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Cerebellar and other neurological soft signs in antipsychotic-naïve schizophrenia by Varambally, S., Venkatasubramanian, G., Thirthalli, J., Janakiramaiah, N., Gangadhar, B. N.

“…Objective:  Cerebellar neurological abnormalities in schizophrenia have been associated with severe negative symptoms, cognitive deficits, and smaller…”
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Dimensions of Schizophrenia and their time course of response to a second generation antipsychotic olanzapine- a clinical study by Birur, Badari, MD, Thirthalli, Jagadisha, MD, Janakiramaiah, N., MD, Shelton, Richard C., MD, Gangadhar, Bangalore N., MD

“…Highlights • Symptoms and signs of schizophrenia are myriad. • Several attempts have been made to group symptoms of schizophrenia into meaningful dimensions. •…”
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Antidepressant efficacy of Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) in melancholia: a randomized comparison with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and imipramine by Janakiramaiah, N., Gangadhar, B.N., Naga Venkatesha Murthy, P.J., Harish, M.G., Subbakrishna, D.K., Vedamurthachar, A.

“…Background: Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) is a procedure that involves essentially rhythmic hyperventilation at different rates of breathing. The antidepressant…”
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Neurological soft signs in never-treated schizophrenia by Venkatasubramanian, G., Latha, V., Gangadhar, B. N., Janakiramaiah, N., Subbakrishna, D. K., Jayakumar, P. N., Keshavan, M. S.

“…Objective: Studies of Neurological Soft Signs (NSS) in schizophrenia are confounded by handedness, inconsistent methodology, and prior treatment with…”
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Basal Ganglia High-Energy Phosphate Metabolism in Neuroleptic-Naive Patients With Schizophrenia: A 31-Phosphorus Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Study by Gangadhar, B.N., Jayakumar, P.N., Subbakrishna, D.K., Janakiramaiah, N., Keshavan, M.S.

“…OBJECTIVE: This study used 31-phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy (31P MRS) to investigate basal ganglia abnormalities in neuroleptic-naive patients…”
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Effect of ECT Stimulus Parameters on Seizure Physiology and Outcome by Kotresh, S, Girish, K, Janakiramaiah, N, Rao, G Umamaheswara, Gangadhar, B. N

“…This study examined the effect of low- and high-pulse frequency stimulus electroconvulsive therapy on seizure physiology and therapeutic outcome. Forty…”
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Age-at-onset and schizophrenia: reversed gender effect by Gangadhar, B. N., Panner Selvan, C., Subbakrishna, D. K., Janakiramaiah, N.

“…Objective: This study seeks an explanation for reversed gender effect on age‐at‐onset (AAO) in schizophrenia. The hypothesis is older AAO in males would be…”
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P300 in family studies of schizophrenia: review and critique by Bharath, Srikala, Gangadhar, B.N, Janakiramaiah, N

“…The published studies using P300 event-related potential (ERP) as a vulnerability marker in schizophrenia have been summarized and reviewed. Several factors…”
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Discontinuation of antidepressant drugs during electroconvulsive therapy: a controlled study by Mayur, Prashanth M., Gangadhar, B.N., Subbakrishna, D.K., Janakiramaiah, N.

“…Background: The concurrent use of antidepressant drugs with ECT is recommended by a recent ECT guideline. The study aimed to examine differential therapeutic…”
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Seizure Threshold in ECT: Effect of Stimulus Pulse Frequency by Girish, K, Gangadhar, B N, Janakiramaiah, N, Lalla, Rajesh Kumar

“…Stimulus parameters, such as pulse width, frequency, and stimulus train duration, affect seizure threshold in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), although…”
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Does higher cardiovascular response to ECT predict early antidepressant effect? by Saravanan, E.S.M, Gangadhar, B.N, Janakiramaiah, N, Pandey, R.S, Murthy, H.S, Subbakrishna, D.K

“…Background: Effects of diencephalic seizure generalization during ECT, e.g., cardiovascular response, may be relevant in indexing its therapeutic potency. A…”
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Atropine premedication and the cardiovascular response to electroconvulsive therapy by Mayur, P M, Shree, R S, Gangadhar, B N, Subbakrishna, D K, Janakiramaiah, N, Rao, G S

“…A report by the Royal College of Psychiatrists recommended avoiding atropine premedication during electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). We have examined the…”
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P300 amplitude and antidepressant response to Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) by Naga Venkatesha Murthy, P.J, Janakiramaiah, N, Gangadhar, B.N, Subbakrishna, D.K

“…Background : There is evidence that Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) has significant antidepressant effects. Objective : The present study examined whether…”
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Post-seizure EEG fractal dimension of first ECT predicts antidepressant response at two weeks by Gangadhar, B.N, Subbakrishna, D.K, Janakiramaiah, N, Motreja, S, Narayana Dutt, D, Paramehwara, G

“…Background: Duration of seizure by itself is an insufficient criterion for a therapeutically adequate seizure in ECT. Therefore, measures of seizure EEG other…”
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Heart rate variability as an index of cue reactivity in alcoholics by Rajan, I., Naga Venkatesha Murthy, P.J., Ramakrishnan, A.G., Gangadhar, B.N., Janakiramaiah, N.

“…Autonomic responses follow exposure to conditioned stimuli such as contextual factors associated with alcohol ingestion. Heart rate variabilty is under…”
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Sex difference in age at onset of schizophrenia: discrepant findings from India by Murthy, G. V. S., Janakiramaiah, N., Gangadhar, B. N., Subbakrishna, D. K.

“…Consecutive male (n=100) and female (n= 100) DSM‐IV schizophrenics newly registered for treatment in a large psychiatric hospital were examined with regard to…”
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Measuring the corpus callosum in schizophrenia: a technique with neuroanatomical and cytoarchtectural basis by Venkatasubramanian, G, Jayakumar, P N, Gangadhar, B N, Janakiramaiah, N, Subbakrishna, D K, Keshavan, M S

“…Background: Corpus Callosum (CC) abnormalities have been described in schizophrenia. Review of CC measurement methods in schizophrenia reveals inconsistency…”
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Motor seizure monitoring during electroconvulsive therapy by Mayur, P M, Gangadhar, B N, Janakiramaiah, N, Subbakrishna, D K

“…The occurrence of a seizure during electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) should be confirmed. Most clinicians use motor seizure monitoring alone and recent…”
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Normalization of P300 Amplitude following Treatment in Dysthymia by Naga Venkatesha Murthy, P.J., Gangadhar, B.N., Janakiramaiah, N., Subbakrishna, D.K.

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‘Normal’ P300 amplitude predicts rapid response to ECT in melancholia by Ancy, J., Gangadhar, B.N., Janakiramaiah, N.

“…Consenting melancholic depressives ( n = 17) were treated with bilateral ECT under anaesthesia. All patients except two were antidepressant-naive. The auditory…”
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