title: Correlation of severity of psychiatric patients' delusions with right hemispatial inattention (left-turning behavior).
abstract: Studies associate psychotic disorders with various forms of subtle inattention to the right hemispace (left-turning behavior). The authors examined the correlation between this dopamine-related sign and severity of delusions (presumably dopaminergic symptoms) in 20 psychotic patients. Delusions were significantly correlated with severity of left-turning bias, and this neurological sign accounted for 33% of the variance in severity of delusions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Bracha
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Livingston
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Clothier
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Linington
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Karson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology; D003702:Delusions / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004298:Dopamine / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013037:Spatial Behavior
chemical_list: D004298:Dopamine