology.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18555194

Usefulness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for treating
insomnia in patients with anxiety disorders: a pilot study.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18552629

Chronic psychophysiological insomnia: hyperarousal and/or inhibition
deficits? An ERPs investigation.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18548835 [PubMed - in process]19:
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The course of insomnia over one year: a longitudinal study in the
general population in Sweden.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18548834

Predicting Opioid Misuse by Chronic Pain Patients: A Systematic
Review and Literature Synthesis.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18574359

Efficacy of opioids for chronic pain: a review of the evidence.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18574357

Tobacco Use in Relation to Chronic Pain: Results from a Swedish
Population Survey.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18565000

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Imaging epileptic activity using functional MRI.

Reviews fMRI detection of epileptic focus (the irritative zone)

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18520163
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Injured Brains of Medical Minds: Views from Within
by Narinder Kapur (ed)

A physician turned patient brings a unique perspective on neurologic
symptoms. The book is divided between accounts of mental disorders
(memory, language,and visual disorders) and physical disorders (brain
tumor, stroke, head injury, and epilepsy).

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Neurology of Psychosis (seizure based).
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18523391

Alterations in consciousness in partial epileptic seizures.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18522873

Symptom modeling in  psychogenic nonepileptic seizures.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18522872

Pharmacologic analysis dark neuron production in cerebral cortex.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18521615

Atypical language in complex partial epilepsy.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18519879

Epilepsy in older women.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18519271

Gangliogliomas:role in the temporal lobe epilepsy.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18516598

Neuropsychiatric morbidity in focal epilepsy.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18515901

Treatment and Management of Epilepsy in Elderly Demented Patient.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18515469

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Reading emotions after childhood brain injury

Some pediatric brain injury patients demonstrate broad deficits in emotional
processing and others demonstrate highly selective deficits.
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Anxiety Disorders. Concise Blueprint To Overcome Panic Attacks...
    by J. Stevenson
A guide to understand doctor decisions related to anxiety.
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Reading emotions after childhood brain injury
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Intracranial pressure and outcome in severe traumatic brain injury
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Use of the emotional Stroop to assess psychological trauma following...
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Monitoring of intracranial pressure in patients with severe traumatic...
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Factors influencing driving 10 years after brain injury.
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Consequences of mild traumatic brain injury on information processing...
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High prevalence of eating disorders in narcolepsy with cataplexy
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Health-related quality of life in CFS
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An examination of the impact of "the Maudsley eating disorder...
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Parental bonding and alexithymia in adults with fibromyalgia.
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Effects of neuroimaging and brain injury on insanity defenses.

Neurological evidence may be used to free the next OJ.
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Becoming a Therapist: What Do I Say, and Why?
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The basic process of therapy explained in layperson terms.
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EEG indices of tonic pain-related activity in the somatosensory...
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Parenting stress in mothers of children with intractable epilepsy.
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The Impact of Unintentional Pediatric Trauma
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Incidence of Hospital-Treated Traumatic Brain Injury in the Oslo...
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Sleep patterns and habits in high school students in Iran.
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A new option for the treatment of fibromyalgia.
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Current management of pain associated with multiple sclerosis.
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Clinical Manual of Eating Disorders.
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Traumatic brain injury and co-occurring mental illness and substance
abuse.

TBI patients tended to have earlier onset of substance use and worse
functioning.
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White Matter in Cognitive Neurosciences
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The presence and impact of traumatic brain injury among clients...
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Stability of neuropsychological performance in anorexia nervosa.
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Sleep stage dynamics in fibromyalgia patients and controls.
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Risk factors for depressive symptoms after mild-to-moderate traumatic...
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Depression in epilepsy: a complex relation with unexpected consequences.
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Sleep disturbance in psychiatric disorders: effects on function...
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Interhemispheric EEG during unilateral bright-light exposure and sleep

Hemivisual field light exposure shifted left predominance in occipital
spindle activity toward the stimulated hemisphere.
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Clinical Guide to Sleep Disorders in Children and Adolescents
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Interhemispheric EEG asymmetries during unilateral bright light...
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Depression, hopelessness and suicide risk among patients suffering...
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Ethnic disparities in long-term functional outcomes after traumatic...
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Amantadine Enhancement of Arousal and Cognition After Traumatic...
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Fluid resuscitation in traumatic brain injury.
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Measuring premorbid IQ in traumatic brain injury
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The neurobehavioural comorbidities of epilepsy
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Effect of psychological treatment on attentional bias in eating...
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The impact of judges' perceptions of credibility in fibromyalgia...
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CFS in children aged 11 years old and younger.
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Difference in age of onset of psychosis between epilepsy and...
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Physical dimension of fatigue correlated with disability change...
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Spirituality and Religion in Epilepsy.

