Mood disorders

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html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 7 Mood disorders Anna M. Palucka, Pushpal Desarkar, and Yona Lunsky Introduction Mood disorders in those with intellectual disabilities (ID) can be thought of as…

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Anxiety disorders

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html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 8 Anxiety disorders Jane McCarthy and Eddie Chaplin Introduction Anxiety disorders as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5;…

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Schizophrenia spectrum disorders

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html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 6 Schizophrenia spectrum disorders Rory Sheehan, Lucy Fodor-Wynne, and Angela Hassiotis Introduction Schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) comprise of a cluster of mental disorders in which…

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Dementias

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html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 5 Dementias Jennifer Torr Introduction Unprecedented numbers of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) are now living into middle and old age, with a concurrent increase…

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PET Quantification in Neuropsychiatry

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Fig. 2.1 Time-activity curves of a PET tracer targeting PDE10A (Van Laere et al. 2013) for the putamen, caudate nucleus, and thalamus. (a) represents an average SUV image (averaged over…

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Psychiatric Disorders in Dementia

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A. Development of multiple cognitive deficits  A1. Memory problems (e.g., amnesia)  A2. At least one or more of the following:   Aphasia (language impairment)   Apraxia (loss of the ability to execute…

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Brain SPECT in the Impulsive-Aggressive Dog

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Fig. 26.1 Brain perfusion SPECT in a normal dog (horizontal/transverse slices). The colour scale gives information on the intensity of radioactivity registered in different areas: highest uptake is related with…

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Impulsivity Imaging

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, Nozipho Nyakale1 and Mike Sathekge1   (1) Nuclear Medicine Department, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, University of Pretoria, Voortrekkers Road and Malan Street, Capital Park, Pretoria, South Africa     Mike Sathekge Email: mike.sathekge@up.ac.za…

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PET and SPECT in Sleep Disorders

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Study Imaging technique employed Target Number of patients/controls Patients receiving treatment/total number of patients Results Sudo et al. (1998) PET 11C-MPB ACh 11/21 0/11 No change Derry et al. (2006)…

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