A critical review of the contribution of eye movement recordings to the neuropsychology of obsessive compulsive disorder

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 87-101

  Jaafari, N ^a   Rigalleau, F ^b   Rachid, F ^c   Delamillieure, P ^d   Millet, B ^e   Olie J P ^f   Gil, R ^a   Rotge, J Y ^g   Vibert, N ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^c Private practice   (Switzerland)

^d CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e Universitaire de Psychiatrie   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^g INSTITUT DES MALADIES NEURODÉGÉNÉRATIVES   (France)

Author keywords

Cognitive tasks; Eye movements; Neuropsychology; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Saccade; Smooth pursuit

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; REVIEW; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SMOOTH PURSUIT EYE MOVEMENT;

EID: 79960172957     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2011.01721.x     Document Type: Review

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