Hypoesthesia of the malleolus as a soft sign in depression

Livianos, Lorenzo; González-Valls, Pablo I.; García‐Blanco, Ana; Tobella, Helena; Díaz-Alonso, Ignacio; Alberola, Núria; García-Aznar, Susana; Bellot, Ramón; Saiz, Vanessa; Ros, Lourdes

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“…Our study demonstrates that hypoesthesia is present in anxiety disorders and not only in affective disorders. 9 Furthermore, we can add to the hypotheses proposed by López-Ibor 7 and Rojo-Sierra 8 that both people with anxiety disorders and with "anguish" exhibit hypoesthesia. Although this study has not tested whether the thalamus is the substrate of hypoesthesia, neurobiological abnormalities in the thalamus have been implicated in the pathogenesis of anxiety disorders.…”

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Is Hypoesthesia of the Malleolus a Subtle Neurological Sign in Anxiety?

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Civera³

et al. 2016

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“…8 A recent study showed that individuals with depression who exhibited malleolar hypoesthesia had greater symptoms of anxiety depression. 9 However, these patients showed depressive disorder. Thus, the relationship between anxiety disorders and hypoesthesia remains unknown.…”

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Is Hypoesthesia of the Malleolus a Subtle Neurological Sign in Anxiety?

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“…Evidence has suggested that hypoesthesia of the malleolus (i.e., reduced sense of touch on the bony projections on the ankle) may be a soft neurological sign associated with MDD (Livianos et al, 2015). However, other studies have failed to identify significant differences in soft neurological signs between individuals with MDD and healthy controls using standard soft sign assessments, including motor coordination, sensory integration, and disinhibition (Zhao et al, 2013).…”

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Examination of neurological and neuropsychological features in psychopathology.

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APA Handbook of Psychopathology: Psychopathology: Understanding, Assessing, and Treating Adult Mental Disorders (Vol. 1).

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Neuropsychology is commonly defined as the study of brain-behavior relationships. Although the field of neuropsychology was once based in the assessment of individuals with neurological disorders, the need and usefulness of neuropsychological assessment in the mental health field has gained widespread acceptance (Yozawitz, 1986). With the increased use of neuropsychological assessment with psychiatric populations came a growing appreciation of the cognitive sequelae, both subtle and profound, within psychiatric conditions (Heaton, Baade, & Johnson, 1978). Today, neuropsychological assessment is commonly used to inform diagnostic and treatment outcomes in neurological, psychiatric, and mixed populations (Hebben & Milberg, 2009).The sheer number of individuals affected by psychiatric conditions is striking, particularly when considered within the context of substantial disability associated with mental illness. Recent published figures from the World Health Organization ( 2001) estimate that 450 million individuals are affected by a mental or behavioral disorder; however, this figure is likely now far surpassed. Updated prevalence figures (Kessler et al., 2009) suggest that, although variable across countries, a diagnosis of any Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.; American Psychiatric Association, 1994) condition was present for 18.1%-36.1% of those assessed. The pervasiveness of cognitive impairment associated with psychiatric conditions underscores the need to understand and intervene with what is likely to be a major cause of disability in these conditions.

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