title: Is there a right hemi-hyper-dopaminergic psychosis?
abstract: This selective review argues that a small subgroup among the patients meeting DSM-III-R criteria for schizophrenia appears to have an underlying right striatal hyper-dopaminergia. The subgroup is distinguished by a group of objective signs including: (1) asymmetric, usually right-sided, neuroleptic induced parkinsonian side effects; (2) asymmetric, usually left-sided, tardive dyskinesia; (3) a subclinical tendency to turn toward the left; (4) a subclinical right hemi-space sensory neglect; and (5) dopamine receptor densities greater in the right striatum than in the left.
authors.affiliation: Neuropsychiatric Special Evaluation Unit, VA Medical Center, North Little Rock, AR 72114.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Bracha
mesh_terms: D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine / Q000502:physiology*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology
chemical_list: D011954:Receptors, Dopamine; D004298:Dopamine