Parkinson’s Disease

Neuropsychiatry of Parkinson’s Disease


Publishing date
15 Dec 2011
Status
Published
Submission deadline
15 Jun 2011

1Neurology Section, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

2Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

3Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Department of Internal Medicine (Neurology Section), Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA, USA

4Neuropsychiatry Unit, Fremantle Hospital, School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia


Neuropsychiatry of Parkinson’s Disease

Description

Parkinson's disease (PD) is traditionally regarded as a motor or a movement disorder. In recent years, however, an increase interest has been directed to its nonmotor symptoms as they seem to determine significant disability at all stages of the disease. Among these nonmotor symptoms, neuropsychiatric syndromes (or behavioral and psychological symptoms) are of paramount importance. They include a wide array of syndromes, such as anxiety, depression, psychosis, impulse control disorders, and apathy, that represent a challenge in the management of PD patients.

We take interest in all manuscripts that report the epidemiology of these neuropsychiatric syndromes in clinical and community settings, their impact on clinical management and quality of life, their neurobiological basis, and their therapeutic approaches. Papers dealing with clinical criteria of specific neuropsychiatric syndromes in PD are also welcome. The intention of the present issue is to become an international forum for researches to report original data and to summarize the most recent development on the neuropsychiatry of PD. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Clinical criteria for different neuropsychiatric syndromes in PD
  • Epidemiology of different neuropsychiatric syndromes in PD
  • Impact of neuropsychiatric syndromes on morbidity and mortality of PD patients
  • Neurobiological mechanisms and correlates of neuropsychiatric syndromes in PD
  • Biomarkers of neuropsychiatric syndromes in PD
  • Structural and functional neuroimaging in PD
  • Pharmacological therapeutics to specific neuropsychiatric syndromes in PD
  • Nonpharmacological approaches to neuropsychiatric syndromes in PD, including deep brain stimulation and transcranial magnetic stimulation

Articles published in this special issue will not be subject to the journal's Article Processing Charges.

Before submission authors should carefully read over the journal's Author Guidelines, which are located at http://www.hindawi.com/journals/pd/guidelines/. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal Manuscript Tracking System at http://mts.hindawi.com/ according to the following timetable:


Articles

  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2012
  • - Article ID 908943
  • - Editorial

Neuropsychiatry of Parkinson's Disease

Antonio L. Teixeira | Leonardo F. Fontenelle | ... | Sergio Starkstein
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2012
  • - Article ID 753548
  • - Review Article

The Neuroprotective Disease-Modifying Potential of Psychotropics in Parkinson's Disease

Edward C. Lauterbach | Leonardo F. Fontenelle | Antonio L. Teixeira
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2012
  • - Article ID 793076
  • - Research Article

Neurocognitive Correlates of Apathy and Anxiety in Parkinson's Disease

Yelena Bogdanova | Alice Cronin-Golomb
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2012
  • - Article ID 561046
  • - Review Article

Frontostriatal Cognitive Staging in Parkinson's Disease

Raúl de la Fuente-Fernández
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2012
  • - Article ID 591094
  • - Research Article

Adenosine Receptor Antagonists Do Not Disrupt Rodent Prepulse Inhibition: An Improved Side Effect Profile in the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease

Carina J. Bleickardt | Abigail L. LaShomb | ... | Robert A. Hodgson
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2012
  • - Article ID 640707
  • - Research Article

Impact of Anxiety on Quality of Life in Parkinson's Disease

Kristine K. Hanna | Alice Cronin-Golomb
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2012
  • - Article ID 512892
  • - Review Article

Cognitive Rehabilitation for Executive Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease: Application and Current Directions

Jessica Calleo | Cristina Burrows | ... | Michele K. York
Parkinson’s Disease
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