Right-hemisphere encephalopathy in elderly subjects with schizophrenia: Evidence from neuropsychological and brain imaging studies

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 169, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 367-375

  Gabrovska Johnson, V S ^a   Scott, M ^c   Jeffries, S ^e   Thacker, N ^c   Baldwin, R C ^e   Burns, A ^d   Lewis, S W ^b   Deakin, J F W ^b  

^a HINCHINGBROOKE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Neuroscience and Psychiatry Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c Stopford Building   (United Kingdom)

^d WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain imaging; Elderly subjects; Encephalopathy; Neuropsychology; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBALIZATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTENTION; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0141958821     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-003-1524-9     Document Type: Article

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