The relationship between neuropsychiatric disorders and dysfunction of
subcortical structures is the theme of the 1994 joint meeting of the
British and American Neuropsychiatric Associations, to be held July 21- 24,
1994, in Newport, Rhode Island. In this essay Dr. Salloway, chair of the
Scientific Program Committee, and Dr. Cummings, director-elect of The
American Neuropsychiatric Association, define the structures embraced in
the "subcortical" concept and summarize the relationship between specific
neuropsychiatric symptoms and regional subcortical dysfunction. These
concepts and observations will be expanded, challenged, and refined at the
meeting. (See the Preliminary Annual Meeting Program in this issue.)Abstract Teaser