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Traumatic brain injury
Failure of a single performance validity test matters after traumatic brain injury

by myneuronews December 18, 2025

by myneuronews December 18, 2025

Performance Validity Test Overview Performance validity tests (PVTs) serve as essential tools in neuropsychology to …

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Functional neurological disorders
Cognitive Rehabilitation for Functional Neurological Disorder

by myneuronews December 17, 2025

by myneuronews December 17, 2025

Cognitive Approaches in Rehabilitation Cognitive rehabilitation for Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) emphasizes the crucial role …

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Traumatic brain injury
Within-Person Score Distribution Measures as Performance Validity Indicators in Service Members and Veterans with and without History of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

by myneuronews December 9, 2025

by myneuronews December 9, 2025

Performance Validity Indicators Performance validity indicators (PVIs) are essential tools used to assess the credibility …

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Functional neurological disorders
From Hysteria to the Creation of a Functional Neurological Disorder Clinic

by myneuronews December 8, 2025

by myneuronews December 8, 2025

Understanding Functional Neurological Disorder Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) encompasses a range of neurological symptoms that …

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Functional neurological disorders
Prepulse inhibition of the blink reflex in functional neurological disorder and fibromyalgia

by myneuronews November 21, 2025

by myneuronews November 21, 2025

Mechanisms of Prepulse Inhibition Prepulse inhibition (PPI) is a phenomenon where a weak stimulus (the …

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Functional neurological disorders
Pathophysiology of functional neurological disorder for the general neurologist

by myneuronews November 5, 2025

by myneuronews November 5, 2025

Pathophysiological Mechanisms The pathophysiology of functional neurological disorder (FND) is complex and multifaceted, reflecting an …

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Functional neurological disorders
Somatic symptom and related disorders: Guidance on assessment and management for paediatric health care providers

by myneuronews August 4, 2025

by myneuronews August 4, 2025

Understanding Somatic Symptom Disorders Somatic symptom disorders encompass a range of conditions where patients experience …

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Functional neurological disorders
Presenting to emergency departments with functional seizures: Motivators for attendance and experiences of care

by myneuronews July 24, 2025

by myneuronews July 24, 2025

Patient Motivations for Emergency Attendance Research into the motivations of patients with functional seizures when …

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Traumatic brain injury
Multivariate Base Rates of Standard- and Skyline-Cutoff Elevations on the Personality Assessment Inventory: Do They Distinguish Simulated from Genuine PTSD?

by myneuronews July 21, 2025

by myneuronews July 21, 2025

Study Overview This study investigates the effectiveness of specific cutoff elevations on the Personality Assessment …

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Functional neurological disorders
Functional neurological disorder: Practical management

by myneuronews May 21, 2025

by myneuronews May 21, 2025

Understanding Functional Neurological Disorder Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) represents a complex interplay between neurological and …

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The therapeutic pipeline in migraine: What does the future hold?
Current Treatment Options Migraine treatment today encompasses a range of strategies aimed at both acute…
Association of weight-adjusted waist index with motoric cognitive risk syndrome in Chinese adults Aged ≥ 60 years
Study Overview The research focused on examining the relationship between the weight-adjusted waist index (WAWI)…
Association of arthritis and total joint arthroplasty with self-reported function in former professional American-style football players
Arthritis and Joint Replacement in Athletes Arthritis, a condition characterized by inflammation and degeneration of…
Prognostic value of GFAP and UCHL-1 biomarkers in high-risk mild traumatic brain injury: A prospective longitudinal study of short- and long-term outcomes
Study Overview The research focused on evaluating the prognostic significance of glial fibrillary acidic protein…
Cerebellar ataxias and functional movement disorders: navigating clinical overlap
Clinical Characteristics of Cerebellar Ataxias Cerebellar ataxias are a group of disorders characterized by a…

Enhancing Outpatient Clinic Recruitment: A Quality Improvement Strategy for a Prospective Research Study
CONCLUSIONS: This project demonstrates the successful application of quality improvement methodology toward optimizing clinical recruitment. Approaches used in this study can potentially be generalized to other outpatient clinical populations and research studies.
Driving After Concussion: Clinical Measures Associated With Postconcussion Driving
CONCLUSIONS: Dual-task and Complex Figure tests might be useful when assessing postconcussion driving ability. Higher VOMS symptom provocation was associated with better driving performance, possibly indicating that individuals experiencing vestibular-oculomotor symptoms may adopt more cautious strategies.
Health Literacy Among Adolescent Athletes Across Rural and Urban Communities and Evaluating Scores Aside State-Mandated Concussion Education
CONCLUSIONS: Urban adolescent athletes had better health literacy compared with their rural peers; however, irrespective of rurality, more than half of participants had low health literacy for their appropriate age/grade in high school (≤seventh grade). Ensuring that health information is provided at an appropriate reading level for the target audience is essential to increasing health […]
Effectiveness of intensive exposure therapy for persistent post-concussion symptoms: an aggregated single-case design approach
The fear-avoidance model suggests that catastrophising and avoidance behaviours can maintain persistent post-concussion symptoms (PPCS) after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Although exposure therapy has shown preliminary success in this population, its effectiveness in mTBI remains unproven. This study investigated the therapeutic effects of this therapy across different settings. Twenty participants with PPCS took part […]
Plasma biomarkers in chronic mild traumatic brain injury: A review
Background/Objective: Understanding the biological cascade which results from a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is essential to determine outcomes over time. Acute plasma levels of brain-related injury markers (BRIMS; ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase L1 [UCH-L1], total tau[t-tau], neurofilament light chain [NfL], S100 calcium-binding protein β [S100β], glial fibrillary acidic protein [GFAP]) are typically elevated in patients […]