title: Platelet monoamine oxidase activity in acute schizophrenia.
abstract: The authors found normal monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity in 40 acute schizophrenic patients, in contrast to previous reports of a genetically linked platelet MAO deficit in chronic schizophrenia. Variations in MAO activity were not significantly associated with the 65 clinical variables analyzed, although there was a tendency for patients in the low-MAO group to have more severely impaired reality testing, more paranoid and grandiose delusions, better prognostic scores, and less restlessness.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000201:enzymology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase / Q000097:blood* / Q000172:deficiency; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D008995:Monoamine Oxidase