Kirk J Levins
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Recent Articles
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McDonnell T, Waldron D, Collins C, Kennedy G, Murphy D, Lannon C, et al.
BMJ Support Palliat Care
. 2023 Jul;
13(e3):e977-e980.
PMID: 37402539
No abstract available.
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Hayes J, Waldron D, Levins K, Gaffney L, Azhar M, Beatty S, et al.
BMJ Support Palliat Care
. 2022 Sep;
13(e3):e839-e842.
PMID: 36104162
Objectives: To investigate the utilisation pattern, safety and efficacy of methadone prescribed as an analgesic for the management of complex cancer-related pain in an acute hospital inpatient setting. Methods: A...
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Nasa A, Mosley O, Roman E, Kelliher A, Gaughan C, Levins K, et al.
Syst Rev
. 2022 Mar;
11(1):44.
PMID: 35292116
Background: The hippocampus has for long been known for its ability to form new, declarative memory. However, emerging findings across conditions in the psychosis spectrum also implicate its role in...
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Nolan M, Roman E, Nasa A, Levins K, OHanlon E, OKeane V, et al.
Chronic Stress (Thousand Oaks)
. 2020 Oct;
4:2470547020944553.
PMID: 33015518
Medial temporal lobe structures have long been implicated in the pathogenesis of major depressive disorder. Although findings of smaller hippocampal and amygdalar volumes are common, inconsistencies remain in the literature....
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Levins K, Drago T, Roman E, Martin A, King R, Murphy P, et al.
Syst Rev
. 2019 Dec;
8(1):338.
PMID: 31882014
Background: Chronic pain is pain greater than 3 months duration that may result from disease, trauma, surgery, or unknown origin. The overlap between the psychological, behavioural, and management aspects of...
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Weininger J, Roman E, Tierney P, Barry D, Gallagher H, Murphy P, et al.
Front Neuroanat
. 2019 Mar;
13:14.
PMID: 30833890
The thalamocingulate tract is a key component of the Papez circuit that connects the anterior thalamic nucleus (ATN) to the cingulum bundle. While the other white matter connections, consisting of...
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Drago T, ORegan P, Welaratne I, Rooney S, OCallaghan A, Malkit M, et al.
Syst Rev
. 2018 Oct;
7(1):158.
PMID: 30309391
Background: Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) is a non-invasive analytical technique that investigates the presence and concentrations of brain metabolites. In the context of major depressive disorder (MDD), MRS has revealed...
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Levins K, Prendeville S, Conlon S, Buggy D
J Anesth
. 2018 Sep;
32(6):792-796.
PMID: 30229370
Background: Clinical histological studies demonstrate that the distribution of natural killer (NK) cells, other immune cells and μ-opioid receptors (MOR) within cancer tissue can predict cancer prognosis. No clinical study...
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Zarog M, OLeary D, Levins K, Byrnes G
BMJ Case Rep
. 2018 Aug;
2018.
PMID: 30093496
A 31-year-old male patient with chronic constipation of unknown aetiology presented emergently with worsening nausea, vomiting and abdominal distension of one week duration. On examination, his abdomen was distended with...
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Roddy D, Roman E, Rooney S, Andrews S, Farrell C, Doolin K, et al.
Front Neuroanat
. 2018 Jun;
12:39.
PMID: 29867378
The Stria medullaris (SM) Thalami is a discrete white matter tract that directly connects frontolimbic areas to the habenula, allowing the forebrain to influence midbrain monoaminergic output. Habenular dysfunction has...