Postictal religious experiences occur in few epilepsy patients (2%).
Changes in beliefs and convictions are associated with right frontal
lobe epilepsy and ecstatic religious experience with right TLE.
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Trends In Epilepsy Research
    by Shawn M. Benjamin (Editor)
Newest research on detecting and treating seizures.
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Spirituality and Religion in Epilepsy.
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Experiences of women with bulimia nervosa in a mindfulness-based...
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Extracranial complications in patients with acute brain injury
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=18175107

Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified in Adolescents.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=18176335

Health status and behavioral risk factors among persons with...
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Does disgust enhance eating disorder symptoms?
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Features associated with diet pill use in individuals with eating...
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The prevalence of eating disorders in adolescents with idiopathic...
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Back pain treatment in post-menopausal osteoporosis with vertebral...
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Voxel-based morphometry of temporal lobe epilepsy
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Bilateral Pressure Pain Sensitivity Mapping of the Temporalis...
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Effects of yoga and the addition of tui na in patients with fibromyalgia.
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The course of illness following inpatient treatment of adults...
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Reliability and validity of the PAD questionnaire
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Injuries in people with self-reported epilepsy
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Neurofeedback in fibromyalgia syndrome.

Three patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome were treated successfully with
neurofeedback.
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Treating Epilepsy Naturally : A Guide to Alternative and Adjunct Therapies
    by Patricia A. Murphy
Treatment options and other information on epilepsy presented by one with the
condition.
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Neurofeedback in fibromyalgia syndrome.
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Focal brain damage protects against post-traumatic stress disorder...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=18157125

An evaluation of electroencephalography in the diagnosis of brain...
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Objective evidence of sleep disturbance in women with posttraumatic...
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Medical sequelae of brain injury; a clinico-pathological study.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=18150325

A breath of fresh air: The potential use for hyperoxia in traumatic...
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Electroencephalography of the newborn; studies on normal, full...
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Clinicians' evaluation and management of mental health, substance...
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Personality and eating behaviors: A case-control study of binge...
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Some social-psychiatric remarks on epilepsy.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=18144381

Shared Temperament Risk Factors for Anorexia Nervosa: A Twin...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=18158375

Personality subtypes in adolescents with eating disorders: validation...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=18093115

The treatment of epilepsy by medicaments and diet.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=18144380

Body images of patients with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa...
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Alcohol and drug use following traumatic brain injury

Alcohol and drug use following TBI is similar to controls.
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Executive Function in Education: From Theory to Practice
    by Lynn Meltzer
Skills involved in high-order thinking are described and reviewed.
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Alcohol and drug use following traumatic brain injury
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Neurobehavioural treatment for OCD in an adult with traumatic...
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Intracranial EEG findings in patients with lesional lateral temporal...
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Polysomnographic and quantitative EEG analysis of subjects with...
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Perception versus polysomnographic assessment of sleep in CFS...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=18053240

Sleep Disturbances in School-age Children with Chronic Pain.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=18079168

Depressive rumination reduces specificity of autobiographical...
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Clinical neurophysiology of fatigue.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=18039594

Brain neurotransmitters in fatigue and overtraining.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=18059610

The use of neuroimaging to study behavior in patients with epilepsy.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=18078790

Psychiatric comorbidity following traumatic brain injury.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=18066935

Military and VA telemedicine systems for patients with traumatic...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=18075958

Auditory dysfunction in traumatic brain injury.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=18075949

Diffusion tensor imaging during recovery from severe traumatic...
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Detecting EEG variations due to sleep disordered breathing events.

