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The relation of cluster headache to alexithymia, depression, and anxiety.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr
November 2024
Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Mugla, Turkey.
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- The study investigates the impact of cluster headaches (CHs) on mental health, focusing on depression, anxiety, and alexithymia, indicating possible limbic system involvement.
- Eighteen CH patients outside of their cluster period and eighteen healthy individuals participated in the research, completing various psychological assessments.
- Results revealed that CH patients exhibited higher levels of alexithymia and depression compared to controls, but no significant difference in anxiety levels was found.
Opioids for the palliation of symptoms in people with serious respiratory illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Eur Respir Rev
October 2024
Respiratory Medicine, Allergology and Palliative Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Article Synopsis
- People with serious respiratory illnesses often face distressing symptoms, and while opioids are commonly prescribed for relief, their effectiveness and potential side effects are in question.
- A review of 17 trials showed that opioids did reduce breathlessness during exercise in controlled lab settings, but they had little impact on daily breathlessness, cough, or overall quality of life.
- The use of opioids was associated with increased occurrences of adverse effects like nausea, constipation, and drowsiness, along with serious risks such as hospitalization and death.
Beneficial effects of physical exercise on cognitive-behavioral impairments and brain-derived neurotrophic factor alteration in the limbic system induced by neurodegeneration.
Exp Gerontol
October 2024
Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. Electronic address:
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) are a class of neurological disorders marked by the progressive loss of neurons that afflict millions of people worldwide. These illnesses affect brain connection, impairing memory, cognition, behavior, sensory perception, and motor function. Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's diseases are examples of common NDDs, which frequently include the buildup of misfolded proteins.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis systematic review aims to find effectful healthcare strategies, with special focus on drug-free interventions and physical therapy, as part of the treatment for sleep in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain. Data search was conducted across seven scientific databases. This review is deposited in the Prospero International prospective register of systematic reviews (CRD42023452574).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnhanced amygdala-anterior cingulate white matter structural connectivity in Sahaja Yoga Meditators.
PLoS One
April 2024
Instituto Universitario de Neurociencia, Universidad de La Laguna, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain.
Objective: To study the white matter connections between anterior cingulate cortex, anterior insula and amygdala as key regions of the frontal-limbic network that have been related to meditation.
Design: Twenty experienced practitioners of Sahaja Yoga Meditation and twenty nonmeditators matched on age, gender and education level, were scanned using Diffusion Weighted Imaging, using a 3T scanner, and their white matter connectivity was compared using diffusion tensor imaging analyses.
Results: There were five white matter fiber paths in which meditators showed a larger number of tracts, two of them connecting the same area in both hemispheres: the left and right amygdalae and the left and right anterior insula; and the other three connecting left anterior cingulate with the right anterior insula, the right amygdala and the left amygdala.
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