2004
Effects of glucocorticoids on declarative memory function in major depression
Bremner J, Vythilingam M, Vermetten E, Anderson G, Newcomer J, Charney D. Effects of glucocorticoids on declarative memory function in major depression. Biological Psychiatry 2004, 55: 811-815. PMID: 15050862, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2003.10.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderDeclarative memory functionVerbal declarative memory functionDay 3Major depressionMemory functionParagraph recallUnipolar major depressive disorderSubset of patientsEffects of glucocorticoidsHealthy human subjectsDepressive disorderTransient impairmentHealthy subjectsRandomized fashionDeclarative memoryGlucocorticoid receptorBrain regionsExogenous cortisolGlucocorticoidsPlaceboDexamethasonePatientsBaselineDepression
1985
Autonomic dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy, and depression
Rimar S, Shaywitz S, Shaywitz B, Lister G, Anderson G, Leckman J, Cohen D. Autonomic dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy, and depression. Pediatric Neurology 1985, 1: 120-123. PMID: 2854734, DOI: 10.1016/0887-8994(85)90049-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutonomic dysfunctionPeripheral neuropathyNerve conduction velocitySural nerve biopsyCSF protein concentrationPeripheral noradrenergic systemsNerve biopsyBlood pressureNorepinephrine concentrationsNeurochemical findingsCSF concentrationsUnreported entityLower extremitiesNoradrenergic systemVibratory sensationConduction velocityMetabolic screeningAffective disordersNeuropathyDysfunctionDepressionProtein concentrationDysesthesiaDizzinessDemyelination