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The Use of Handwriting Changes for the Follow-up of Patients with Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar Bozukluk Tanılı Hastaların İzleminde El Yazısı Değişikliklerinin Kullanımı

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3–9
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2022-10-19
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There were no differences in any handwriting measure on function of the specific diagnosis or the antipsychotic dose but tremor count was higher in patients using antipsychotics (p

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: Patients with bipolar disorder have motor skill deficiency and cognitive dysfunction.
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Key Findings & Data:Results: In the examination of the handwriting between the two periods, there was an increase in the size of the writing, pen pressure, the length of words, the spaces between words, and missing and incorrect punctuation marks in the manic episode.
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Introduction: Patients with bipolar disorder have motor skill deficiency and cognitive dysfunction. It is suggested that these deficiencies are related to the neurodevelopmental course of the disease. The aim of this study was to examine whether or not there was a change in the handwriting of patients with bipolar disorder in periods of mania and remission. Method: Two samples of handwriting and signature were taken from the cases, one on admission before treatment and one just after discharge. The first sample was taken in the period when the patients hospitalised with manic episode before medications and the second sample was taken in remission when the decision for discharge was made. The handwriting changes betwen the manic episode and the remission period were examined. Results: In the examination of the handwriting between the two periods, there was an increase in the size of the writing, pen pressure, the length of words, the spaces between words, and missing and incorrect punctuation marks in the manic episode. There were no differences in any handwriting measure on function of the specific diagnosis or the antipsychotic dose but tremor count was higher in patients using antipsychotics (p

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Amaç: Bipolar bozukluk tanılı hastalarda motor beceri eksikliği ve bilişsel işlev bozukluğu vardır. Bu eksikliklerin hastalığın nörogelişimsel süreci ile ilgili olduğunu düşündürmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, mani ve remisyon dönemlerinde bipolar bozukluk tanılı hastaların el yazısında değişiklik olup olmadığını incelemektir. Yöntem: Olgulardan biri tedavi öncesi ve diğeri taburcu olduktan hemen sonra olmak üzere iki el yazısı ve imza örneği alındı. İlk örnek, hastaların ilaç tedavisi öncesi manik atak ile hastaneye kaldırıldığı dönemde alınmış, ikinci örnek ise taburculuk kararı alındığında, hastanın remisyon döneminde alınmıştır. Manik dönem ve remisyon dönemdeki el yazısı değişimleri incelendi. Bulgular: İki dönem arasındaki el yazısı incelendiğinde mani döneminde yazının boyutunda, kalem baskısında, kelimelerin uzunluğunda, kelimeler arasındaki boşluklarda ve eksik ve yanlış noktalama işaretlerinde artış olduğu belirlendi. Manik döneme ait spesifik tanı için veya antipsikotik dozu konusunda herhangi bir el yazısı ölçümünde farklılık yoktu, ancak antipsikotik kullananlarda tremor sayısı yüksek bulundu (p

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CELBİŞ, O., ÖNAR, B. S., AYAZ, N., ZAYMAN, E. P., KARLIDAĞ, R. (2022). The Use of Handwriting Changes for the Follow-up of Patients with Bipolar Disorder. Nöropsikiyatri Arşivi, Cilt: 59 - Sayı: 1, 3–9. https://ajindex.com/articles/584588

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