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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-5-18
pubmed:abstractText
The present study assessed the effects of neuroleptic medication on tests sensitive to frontal and non-frontal lobe function in schizophrenic patients. A test-retest design before and after initiation of neuroleptic treatment was used. The performance of schizophrenics was compared with that of matched normal controls. Schizophrenics performed more poorly than controls on most tests at both first and second testing. Patients' performance improved significantly between the test and the retest on the digit symbol subtest of the WAIS-R and on the Stroop 'color naming' subtest. Similarly, performance on the verbal fluency test and on the Rey complex figure recall tended to be better at the retest, although not significantly. The deficit on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) remained stable over time in patients. The result suggest that neuroleptics give no negative effects on cognitive functioning in schizophrenics.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0920-9964
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
133-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7710993-Administration, Oral, pubmed-meshheading:7710993-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:7710993-Antipsychotic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:7710993-Attention, pubmed-meshheading:7710993-Color Perception, pubmed-meshheading:7710993-Delayed-Action Preparations, pubmed-meshheading:7710993-Discrimination Learning, pubmed-meshheading:7710993-Female, pubmed-meshheading:7710993-Frontal Lobe, pubmed-meshheading:7710993-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7710993-Male, pubmed-meshheading:7710993-Mental Recall, pubmed-meshheading:7710993-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:7710993-Neuropsychological Tests, pubmed-meshheading:7710993-Pattern Recognition, Visual, pubmed-meshheading:7710993-Problem Solving, pubmed-meshheading:7710993-Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, pubmed-meshheading:7710993-Schizophrenia, pubmed-meshheading:7710993-Schizophrenic Psychology, pubmed-meshheading:7710993-Substance-Related Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:7710993-Verbal Learning
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Neuroleptic effects on neuropsychological test performance in schizophrenia.
pubmed:affiliation
IPSO, Department of Psychiatry, University of Bordeaux II, Centre Carreire, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article