[Neurophysiology and neuropsychology of recognition confabulation in hospitalized schizophrenic patients].
Recognition confabulation was studied in 16 schizoprhenic patients and 16 normal controls. Half of the schizophrenics presented recognition confabulation, while the remaining 8 and 16 controls did not. This type of confabulation was associated to attentional deficiency, difficulties in perceptual follow-up and perceptive changes. These test satisfactorily discriminated confabulating schizoprhenics and both ill and healthy non-confabulating subjects. The possible mechanisms underlying this type of confabulation are discussed, in relation to the deficiences observed.
Salazar Fraile
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Centro de Salud Mental Malvarrosa, Area de Salud 4, Valencia.
Tabarés Seisdedos
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Selva Vera
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Balanzá Martínez
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Leal Cercós
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Vilela Soler
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Vallet Mas
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D000328:Adult; D018913:Event-Related Potentials, P300; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006760:Hospitalization; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014705:Verbal Behavior