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Robert G. Bota

Publications (4)

Catatonia as a Syndrome Characterized by GABAergic Interneuronal Dysfunction Mediated by NMDA Receptors

Robert G. Bota, Leonard Groysman & Austin Momii · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2017

Efforts to elucidate the pathophysiology of catatonia have hitherto been unsuccessful largely due to its variegated clinical presentation and seemingly disparate treatment modalities. Catatonia manifests with marked behavioral and cognitive changes, often producing a significant...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30718

Periodic Catatonia after Thyroid Cancer

Darinka Aragon, Paris Humphries, Michelle Heare & Robert G. Bota · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

We are presenting the case of a 52 year old female with three distinct episodes of clinical deterioration over a 20 year period after thyroid cancer treatment. The first decrease in functioning happened after the diagnosis of thyroid cancer, resulting in the patient not achieving...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24784

Writing on One’s Own Demise: Suicide Notes in the Age of the Internet

Andrei Novac, Neema Pithia, Bao-Nhan B. Nguyen, Srikanth Krishnan & Robert G. Bota · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

One to two people out of six who attempt suicide will leave a note behind.  In comparison to notes written on paper, internet suicide notes may differ in a variety of characteristics, as they illustrate different degrees of real-time experiences. Given continuous internet traffic...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25825

Psychosis, Catatonia and Post-psychosis PTSD

Evita Rocha, Andrei Novac, Daniel Kirsten, Jiwon Shin, Diana Totoiu & Robert G. Bota · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

We are describing the case of a 27-year-old female with no previous psychiatric history who developed post-psychotic PTSD after presenting with first episode catatonia and psychosis. The patient initially presented to the emergency department with increasingly disorganized behavi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26114