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Frontal lobe functions in parents of patients with schizophrenia

Şizofreni tanılı hastaların anne-babalarında frontal lob işlevleri

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This indicates that the impairment in frontal lobe functions may be specific to schizophrenia itself.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: To investigate patients with schizophrenia and their parents for frontal lobe functions and to compare the results with control groups matched for age, gender and education level.
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Key Findings & Data:Method: Twenty-one patients with schizophrenia and their parents (n = 42) were included in the study along with 25 healthy controls matched with patients for age, gender and education level and 20 controls matched with parents for age, gender and education level were also included in the study.
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Conclusion & Impact:This indicates that the impairment in frontal lobe functions may be specific to schizophrenia itself.
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⚙️Variables:Şizofreni · Frontal lob · Ebeveynler

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Objective: To investigate patients with schizophrenia and their parents for frontal lobe functions and to compare the results with control groups matched for age, gender and education level. Method: Twenty-one patients with schizophrenia and their parents (n = 42) were included in the study along with 25 healthy controls matched with patients for age, gender and education level and 20 controls matched with parents for age, gender and education level were also included in the study. All the subjects were interviewed with Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID) and were given tests of frontal lobe functions (Category naming, Luria’s hand series, Trailmaking, Stroop, Wisconsin card sorting test) Results: (1). Compared with the matched controls, the patients with schizophrenia performed significantly worse in Category naming, Luria’s hand series, Trailmaking and Wisconsin card sorting tests. (2). Compared to the control group matched with the parents, no significant differences were found on any of the tests Conclusion: The lack of any difference in the performance of parents of patients with schizophrenia in frontal lobe function tests compared to controls matched for age and education level does not support the genetic hypothesis for schizophrenia. This indicates that the impairment in frontal lobe functions may be specific to schizophrenia itself.

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Amaç: Bu çalışmada şizofreni tanılı hastaların ve anne-babalarının frontal lob işlevlerinin değerlendirilmesi ve bunun yaş, cinsiyet ve eğitim düzeyi açısından eşleştirilmiş kontrol gruplarıyla karşılaştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Çalışmaya şizofreni tanılı 21 hasta ile bu hastaların anne ve babaları (n= 42) alındı. Hastalar ile yaş, eğitim ve cinsiyet açısından eşleştirilmiş 25 kişilik ve anne-babalarla aynı şekilde eşleştirilmiş 20 kişilik kontrol grubu da çalışmaya alındı. Tüm olgularla DSM-IV için yapılandırılmış görüşme (SCID) kullanılarak görüşüldü. Olguların frontal lob işlevleri Kategori isimlendirme, Luria’nın el serileri, İz sürme testi, Stroop testi ve Wisconsin kart eşleme testi ile değerlendirildi. Bulgular: (1) Şizofreni tanılı hastalar eşleştirilmiş sağlıklı kontrol grubu ile karşılaştırıldığında, Kategori isimlendirme testinde, Luria’nın el serilerinde, İz sürme B testinde ve Wisconsin kart eşleme testinde kontrol grubuna göre anlamlı biçimde daha düşük performans gösterdikleri saptandı. (2) Anne-babalar kendileriyle eşleştirilmiş kontrol grubu ile karşılaştırıldıklarında, hiçbir testte anlamlı performans farkı saptanmadı. Sonuç: Şizofreni tanılı hastaların anne-babaları kendileri ile yaş ve eğitim yönünden eşleştirilmiş kontrol grubu ile karşılaştırıldıklarında frontal lob işlevlerinde farklılık bulunmaması, genetik yatkınlık varsayımını desteklemeyen farklı açıklamalar için zemin hazırlamaktadır. Anne-babaların kontrol grubundan farksız çıkması frontal lob işlevlerindeki kusurların daha çok şizofreninin kendisine özgü olabileceğini düşündürmektedir

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EROL, A., BÜYÜKÇATALBAŞ, S., METE, L. (2004). Frontal lobe functions in parents of patients with schizophrenia. Türk Psikiyatri Dergisi, Cilt: 15 - Sayı: 2, 98–104. https://ajindex.com/articles/94241

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