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There is significant variability in methods used to perform neurological examination in poorlyresponsive patients. Inconsistent and poor inter-examiner reliability may lead to poor,consequential clinical decision-making and care. Noxious stimuli are routinely administered to elicit motoric responses to determine the depth of unresponsiveness in comatose patients. However, no study has tested the reliability of noxious stimuli delivery (NSD) method or quantified applied force that elicit motor responses in patients with coma.

Methamphetamine is an addictive psychoactive stimulant and a known risk factor for stroke1. This illicit substance commonly leads to psychosis while under its influence as well as during periods of abstinence2,3. Methamphetamine-associated psychosis is unique in that periods of psychosis are prolonged, clinically challenging to treat, and lead to extended hospital length of stay (LOS)2,4. Little is known about the impact of methamphetamine use and the development of psychosis in patients with acute stroke. Whether concurrent methamphetamine use leads to prolonged psychosis in these patients and extends hospital LOS is unknown.

Abstract This reviews the first of a tripartite symposia series dealing with novel neuroscientific technologies, the nature of consciousness and being, and the questions that arise from such interactions. The event took place on May 8 2009, at Georgetown University, and brought together ten leading figures on fields ranging from Neuroscience and Robotics to Philosophy, that commented on their research and provided ethical, moral and practical insight and perspectives into how these technologies can shape the future of neuroscientific and human development, as well as denoting the potential abuses and the best way to proceed about them.

The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated a rapid escalation in the use of telepsychiatry. Herein we revisit some of the ethical issues regarding its use, including patient benefice, distributive justice, privacy, and autonomy. Based on these considerations we would hold that telepsychiatry is a vital aspect of providing psychiatric care, and ethically should be offered as a format for treatment, likely beyond the pandemic period. Investigative and advocacy efforts will need to continue to determine its exact role within psychiatric care, and expand its availability for those most in need. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]