Cerebral blood flow patterns studied by rheoencephalography in schizophrenia.
Cerebral blood flow variation patterns have been studied in 20 control subjects and in 30 schizophrenics. This study demonstrates "hypofrontality" in schizophrenics and their lack of reactivity to strong verbal and somesthetic stimulations.
D000275:Adjustment Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010992:Plethysmography, Impedance; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology