Neuro-otological findings in psychiatric patients with nystagmus.

To evaluate whether neuro-otological tests have clinical significance in psychiatric patients with nystagmus who have inner ear and/or brain dysfunction, we performed neuro-otological tests on 56 psychiatric patients with nystagmus (38 men, 18 women) (age range 40-97; mean age ± SD 61.6 ± 10.5 years).

Effects of Yokukansan on behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in regular treatment for Alzheimer's disease.

Yokukansan (YKS) is used frequently against behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) together with donepezil in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Here, we investigated the efficacy and safety of YKS in patients with AD in a non-blinded, randomized, parallel-group comparison study. Patients who had at least one symptom score of four or more on the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) subscales were enrolled in the study.

Nystagmus using video-oculography in psychiatric patients.

To evaluate whether nystagmus has clinical significance in psychiatric patients who have functional and/or organic brain dysfunction. We performed gaze, positional and positioning nystagmus tests on 227 patients with psychiatric diseases (144 men, 83 women, with an average age +/- SD of 62.5 +/- 14.