Correlation between prepulse inhibition and cortical perfusion during an attentional test in schizophrenia. A pilot study

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-61

  Molina, V ^a,b   Montes, C ^a   Tamayo, P ^a   Villa, R ^a   Osuna, M Isabel ^c   Perez J ^a   Sancho, C ^b,d   Lopez Albuquerque T ^a   Cardoso, A ^b   Castellano, O ^b   Lopez D E ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Perfusion; Prepulse inhibition; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN PERFUSION; CINGULATE GYRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHOTON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PREPULSE INHIBITION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STARTLE REFLEX; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA, PARANOID; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SENSORY GATING; STARTLE REACTION; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 58149389926     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2008.10.011     Document Type: Article

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