Alpha rhythm and hypofrontality in schizophrenia

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 188-199

  Knyazeva, M G ^a   Jalili, M ^b   Meuli, R ^a   Hasler, M ^b   De Feo, O ^c   Do, K Q ^d  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alpha rhythm; EEG power; PANSS; Resting hypofrontality; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ARIPIPRAZOLE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOZAPINE; HALOPERIDOL; OLANZAPINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; ZIPRASIDONE;

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CHRONICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOFRONTALITY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TOPOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; BRAIN MAPPING; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REST; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 48749131766     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2008.01227.x     Document Type: Article

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