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P Allman

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PubMed1992

Crying following stroke. A report on 30 cases.

Following stroke, many patients experience a heightened tendency to cry. The aim of the present study was to provide a detailed description of this behavior and its accompaniments. Thirty stroke patients who had cried in the previous month were studied using a detailed structured clinical interview. There was a wide range of frequency of crying. The components of crying combine in a more complex and varied way than commonly held stereotyped views suggest. No distinct subtypes were identified. Further research is required to determine the relationship between emotionalism and the frequency and severity of symptoms of depression.

Activities of Daily Living↗
PubMed1991

Systemic family therapy in adult psychiatry. A review of 50 families.

The place of family therapy in adult clinical psychiatry remains unclear, despite considerable theoretical developments in the subject. In order to delineate the potential role of a family therapeutic approach, a study was conducted of the first 50 families treated in a newly established family-therapy clinical located in an adult psychiatric hospital.

Adjustment Disorders↗
PubMed1990

Emotionalism following brain damage: a complex phenomenon.

Emotionalism is a common and distressing consequence of many forms of brain damage. There is uncertainty about its classification, aetiology and treatment. A commonly used typology is difficult to apply in practice as illustrated by three clinical examples. We describe the various components of emotionalism and highlight their range and variability. In future research each component should be examined in detail using a standardized form of assessment.

Affective Symptoms↗
PubMed1983

Identification and distribution of megakaryocyte colonies in murine spleen.

This study is the first report on the utilization of specific cell function to identify splenic megakaryocytic colonies. Stem cell differentiation into megakaryocytes was studied by injecting each irradiated murine syngeneic recipient with 1 x 10(6) spleen cells. Morphological identification of erythroid, granulocytic, megakaryocytic, and mixed and undifferentiated colonies was done by staining consecutive cryostat sections with hemotoxylin and eosin, benzidine, myeloperoxidase, and acetylcholinesterase. The variation in the distribution of hemopoietic colonies within the spleen was reflected in the different ratio values derived for erythroid, granulocytic, and megakaryocytic colonies at varying depth within the spleen. An increase by 50% of megakaryocyte colonies was seen within the splenic pulp in the midzone region, compared with the surface. This suggests a localized microenvironment conducive for megakaryocytopoiesis. The data emphasizes the importance of identifying colonies of all cell types in histological sections of the spleen and evaluating spleen sections at least at two levels, one adjacent to the surface and the other in the midzone area.

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