1. [Neuropsychological syndromes of non-psychotic mental disorders of youthful age].
- Author
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Pluzhnikov IV, Omelchenko MA, Krylova ES, and Kaleda VG
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Age Factors, Amygdala physiopathology, Cerebral Cortex physiopathology, Cyclothymic Disorder physiopathology, Functional Laterality, Humans, Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery, Male, Schizoid Personality Disorder physiopathology, Schizotypal Personality Disorder physiopathology, Thalamus physiopathology, Young Adult, Cyclothymic Disorder diagnosis, Schizoid Personality Disorder diagnosis, Schizotypal Personality Disorder diagnosis
- Abstract
Seventy male patients with non-psychotic mental disorders of youthful age (mean age 19.2±3.7), were studied using A.R. Luria neuropsychological syndrome analysis. Patients were stratified into 3 groups by diagnosis: cyclothymia (20 patients), pubertal decompensation of schizoid personality disorder (30 patients) and schizotypal personality disorder (20 patients). It has been shown that the neuropsychological changes indicate the dysfunction of the amygdale/temporal region in patients of the first group and frontal/thalamic/parietal connections in the patients of two other groups. There were interhemispheric differences between patients with personality disorder and schizotypal personality disorder: left hemisphere dysfunction was characteristic of schizotypal disorder and right hemisphere deficit (neurocognitive deficit) was found in patients with personality disorder.
- Published
- 2013