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Houston Neuroscience Brain Center has published groundbreaking research that could change the way clinicians detect and monitor brain inflammation. For decades, identifying neuroinflammation—a chronic immune response in the brain linked to psychiatric illness, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and neurodegeneration—has relied on costly, invasive procedures. But this new study highlights a non-invasive, cost-effective alternative: electroencephalography (EEG). […]

Swatzyna, R.J., Tarnow, J.D., Tannous, J., Schieszler, C., Pillai, V.J. & Kozlowski, G.P. (2014). EEG/QEEG Technology Identifies Neurobiomarkers Critical to Medication Selection and Treatment: A Preliminary Study. Journal of Psychology and Clinical Psychiatry 1(7): 00046. DOI: 10.15406/jpcpy.2014.00046

Swatzyna, RJ, Gunkelman, J, & Kozlowski, GP (2015). EEG/QEEG Prolegomenon to Precision Medicine: A Large Clinical Study of Refractory Cases. Clinical EEG and Neuroscience. 47(4) NP9 (OC-2). DOI: 10.1177/1550059415601941.

Arns, M., Swatzyna, R.J., Gunkelman, J., & Olbrich, S. (2015). Sleep maintenance, spindling excessive beta and regulatory systems approach? Neuropsychiatric Electrophysiology electronically published June 2015.

MacInerney, EK, Swatzyna, RJ, Tarnow, JD, Turner, RP, Roark, AJ, & Kozlowski, GP (2016). Isolated epileptiform discharges: an electroencephalographic abnormality underlying medication failure in autism spectrum disorder. Neruopsychiatric Electrophysiology. 2016 2(Suppl 1): A-71. DOI 10.1186/s40810-016-0021-4.

Swatzyna, RJ, Tarnow, JD, Turner RP, Roark, AJ, MacInerney, EK, & Kozlowski, GP (2016). Isolated epileptiform discharges in psychiatry: Outcomes in an integrative practice. Neruopsychiatric Electrophysiology. 2016 2(Suppl 1): A-51. DOI 10.1186/s40810-016-0021-4.

Barr, EA, Peper, E, & Swatzyna, RJ (2019). Slouched Posture, Sleep Deprivation, and Mood Disorders: Interconnection and Modulation by Theta Brain Waves. Neuroregulation. Vol. 6(4): 181-189.

Krepel N, van Dijk H, Sack AT, Swatzyna RJ, Arns M. To spindle or not to spindle: A replication study into spindling excessive beta as a transdiagnostic EEG feature associated with impulse control. Biol Psychol. 2021 Oct;165:108188. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2021.108188. Epub 2021 Sep 11. PMID: 34517068

Swatzyna RJ, Arns M, Tarnow JD, Turner RP, Barr E, MacInerney EK, Hoffman AM, Boutros NN. Isolated epileptiform activity in children and adolescents: prevalence, relevance, and implications for treatment. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2022 Apr;31(4):545-552. doi: 10.1007/s00787-020-01597-2. Epub 2020 Jul 14. PMID: 32666203.

White, RD, Turner, RP, Arnold, N, Bernica, A, Lewis, BN, Swatzyna, RJ (2022). Treating Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Combining Neurofeedback and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in a Single Case Study. Clin EEG Neurosci 2021 Dec 21;15500594211068255. Doi 10.1177/15500594211068255.

Peper, E, Swatzyna, RJ, Ong, K (2023). Mouth Breathing and Tongue Position: A Risk Factor for Health. Biofeedback Vol 51(3): 74-78. DOI: 10.5298/912512.

Swatzyna RJ, Morrow LM, Collins DM, Barr EA, Roark AJ, Turner RP (2024). Evidentiary Significance of Routine EEG in Refractory Cases: A Paradigm Shift in Psychiatry. Clin EEG Neurosci. 2024 Jan 18:15500594231221313. doi: 10.1177/15500594231221313. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38238932.

Grossi E, Buscema M, Della Torre F, Swatzyna RJ. The "MS-ROM/IFAST" Model, a Novel Parallel Nonlinear EEG Analysis Technique, Distinguishes ASD Subjects From Children Affected With Other Neuropsychiatric Disorders With High Degree of Accuracy. Clin EEG Neurosci. 2019 Sep;50(5):319-331. doi: 10.1177/1550059419861007. Epub 2019 Jul 11. PMID: 31296052.

Swatzyna, R.J. (2014). EEG & qEEG Technology Identifies Neurobiomarkers Critical to Medication Selection and Treatment for Children and Adolescents with ADHD. NeuroConnections Spring 2014: 66-71.

Swatzyna, R.J. (2009). The elusive nature of mild traumatic brain injury. Biofeedback, 37(3): 92-95.

Swatzyna, R.J., Kozlowski, G.P. & Tarnow, J.D. (2015). Pharmaco-EEG: A Study of Individualized Medicine in Clinical Practice. Clinical EEG and Neuroscience. Vol. 46(3) 192-196: DOI: 10.1177/15500594|4556|20

Swatzyna, R.J., Tarnow, J.D., Roark, A., & Mardick, J. (2017). The Utility of EEG in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Replication Study. Clinical EEG and Neuroscience. Vol. 48(4) 243-245. DOI 10.1177/1550059416640441.

Swatzyna, RJ, Tarnow, JD, Proler, ML, Roark, AJ, MacInerney EK, & Kozlowski, GP. (2017). Retrospective Analysis of Nonepileptic Patients with Isolated Epileptiform Discharges Treated with Anticonvulsants. Clinical EEG and Neuroscience. Vol. 48(5) 322-326. DOI; 10.1177/1550059417695896.

Swatzyna, RJ, Boutros, N., Genovese, AC, MacInerney, EK; Roark, AJ, & Kozlowski, GP (2018). Electroencephalogram (EEG) for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Evidential Considerations for Routine Screening. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Published online September 17, 2018. DOI 10.1007/s00787-018-1225-x

Swatzyna, RJ, Tarnow, JD, Turner, RP, Roark, AJ, MacInerney, EK, and Kozlowski, GP (2017). Integration of EEG into Psychiatric Practice: A Step Toward Precision Medicine for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. 2017 May;34(3):230-235. doi: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000365.

MacInerney, E. K., Swatzyna, R. J., Roark, A. J., Gonzalez, B. C., & Kozlowski, G. P. (2017). Breakfast choices influence brainwave activity: Single case study of a 12-year-old female. NeuroRegulation, 4(1), 56-56.