1.Psychoses of Epilepsy in Pregnancy: A Case Report
Mario FAHED ; Seethalakshmi RAMANATHAN
Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience 2021;19(2):388-390
To discuss the unique relationship between psychosis and seizures in a young individual, who is also pregnant. Psychosis of epilepsy can present in multitude of ways, including pre-ictal, ictal, post-ictal, chronic interictal, and forced normalization psychosis.
2.Apathy: Neurobiology, Assessment and Treatment
Mario FAHED ; David C. STEFFENS
Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience 2021;19(2):181-189
Apathy is a highly prevalent, disabling and treatment resistant syndrome. It is defined as a quantitative reduction of goaldirected activity in comparison to the patient’s previous level of in multiple dimensions including behavior/cognition, emotion and social interaction. It has been described in major depressive disorder, Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal dementia, Parkinson’s Disease, cerebrovascular disease, and vascular dementia, among others. This review will address the neuropsychology and associated neurobiological underpinnings of apathy in the above conditions, identify specific methods to assess apathy clinically, and review the literature on managing apathy across these various disorders.
3.Psychoses of Epilepsy in Pregnancy: A Case Report
Mario FAHED ; Seethalakshmi RAMANATHAN
Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience 2021;19(2):388-390
To discuss the unique relationship between psychosis and seizures in a young individual, who is also pregnant. Psychosis of epilepsy can present in multitude of ways, including pre-ictal, ictal, post-ictal, chronic interictal, and forced normalization psychosis.
4.Apathy: Neurobiology, Assessment and Treatment
Mario FAHED ; David C. STEFFENS
Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience 2021;19(2):181-189
Apathy is a highly prevalent, disabling and treatment resistant syndrome. It is defined as a quantitative reduction of goaldirected activity in comparison to the patient’s previous level of in multiple dimensions including behavior/cognition, emotion and social interaction. It has been described in major depressive disorder, Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal dementia, Parkinson’s Disease, cerebrovascular disease, and vascular dementia, among others. This review will address the neuropsychology and associated neurobiological underpinnings of apathy in the above conditions, identify specific methods to assess apathy clinically, and review the literature on managing apathy across these various disorders.
5.Direct Puncture of the Superficial Temporal Artery in Embolization of a Scalp Arteriovenous Fistula: A Case Report
Gregory B. WALKER ; Alick P. WANG ; Jeremiah HADWEN ; Undrakh-Erdene ERDENEBOLD ; Razmik BEBEDJIAN ; Patrick SULLIVAN ; Marlise P. SANTOS ; Chad CHENIER ; Stephen KARWASKI ; Katie CARON ; Gabriella VARGA ; Jennifer LYON ; Howard J. LESIUK ; Navraj HERAN ; Manraj HERAN ; Aiman QUATEEN ; Brian J. DRAKE ; Eduardo Portela De OLIVEIRA ; Mario KONTOLEMOS ; Robert FAHED
Neurointervention 2023;18(1):67-71
We describe a minimally invasive endovascular approach to treat an arteriovenous fistula of the scalp. We performed a direct puncture of the lesion through the patient’s scalp for liquid embolic agent injection along with external compression of the superficial temporal artery to perform a “manual pressure-cooker technique.” The combination of these minimally invasive techniques resulted in an excellent clinical and radiographic outcome.