Research and Reviews: A Journal of Neuroscience
Volume 7, Issue 3 (2017)
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A Critical Appraisal on VastiKarma—A Healing Therapy in Pediatric Age Group w.s.r. to Enteric Nervous System
Abstract: Vasti is the most important therapy among Panchakarma therapies. Acharya Kashyapa said Vasti as Shishu-sneha and also said that Vasti works like Amrita for both children and adults. Vasti is the best and authentic treatment for Vata Vikara’s and also said as Ardha-Chikitsha. Nervous system disorders especially motor system disorders are considered as Vata Vikara’s, as “Vagati-gandhanyoiti Vata” means gatior movement function is maintained by Vata. Vasti gives significant results …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Neuroscience · Vol. 7, Issue 3, 2017 · pp. 1–7 Read article
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Cognitive Shifting Abilities in Younger and Older Individuals
Abstract: Cognitive flexibility refers to the ability to switch rapidly between different responses set. It is further sub divided into set shifting and cognitive shifting. While set shifting is considered to be automatic, cognitive shifting is considered to be conscious and strategic. Cognitive shifting can be assessed through a variety of linguistic and non-linguistic tasks. The non-linguistic tasks include stroop task, non-zero task etc. The alternating fluency task is a linguistic …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Neuroscience · Vol. 7, Issue 3, 2017 · pp. 12–16 Read article
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Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis: A Rare Presenting Manifestation of Thyrotoxicosis
Abstract: Thyrotoxicosis may be related to hypokalemic periodic paralysis in young asian males. Periodic paralysis related to hypokalemia as the initial manifestation without any clinical signs and symptoms of thyrotoxicosis is exceedingly rare. Our patient is a 25-year-old male who presented with quadriparesis with respiratory distress when he woke up in the morning. There was history of high carbohydrate intake one day prior. On examination he had single breath count of …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Neuroscience · Vol. 7, Issue 3, 2017 · pp. 17–19 Read article
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Lexical semantic activation in persons with Aphasia
Abstract: Lexical semantic activation (LSA) is defined as retrieval of the most appropriate word from the lexicon. LSA is accomplished through three steps, conceptual activation, lexical node activation and phoneme retrieval and can be tested through a variety of tasks including priming task. LSA is found to be defective in persons with aphasia; it can be manifested as storage deficit or access deficit. Storage deficit is a condition where there is …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Neuroscience · Vol. 7, Issue 3, 2017 · pp. 20–25 Read article
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Verbal Fluency Measures in Persons with Type II Diabetes
Abstract: Diabetes is a very common condition with high prevalence rates. Prolonged diabetes is known to induce complications concerning retinal, renal, cardio vascular and peripheral nervous systems. Complications of diabetes in regard to cognitive and cognitive linguistic processing has been studied by many researchers in the recent years. Verbal fluency measures are very simple to test and are time economic. The present study aimed to measure verbal fluency measure (category fluency …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Neuroscience · Vol. 7, Issue 3, 2017 · pp. 26–30 Read article
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An Emerging Cause of Treatable Encephalitis: A Case of Anti-NMDA receptor (NMDAR) Encephalitis
Abstract: Anti-NMDA Receptor encephalitis is the most common type of autoimmune limbic encephalitis known. It is characterised by sub-acute onset of psychiatric symptoms along with refractory epilepsy, orofacial and limb dyskinesia and dysautonomia. High clinical suspicion and appropriate antibody testing in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum is required for early diagnosis and initiation of immunotherapy. Delay in treatment may lead to significant permanent neuro-deficits as well as mortality. Here, we present …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Neuroscience · Vol. 7, Issue 3, 2017 · pp. 8–11 Read article