title: Increased corneal temperature in drug-free male schizophrenia patients.
abstract: Schizophrenia patients may exhibit altered body temperature. We hypothesized that drug-free patients may have a higher corneal temperature than normal subjects. The corneal temperature of seven remitted drug-free schizophrenia outpatients and seven healthy volunteers was evaluated with a flir thermal imaging camera. A significantly higher corneal temperature was observed in the patient group (34.60+/-1.89 vs. 33.05+/-0.58 degrees C; P=0.005) and it correlated with their BPRS score (r=0.82; P=0.024). The relevance of these preliminary findings merit further investigation.
authors.affiliation: Geha Mental Health Center, Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
authors.forename: Roni
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shiloh
authors.forename: Shirley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Portuguese
authors.forename: Liron
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bodinger
authors.forename: Nachum
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: Maianit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sigler
authors.forename: Haggai
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hermesh
authors.forename: Hanan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Munitz
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weizman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000502:physiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003315:Cornea / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000503:physiopathology*