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Neuropsychiatry: Towards a Philosophy of Praxis / Neuropsiquiatría: hacia una filosofía de la práctica
Ramirez-Bermudez, Jesús; Perez-Esparza, Rodrigo; Aguilar-Venegas, Luis Carlos; Sachdev, Perminder.
  • Ramirez-Bermudez, Jesús; National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery. Department of Neuropsychiatry. Mexico City. MX
  • Perez-Esparza, Rodrigo; Medical School of the National University of Mexico. Mexico City. MX
  • Aguilar-Venegas, Luis Carlos; Medical School of the National University of Mexico. Mexico City. MX
  • Sachdev, Perminder; The Prince of Wales Hospital. Neuropsychiatric Institute. Sydney. AU
Rev. colomb. psiquiatr ; 46(supl.1): 28-35, oct.-dic. 2017. graf
Article in English | LILACS, COLNAL | ID: biblio-960154
ABSTRACT
Abstract Neuropsychiatry is a specialized clinical, academic and scientific discipline with its field located in the borderland territory between neurology and psychiatry. In this article, we approach the theoretical definition of neuropsychiatry, and in order to address the practical aspects of the discipline, we describe the profile of a neuropsychiatric liaison service in the setting of a large hospital for neurological diseases in a middle-income country. An audit of consecutive in-patients requiring neuropsychiatric assessment at the National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery of Mexico is reported, comprising a total of 1212 patients. The main neurological diagnoses were brain infections (21%), brain neoplasms (17%), cerebrovascular disease (14%), epilepsy (8%), white matter diseases (5%), peripheral neuropathies (5%), extrapyramidal diseases (4%), ataxia (2%), and traumatic brain injury and related phenomena (1.8%). The most frequent neuropsychiatric diagnoses were delirium (36%), depressive disorders (16.4%), dementia (14%), anxiety disorders (8%), frontal syndromes (5%), adjustment disorders (4%), psychosis (3%), somatoform disorders (3%), and catatonia (3%). The borderland between neurology and psychiatry is a large territory that requires the knowledge and clinical skills of both disciplines, but also the unique expertise acquired in a clinical and academic neuropsychiatry program.
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Resumen La neuropsiquiatría es una disciplina médica cuyo campo clínico, académico y científico se localiza en el territorio fronterizo entre la neurología y la psiquiatría. En este artículo se aborda la definición teórica de la neuropsiquiatría y, con el objetivo de tratar los aspectos prácticos de la neuropsiquiatría, se describe el perfil de un servicio de interconsulta neuropsiquiátrica en el contexto de un hospital dedicado a las enfermedades del sistema nervioso, en un país de ingreso económico medio. Se incluyó a 1.212 pacientes evaluados consecutivamente en el Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía de México. Los diagnósticos principales fueron infecciones cerebrales (21%), neoplasias del sistema nervioso (17%), enfermedad cerebrovascular (14%), epilepsia (8%), enfermedades de la sustancia blanca (5%), neuropatías periféricas (5%), enfermedades extrapiramidales (4%), ataxias (2%) y traumatismos craneoencefálicos (1,8%). Los diagnósticos neuropsiquiátricos más frecuentes fueron síndrome confusional (36%), depresión (16,4%), demencia (14%), ansiedad (8%), síndromes frontales (5%), reacciones de ajuste (4%), psicosis (3%), trastornos somatoformes (3%) y catatonia (3%). El territorio fronterizo entre la neurología y la psiquiatría es extenso y requiere los conocimientos y fortalezas de ambas disciplinas, pero también la pericia entrenada mediante un programa clínico, científico y académico especializado.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Psychiatry / Neuropsychiatry / Neurology Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Rev. colomb. psiquiatr Journal subject: Psychiatry Year: 2017 Type: Article Affiliation country: Australia / Mexico Institution/Affiliation country: Medical School of the National University of Mexico/MX / National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery/MX / The Prince of Wales Hospital/AU

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Psychiatry / Neuropsychiatry / Neurology Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Rev. colomb. psiquiatr Journal subject: Psychiatry Year: 2017 Type: Article Affiliation country: Australia / Mexico Institution/Affiliation country: Medical School of the National University of Mexico/MX / National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery/MX / The Prince of Wales Hospital/AU