Comparing cognition, coping skills and vedic personality of individuals practicing yoga, physical exercise or sedentary lifestyle: a cross-sectional fMRI study.

Background: Nature and intensity of physical activity may influence cognition, coping mechanisms and overall personality of an individual. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to compare cognition, coping styles and vedic personality among individuals practicing different lifestyle.

Methods: Thirty-nine healthy young adults of both gender (27.

Cognitive impairment in spinocerebellar ataxia type 12.

Introduction: Cognitive impairment has now been recognised to be present in patients with several of spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs). Cognitive impairment in patients with spinocerebellar ataxia type 12 has not been evaluated.

Objective: To evaluate the cognitive impairment in patients diagnosed with spinocerebellar ataxia type 12 (SCA12).

Development and Validation of a Comprehensive Neuropsychological and Language Rehabilitation for Stroke Survivors: A Home-Based Caregiver-Delivered Intervention Program.

Context: Aphasia is a major disabling condition after a stroke that profoundly affects the quality of life of stroke survivors (SS) and their caregivers. Comprehensive neuropsychological rehabilitation has emerged as a complementary intervention that helps in improving the associated cognitive and psychological deficits and quality of life following a brain injury. A standardized, simple, and easy to administer intervention that can be delivered as a home-based intervention can assist in faster recovery.

Development of neuropsychological evaluation screening tool: An education-free cognitive screening instrument.

Background: Due to the paucity of quick, cognitive screening tools available in India that are independent of cultural and educational influences, a 6-item paper and pencil test, covering areas of memory, executive functioning, attention, and visuospatial ability domains - the Neuropsychological Evaluation Screening Tool (NEST) was developed.

Aim And Method: NEST was administered to 84 healthy controls to analyze, revise, and review items. In the second phase, 408 patients, above 16 years of age, with their educational level ranging from being illiterate to having greater than 25 years of education, with various neurological and psychiatric conditions were independently administered NEST, Hindi Mental State Examination (HMSE), and a detailed cognitive evaluation using PGI Memory Scale (PGIMS).

Translation and Adaptation of Stroke Aphasia Depression Questionnaire-10 to Hindi.

Background: Depression is one of the most researched emotional responses after stroke and shows that the emotional impact of aphasia can have a marked negative impact on recovery, response to rehabilitation, and psychosocial adjustment. There is an evident dearth of validated instruments to assess depression in people with aphasia including Hindi, the national language of the country.

Aims: The aim of this study was to translate and adapt the original English version of widely used hospital version of Stroke Aphasia Depression Questionnaire (SADQ-10) to Hindi.

Moyamoya Disease: a ray of hope from a psychosocial perspective.

Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a rare blood vessel disorder occurring in people from Japan and other Asian countries, but people in other countries also have been diagnosed with MMD. Impaired neuropsychological functioning is a common sequelae of MMD in children as well as adults. We report a male, diagnosed as MMD at 8 years who was referred for neuropsychological evaluation (NPE) at 12 year, revealed impaired intellectual functioning with moderate retardation on social adaptive functioning.