Delta decreased during sleep disordered breathing possibly due to increased
respiratory effort.
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I Can't Remember Me: Recovery After Traumatic Brain Injury
    by JM Urban, CM Larson
A woman's experience with family member with TBI.
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Detecting Electroencephalography Variations Due to Sleep Disordered...
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Algorithm for AEEG data selection leading to wireless and long...
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Daily physical activities of patients with chronic pain or fatigue...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17984153

Sleep Quality Perception in the CFS
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17986836

Sleep-specific mechanisms underlying PTSD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17997114

Prospective associations between depressive symptoms and eating...
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3-D Finite Element Analysis and Experimental Study on Brain Injury...
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Physiological indicators based sleep onset prediction for the...
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Schemes for Fusion of EEG and ECG Towards Temporal Lobe Epilepsy...
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Platelet Dysfunction in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain...
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Insecure attachment is associated with the alpha-EEG anomaly...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17976231

Complementary and alternative medical treatments for anorexia...
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Health services use in eating disorders.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17976250

Drop-out rate in eating disorders
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Depression and anxiety in epilepsy

Gender, seizure frequency and epilepsy do not combine multiplicatively for
likelihood of anxiety or depression.
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Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us
    by Robert D. Hare
Interpersonal traits such as impulsiveness and lack of responsibility may
underlie psychopathy.
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Depression and anxiety in epilepsy
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Sleep quality and the sleep electroencephalogram in women with...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17969462

Preterm infants with video-EEG confirmed seizures
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17964748

Sleep disturbances associated with PTSD and alcohol dependence.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17964738

Nutritional status and depression, sleep disorder, and quality...
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Sleep-related problems in pediatric OCD.
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A Critical Review of the Pathophysiology of Dysautonomia Following...
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A review of sleepwalking (somnambulism)
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Traumatic brain injury
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Three years prospective investigation of anterior pituitary function...
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Occlusal splints for treating sleep bruxism (tooth grinding).
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Sleep-disordered breathing with chronic opioid use.
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An integrated model of group psychotherapy for patients with...
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Living with epilepsy
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Social skills problems in children with epilepsy

Presence of learning disability and abnormal family function were predicative of
social skill impairment.
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Focus on Neuropsychology Research
    by Joshua R. Dupri
Newest publication from Nova Science.
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Social skills problems in children with epilepsy
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Amateur boxing and risk of chronic traumatic brain injury
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17916811

Partial sleep deprivation
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Associations between sleep duration patterns and behavioral/cognitive...
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Expressed emotion in eating disorders assessed via self-report
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17922532

Treating young people with eating disorders
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17910032

Eating disorders and concurrent psychopathology
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17910033

Management of Eating Disorders in children.
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Persistent white matter alteration after early childhood TBI

White matter integrity remains abnormal after childhood moderate TBI, notably in
genu of corpus callosum and intrahemispheric pathways.
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Stroke Survivor: A Personal Guide to Coping and Recovery
    by Andy Mccann
Layperson guide to stroke recovery.
    More info:
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Diffusion Tensor MR Imaging Reveals Persistent White Matter Alteration...
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Using the Minnesota Multiphasic Inventory 2, EEGs, and clinical...
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Health locus of control in patients with epilepsy and its relationship...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17904913

Epilepsy and kleptomania.
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Effects of mode of delivery on mortality and severe brain injury...
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Functional brain interactions that serve cognitive-affective...
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Predictive value of alexithymia in patients with eating disorders
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17905043

Alexithymia in adolescents with CFS.
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A psychosocial self-management program for epilepsy
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Cerebral blood flow changes associated with experimental pain...
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The differential effect of epilepsy labels on employer perceptions
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Autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy with a mutation...
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Caring for patients with epilepsy.
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Quantitative EEG indices of sub-acute ischaemic stroke

QEEG measures are helpful for management of stroke patients.
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Human Brain and Spinal Cord
    by Lennart Heimer
Clinical cases and functional neuroanatomy.
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Quantitative EEG indices of sub-acute ischaemic stroke correlate...
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Which clinical and experimental data link temporal lobe epilepsy...
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Neuropsychological test performance of successful brain injury...
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Pharmacological management of neurobehavioural sequelae of traumatic...
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The European Brain Injury Questionnaire (EBIQ) as a reliable...
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Gender and traumatic brain injury
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The mayo classification system for traumatic brain injury severity.
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Critical flicker frequency and related symptoms in mild traumatic...
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Validation of the Female Sexual Function Index in Women with...
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Paroxysmal tonic upgaze of childhood with co-existent absence...
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Psychosocial and emotional outcomes 10 years following traumatic brain injury.

