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Recognizing psychiatric presentations of anti‐NMDA receptor encephalitis in children and adolescents: A synthesis of published reports by Gurrera, Ronald J.

“…Aim The aim of this study was to improve early recognition of anti‐N‐methyl‐d‐aspartate receptor encephalitis (anti‐NMDArE) in children and adolescents by…”
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An International Consensus Study of Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Diagnostic Criteria Using the Delphi Method by GURRERA, Ronald J, CAROFF, Stanley N, MANN, Stephan C, POLICASTRO, Michael A, ROSEBUSH, Patricia I, ROSENBERG, Henry, SACHDEV, Perminder S, TROLLOR, Julian N, VELAMOOR, Varadaraj R, WATSON, Charles B, WILKINSON, Jayne R, COHEN, Abigail, CARROLL, Brendan T, DEROOS, Francis, FRANCIS, Andrew, FRUCHT, Steven, GUPTA, Sanjay, LEVENSON, James L, MAHMOOD, Ahsan

“…The lack of generally accepted diagnostic criteria for neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) impedes research and clinical management of patients receiving…”
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A systematic review of sex and age factors in neuroleptic malignant syndrome diagnosis frequency by Gurrera, Ronald J.

“…Objective To examine sex and age distributions in neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) patients based on a systematic literature review. Method EMBASE and…”
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A COMMENTARY ON IMPROVING CLOZAPINE ACCESSIBILITY AND REDUCING TREATMENT COST by Gurrera, Ronald J.

“…Clozapine is vastly underutilized in the United States and many other countries. The most commonly cited reason for this is the requirement for frequent blood…”
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Neuropsychological Performance Within-Person Variability Is Associated with Reduced Treatment Consent Capacity by Gurrera, Ronald J., M.D, Karel, Michele J., Ph.D, Azar, Armin R., Ph.D, Moye, Jennifer, Ph.D

“…Objective The capacity of older adults to make healthcare decisions is often impaired in dementia and has been linked to performance on specific…”
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Episodic memory and neuroimaging of hippocampus and fornix in chronic schizophrenia by Nestor, Paul G, Kubicki, Marek, Kuroki, Noriomi, Gurrera, Ronald J, Niznikiewicz, Margaret, Shenton, Martha E, McCarley, Robert W

“…Abstract A group of 44 patients with schizophrenia and 43 age-matched controls completed psychometrically-matched tasks of recall and recognition. The patients…”
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Sympathoadrenal Hyperactivity and the Etiology of Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome by Gurrera, Ronald J.

“…OBJECTIVE: The author's goal was to develop a pathophysiological model for neuroleptic malignant syndrome with greater explanatory power than the alternative…”
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Neuropsychological Predictors of Decision‐Making Capacity over 9 Months in Mild‐to‐Moderate Dementia by Moye, Jennifer, Karel, Michele J., Gurrera, Ronald J., Azar, Armin R.

“…BACKGROUND: Older adults with dementia may have diminished capacity to make medical treatment decisions. OBJECTIVE: To examine rates and neuropsychological…”
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Treatment Bed Utilization Following Placement in a Foster Care Program for Veterans with Serious Mental Illness by Gurrera, Ronald J., Grosso, Darryl

“…Hospital and residential treatment bed utilization rates were measured before and after foster home placement in individuals with serious mental illness…”
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A Validation Study of the International Consensus Diagnostic Criteria for Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome by Gurrera, Ronald J, Mortillaro, Gino, Velamoor, Varadaraj, Caroff, Stanley N

“…Neuroleptic malignant syndrome requires prompt recognition for effective management, but there are no established diagnostic criteria. This is the first…”
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Recognition and management of clozapine adverse effects: A systematic review and qualitative synthesis by Gurrera, Ronald J., Gearin, Priya F., Love, Jonathan, Li, Kevin J., Xu, Ashley, Donaghey, Faith H., Gerace, Matthew R.

“…Objective Clozapine is substantially underutilized in most countries and clinician factors including lack of knowledge and concerns about adverse drug effects…”
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Dissociable contributions of MRI volume reductions of superior temporal and fusiform gyri to symptoms and neuropsychology in schizophrenia by Nestor, Paul G, Onitsuka, Toshiaki, Gurrera, Ronald J, Niznikiewicz, Margaret, Frumin, Melissa, Shenton, Martha E, McCarley, Robert W

“…Abstract We sought to identify the functional correlates of reduced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) volumes of the superior temporal gyrus (STG) and the…”
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Potentially fatal outcomes associated with clozapine by Li, Kevin J., Gurrera, Ronald J., Delisi, Lynn E.

“…Clozapine has been shown to be the most efficacious therapy for treatment resistant schizophrenia, estimated at one third of all schizophrenia cases. There is…”
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Meta-analytic evidence of systematic bias in estimates of neuroleptic malignant syndrome incidence by Gurrera, Ronald J, Simpson, John C, Tsuang, Ming T

“…Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to examine published reports for sources of excessive variance in neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) incidence…”
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Association of serum iron and serum CPK in acute psychosis by Gurrera, Ronald J

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Agreement Between Instruments for Rating Treatment Decisional Capacity by Gurrera, Ronald J., M.D, Karel, Michele J., Ph.D, Azar, Armin R., M.A, Moye, Jennifer, Ph.D

“…Objective The objective of this study was to measure agreement between three treatment decisional capacity assessment instruments in mild to moderate dementia…”
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Aspiration Pneumonia: An Underappreciated Risk of Clozapine Treatment by Gurrera, Ronald J, Parlee, Anne C, Perry, Nicole L

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Association Between Reduced Extraversion and Right Posterior Fusiform Gyrus Gray Matter Reduction in Chronic Schizophrenia by Onitsuka, Toshiaki, Nestor, Paul G., Gurrera, Ronald J., Shenton, Martha E., Kasai, Kiyoto, Frumin, Melissa, Niznikiewicz, Margaret A., McCarley, Robert W.

“…OBJECTIVE: The authors examined the association between volume of the fusiform gyrus, a region involved in face processing, and the personality trait of…”
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Auditory P3 indexes personality traits and cognitive function in healthy men and women by Gurrera, Ronald J., Salisbury, Dean F., O'Donnell, Brian F., Nestor, Paul G., McCarley, Robert W.

“…The relationship of the auditory P3 event-related potential to major personality dimensions and neuropsychological performance was examined in psychiatrically…”
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Cognitive task performance and symptoms contribute to personality abnormalities in first hospitalized schizophrenia by Gurrera, Ronald J, McCarley, Robert W, Salisbury, Dean

“…Abstract Chronic schizophrenia patients have personality abnormalities and cognitive deficits that are associated with poor clinical, social, and vocational…”
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