The effects of clozapine on cognitive function and regional cerebral blood flow in the negative symptom profile schizophrenia

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 171-181

  Zhao, Jingping ^a,b   He, Xiaolin ^a   Liu, Zhening ^a   Yang, Desen ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Clozapine; Cognitive function; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; BLOOD FLOW; CEREBELLUM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFECT; FRONTAL LOBE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARIETAL LOBE; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; TEMPORAL LOBE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CEREBELLUM; CLOZAPINE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARIETAL LOBE; REFERENCE VALUES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TEMPORAL LOBE; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547111321     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: 15413527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/1AA0-UW9Q-1CNK-3E2N     Document Type: Article

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