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Update on Restless Legs Syndrome: from Mechanisms to Treatment

Abstract Purpose of Review To provide an overview of the molecular pathways and recent genetic risk loci associated with restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease (RLS/WED) and describe the most recent treatment guidelines. Recent Findings Diagnostic criteria for RLS/WED now include a fifth criterion to differentiate from RLS/WED mimics. Our...

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Delusional Misidentification of the Mirror Image

Abstract Purpose of Review Delusional misidentification syndromes (DMS) include conditions in which a false belief about the identity of a person, place, or object occurs in the context of psychiatric or neurological disorders. One form of DMS involves the delusion that the patient’s mirror image is a separate individual. This review of reported cases characterizes the psychiatric, neuropathological, and neuropsychological aspects...

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Multivariate Approaches to Understanding Aphasia and its Neural Substrates

Abstract Purpose of Review Aphasia is often characterized in terms of subtype and severity, yet these constructs have limited explanatory power, because aphasia is inherently multifactorial both in its neural substrates and in its symptomatology. The purpose of this review is to survey current and emerging multivariate approaches to understanding aphasia. Recent Findings...

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