Schizophrenia - Complications
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Embolization of hydrophilic catheter coating to the lungs: report of a case mimicking granulomatous vasculitis.

30 Oct 2009 Hydrophilic coatings are used on intravascular devices to facilitate ease of manipulation and to minimize complications such as thrombosis during a procedure and vasospasm after a procedure. We report a case of embolization of hydrophilic coating of ... Read more...

Comparative study of neurocognitive function in euthymic bipolar patients and stabilized schizophrenic patients.

13 Sep 2009 Few studies have compared neurocognitive performance in euthymic patients with bipolar disorder (BD), stabilized patients with schizophrenia (SC) and normal controls (NC) using a comprehensive neuropsychological battery, and those that have been ... Read more...

Computer-aided neurocognitive remediation as an enhancing strategy for schizophrenia rehabilitation.

7 Sep 2009 Cognitive dysfunction is a chronically disabling feature of schizophrenia, associated with limits in obtaining rehabilitation improvements. The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of intensive computer-aided cognitive remediation ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Schizophrenia - Complications'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Embolization of hydrophilic catheter coating to the lungs: report of a case mimicking granulomatous vasculitis. 30 Oct 2009
• Comparative study of neurocognitive function in euthymic bipolar patients and stabilized schizophrenic patients. 13 Sep 2009
• Computer-aided neurocognitive remediation as an enhancing strategy for schizophrenia rehabilitation. 7 Sep 2009
• Objectively measured motor activity in schizophrenia challenges the validity of expert ratings. 31 Aug 2009
• Successful use of donepezil in treatment of cognitive impairment caused by maintenance electroconvulsive therapy: a case report. 30 Aug 2009
• Sinusoidal smooth pursuit eye tracking at different stimulus frequencies: position error and velocity error before catch-up saccades in schizophrenia and in major depressive disorder. 30 Aug 2009
• Impairment of probabilistic reward-based learning in schizophrenia. 30 Aug 2009
• Sustained attention deficit along the psychosis proneness continuum: a study on the Sustained Attention to Response Task (SART). 30 Aug 2009
• Impaired recognition of happy, sad and neutral expressions in schizophrenia is emotion, but not valence, specific and context dependent. 16 Aug 2009
• Facing up to unpalatable evidence for the sake of our patients. 16 Aug 2009
• Schizophrenia and violence: systematic review and meta-analysis. 9 Aug 2009
• GABA(B) receptors, schizophrenia and sleep dysfunction: a review of the relationship and its potential clinical and therapeutic implications. 30 Jul 2009
• Efficacy of progressive muscle relaxation training in reducing anxiety in patients with acute schizophrenia. 30 Jul 2009
• Is depot medication safe in the setting of myopathy? 30 Jul 2009
• More attention should be paid to schizophrenic patients with risk of violent offences. 30 Jul 2009
• Effect of risperidone on emotion recognition deficits in antipsychotic-naïve schizophrenia: a short-term follow-up study. 30 Jul 2009
• Cancer mortality in patients with schizophrenia: an 11-year prospective cohort study. 30 Jul 2009
• COMT val(158)met genotype and smooth pursuit eye movements in schizophrenia. 29 Jul 2009
• P wave and QT changes among inpatients with schizophrenia after parenteral ziprasidone administration. 28 Jul 2009
• Determinants of work outcome in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder: role of cognitive function. 28 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Schizophrenia'

Definition: A severe emotional disorder of psychotic depth characteristically marked by a retreat from reality with delusion formation, HALLUCINATIONS, emotional disharmony, and regressive behavior.

Descriptor UI: D012559

Alternative terms: Schizophrenia; Schizophrenias; Dementia Praecox; Schizophrenic Disorders; Disorder, Schizophrenic; Disorders, Schizophrenic; Schizophrenic Disorder;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: F03.700.750;

Technical Notes: general or unspecified; prefer specifics