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Cureus
December 2024
Psychiatry, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Krishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Karad, IND.
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is typically associated with winter; however, its less common variant, summertime depression, presents with depressive episodes during the summer months. We report a case of a 46-year-old male patient with recurrent summertime depressive episodes characterized by low mood, fatigue, anhedonia, insomnia, and loss of appetite, each resolving with the onset of the winter season. Our patient's history of summertime depression aligned with the atypical SAD symptoms, including irritability and weight loss, commonly associated with non-seasonal depression.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLife Sci
January 2025
Department of Anatomy, School of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China. Electronic address:
Major depressive disorder (MDD), as a multimodal neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative illness with high prevalence and disability rates, has become a burden to world health and the economy that affects millions of individuals worldwide. Neuroinflammation, an atypical immune response occurring in the brain, is currently gaining more attention due to its association with MDD. Microglia, as immune sentinels, have a vital function in regulating neuroinflammatory reactions in the immune system of the central nervous system.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMPOX is an orthopoxvirus whose infection has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in 2022 and 2024. It proved to be a virus with markedly heterogeneous and varied clinical presentation. We performed a systematic PubMed review of articles reporting cases of different clinical manifestations of MPOX until October 2024.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Cannabis Res
January 2025
Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
Background: Differences in cannabinoid metabolism and patient responses can arise even with equivalent doses and formulations. Genetic polymorphisms in genes responsible for cannabinoid metabolism and medications that alter CYP450 pathways responsible for metabolism of cannabinoids may account for some of this variability.
Materials And Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted on a cohort of unselected patients who had previously completed pharmacogenomic testing and reported oral cannabis use, as defined as "oral" or "by mouth" route of administration.
J Headache Pain
January 2025
Division of Pharmacology and Vascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, PO Box 2040, Rotterdam, CA, 3000, The Netherlands.
Background: Migraine is a common primary headache disorder, less frequently affecting men than women, and often regarded as predominantly a "women's disease." Despite this, migraine in men presents with unique characteristics in terms of symptoms, treatment responses, comorbidities, and pain perception. Historically, research has focused more on migraine in women, overlooking critical male-specific aspects.
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