American Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2022

  • Intranasal Insulin Combined with Low-Dose Propofol in the Treatment of Postoperative Intractable Delirium: A Case Report and Literature Review

    Qingqing Huang, Xuemei Dai, Shuai Xu, Libang Yuan, Gu Gong

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2022
    Pages: 86-88
    Received: 16 June 2022
    Accepted: 29 June 2022
    Published: 20 July 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajpn.20221003.11
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    Abstract: Background: Currently, postoperative delirium is a common postoperative complication in elderly patients. However, it lacks effective treatment measures, and this case report strives to find a more effective treatment method based on the existing treatment measures. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of intranasal ins... Show More
  • Mrs. Dalloway: A Path Towards Virginia Woolf’s Unconscious

    Michelle Morin-Bompart

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2022
    Pages: 89-94
    Received: 8 June 2022
    Accepted: 11 July 2022
    Published: 29 July 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajpn.20221003.12
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    Abstract: The author is interested by the latent content of the novel, the fantasies and unconscious desires conveyed by the work. Mrs Dalloway is a good example. Virginia Woolf stages characters to whom she gives life, body and soul. She has an extraordinary ability to put herself in the place of each of her characters and gives us their most secret and int... Show More
  • Spatial Memory Deficits in Patients with Meniere’s Disease

    Manuel Arturo Gallardo-Flores

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2022
    Pages: 95-101
    Received: 30 June 2022
    Accepted: 20 July 2022
    Published: 4 August 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajpn.20221003.13
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    Abstract: Background: Spatial memory is a cognitive process that allows us to locate ourselves in space based on visual references. Vestibular signals reaching the hippocampus from the vestibular nuclei have an important role in building this process. Vestibular conditions could affect this cognitive process. Meniere's disease is a chronic internal ear disea... Show More
  • A Cross-Sectional Study on Knowledge and Attitude Towards Epilepsy Among High School Students in Asmara, Eritrea

    Teame Kiflom Gaim, Aster Andom Beraki, Semere Teklebrhan Tewelde, Bietiel Woldemichel Goniche, Elsa Afewerki Kesete, Aklilu Gebrit Mebrahtu, Salem Sium Mesfin, Frewengel Melake Weldeslassie, Firuz Tesfazieghi Fesiha

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2022
    Pages: 102-110
    Received: 16 July 2022
    Accepted: 9 August 2022
    Published: 17 August 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajpn.20221003.14
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    Abstract: Epilepsy is a kind of neurological disorder which is usually handled in a wrong way with social stigma and discrimination. This stigma arises from having lack of awareness and misinformation about the disease. Students who suffer from epilepsy are usually discriminated in school by their peers and schoolmates. Student’s awareness and approach to ep... Show More
  • Suicide: A New Hypothesis on the Pathogenesis of Disease, Method of Screening, and Means of Prevention

    Michael Raymond Binder

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2022
    Pages: 111-124
    Received: 2 August 2022
    Accepted: 17 August 2022
    Published: 29 August 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajpn.20221003.15
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    Abstract: Suicide has become a global epidemic. Every 40 seconds, another person completes the act, and for every person who successfully commits suicide, there are many more who attempt to take their lives. Although many factors are known to increase the risk of suicide, there continues to be a lack of clarity about why some persons decide to end their live... Show More
  • The Envelopmental Unconscious: An Alternative Perspective to the Psychoanalytic Psychodynamic Formulation of the Unconscious

    Warren Wilner

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2022
    Pages: 125-133
    Received: 28 July 2022
    Accepted: 17 August 2022
    Published: 29 August 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajpn.20221003.16
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    Abstract: The theory of the psychoanalytic psychodynamic based unconscious is discussed as an extension of the ways we understand consciousness; as an expression and interplay of largely objectifiable manifestations of cognitive and perceptual events and processes rooted in and oriented to reality in life. Offered here will be an alternative perspective on t... Show More
  • Emergent Success of GABA Modulators Links Neuronal Hyperexcitability to the Pathophysiology of Depression

    Michael Raymond Binder

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2022
    Pages: 134-144
    Received: 5 August 2022
    Accepted: 23 August 2022
    Published: 31 August 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajpn.20221003.17
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    Abstract: In 2019, after it had demonstrated rapid antidepressant effects in two placebo-controlled trials, the investigational drug brexanolone received FDA approval for the treatment of postpartum depression. Less than a year later, zuranolone, an oral formulation of the same drug, achieved similar results in patients with treatment-resistant depression. B... Show More
  • Anxiety-Depressive Disorders and Neurotrophic Control in Post-Traumatic Gunshot Neuropathies and Plexopathies Accompanied by Chronic Neuropathic Pain Syndrome

    Olena Borodai, Tetyana Litovchenko

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2022
    Pages: 145-153
    Received: 17 August 2022
    Accepted: 2 September 2022
    Published: 16 September 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajpn.20221003.18
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    Abstract: Introduction: Injuries of peripheral nerves and plexuses usually cause serious impairment of the function of the affected limb. Peripheral nerve injuries not only affect the physical capabilities of the injured person due to the loss of motor or sensory function, but also have a significant impact on psychosocial aspects of life. Materials and Meth... Show More
  • Assessing the Direct Hospital Costs of Stroke in Libreville (Gabon)

    Nyangui Mapaga Jennifer, Gnigone Pupchen Marylise, Mambila Matsalou Grass Aurelle, Nsounda Annick Andrea, Camara Aissata Ibrahima, Diouf Mbourou Nelly, Neau Jean Philippe, Kouna Ndouongo Philomene

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2022
    Pages: 154-158
    Received: 21 August 2022
    Accepted: 3 September 2022
    Published: 16 September 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajpn.20221003.19
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    Abstract: Introduction: Gabon faces a double epidemiological burden, with persistent infectious diseases and an exponential increase in noncommunicable diseases such as stroke. The growing burden related to stroke is an additional challenge for our health care system. Massive amounts of money are spent annually in industrialized countries to improve stroke m... Show More