Anxiety, depression, fatigue, and alcohol use must be addressed for TBI
recovery.
    More info:
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Awareness Deficit after Brain Injury
    by George P. Prigatano
Describes treatment and condition of loss of awareness after TBI
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Multimodality imaging in a depressed patient with violent behavior...
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Psychosocial and emotional outcomes 10 years following traumatic...
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Reliability of the Care and Needs Scale for Assessing Support...
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Gender Differences in Depression and Chronic Pain Conditions...
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Sleep disturbance in adults with PTSD
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Neurobehavioral outcomes after early versus late childhood traumatic...
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Critical role of microvasculature basal lamina in ischemic brain...
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White matter integrity and cognition in chronic traumatic brain...
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Causes of childhood epilepsy in Vietnam
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Prazosin Effects on Objective Sleep Measures and Clinical Symptoms...
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A comparison of early family life events amongst monozygotic...
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~~~~~~ PAIN ALERT ~ Week of Sep 10, 2007 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Biofeedback for Fibromyalgia.
A pilot study with promising results of using HRV biofeedback for fibromyalgia.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17219062

Nonlinear analysis in EEG biofeedback treatment of intractable epilepsy
Complexity and approximate entropy of EEG increase after a month of SMR
uptraining and theta downtraining in 5 epileptics.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17281256

Sleep onset REM periods in obsessive compulsive disorder.
Finds evidence of REM onset differences in some OCD patients.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17316824

Screening people with disturbed sleep for depression.
Different sleep disturbances are associated with subtypes of depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17326500

Trail Making Test in traumatic brain injury
Trail Making Test performance was poorer in TBI patients than in schizophrenics,
suggesting a similar executive deficit.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17336493

Personality styles in patients with fibromyalgia, major depression and healthy
controls.
Evalutes disorders and the personality types that have them such as FMS for
sociotropic personality styles compared to depressotypic personality styles.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17349053

Return to productivity following traumatic brain injury
Injury severity, physical status, and psychological status are all involved in
productivity outcome after injury.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17364780

Daytime naps, motor memory consolidation and sleep spindles.
Motor memories are facilitated across daytime naps.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17406665

Quantitative EEG in aging and in the evolution of dementia.
EEG may be used to predict future declines associated with mild cognitive
impairment and Alzheimer's disease.
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Accelerated brain gray matter loss in fibromyalgia patients: premature aging of
the brain?
Fibromyalgia may reflect an acceleration of age- related changes of the brain.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17428976

Intrahemispheric reorganization of language in children with intractable
epilepsy
Anterior displacement of Broca's area was seen in some children with epilepsy.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17445300

Correlation between EEG rhythms during sleep: surface versus mediotemporal EEG.
Power density is negatively correlated between delta/theta and beta frequencies
above 16 Hz during NREM sleep.
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No neurochemical evidence for brain injury caused by heading in soccer.
Repeated low severity head impacts were not associated with neurochemical signs
of brain injury.
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Tensor magnetic resonance imaging in mild TBI
MVA to single case showed frontal dysfunction with missing corpus callosum
fibers.
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Psychiatric risk factors for traumatic brain injury.
Mood, anxiety, and conduct disorders increased risk of head injury.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17577707

Neuropsychology of migraine.
Migraine sufferers are at risk for developing anxiety and depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17544646

Neuroimaging on brain plasticity in recovery from stroke.
Post-stroke motor recovery is associated with activation changes in specific
brain structures.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17589415

Sleep-wake disturbances 6 months after traumatic brain injury: a prospective
study.
Sleep-wake disturbances such as daytime sleepiness and fatigue are prevalent
after TBI.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17584779

Neuropsychology of migraine.
Migraine sufferers are at risk for anxiety and depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17544646

Brain injury markers in chronic cocaine dependents.
An attempt to index brain damage caused by cocaine users in serum levels
whiffed.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17650535

Dysfunctional beliefs, stress and sleep disturbance in fibromyalgia.
Perceived stress interacts with sleep quality of patients with fibromyalgia.
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