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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-3-23
pubmed:abstractText
Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) with 123I-iodobenzamide (123I-IBZM) was used to study 22 chronic schizophrenic patients. The patients, who were receiving maintenance therapy with typical neuroleptics, had not shown any significant improvement since their admission to the hospital. Basal ganglia/frontal cortex ratios of the uptake of 123I-IBZM did not show significant differences on the basis of neuroleptic dosage in chlorpromazine equivalents. There were, however, significant differences in 123I-IBZM uptake in the basal ganglia among patients characterized by negative, mixed, and positive symptoms of schizophrenia. Although only a small number of patients had shown a positive response to treatment by the time of discharge, D2 receptor blockade was significantly higher in responders than in nonresponders. In addition, there was an inverse correlation between reduced activation as measured by the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale and the basal ganglia/frontal cortex ratio. These findings suggest a complex pathogenetic link between the blockade of dopamine D2 receptors and psychopathology in chronic schizophrenic patients. SPECT studies with 123I-IBZM appear to have prognostic value in identifying chronic schizophrenic patients who respond poorly to neuroleptic treatment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0165-1781
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
55
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
111-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-4-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10711799-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10711799-Antipsychotic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:10711799-Basal Ganglia, pubmed-meshheading:10711799-Benzamides, pubmed-meshheading:10711799-Chronic Disease, pubmed-meshheading:10711799-Contrast Media, pubmed-meshheading:10711799-Dopamine Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:10711799-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10711799-Frontal Lobe, pubmed-meshheading:10711799-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10711799-Iodine Radioisotopes, pubmed-meshheading:10711799-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10711799-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10711799-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:10711799-Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, pubmed-meshheading:10711799-Pyrrolidines, pubmed-meshheading:10711799-Receptors, Dopamine D2, pubmed-meshheading:10711799-Schizophrenia, pubmed-meshheading:10711799-Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Dopamine D2 receptor occupancy measured by single photon emission computed tomography with 123I-Iodobenzamide in chronic schizophrenia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical Psychiatry II, Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article