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Arq. neuropsiquiatr ; 61(3B): 712-717, Sept. 2003. ilus, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-348647

ABSTRACT

Functional imaging of brain electrical activity was performed in 25 chronic medicated schizophrenics and 40 controls, analyzing the classical frequency bands (delta, theta, alpha, and beta) of 19-channel EEG during resting state to identify brain regions with deviant activity of different functional significances, using LORETA (Low Resolution Tomography) and SPM99 (Statistical Parametric Mapping). Patients differed from controls due to an excess of slow activity comprising delta + theta frequency bands (inhibitory pattern) located at the right middle frontal gyrus, right inferior frontal gyrus, and right insula, as well as at the bilateral anterior cingulum with a left preponderance. The high temporal resolution of EEG enables the specification of the deviations not only as an excess or a deficit of brain electrical activity, but also as inhibitory (delta, theta), normal (alpha), and excitatory (beta) activities. These deviations point out to an impaired functional brain state consisting of inhibited frontal and prefrontal areas that may result in inadequate treatment of externally or internally generated information


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Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Brain , Brain Mapping , Electroencephalography , Magnetoencephalography , Schizophrenia , Case-Control Studies , Chronic Disease , Delta Rhythm , Image Processing, Computer-Assisted , Schizophrenia , Schizophrenic Psychology , Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted , Theta Rhythm
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Arq. neuropsiquiatr ; 58(3A): 677-82, set. 2000. tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-269616

ABSTRACT

Investigamos o valor preditivo de variáveis da eletrencefalografia quantitativa (EEGq) sobre a resposta ao tratamento farmacológico do transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo (TOC). Foram estudados 10 pacientes com TOC, segundo critérios da DSM-IV, inicialmente nao medicados. As seguintes variáveis eletrencefalográficas foram selecionadas: potência relativa bipolar na faixa alfa para os eletrodos Cz-C3, Cz-C4, T3-T5, T4-T6, T3-F7 e T4-F8, potência relativa bipolar na faixa teta para os eletrodos Cz-C3, Cz-C4, T3-T5, T4-T6, T3-F7 e T4-F8 e potência relativa monopolar na faixa teta para os eletrodos Fp1, Fp2, F7, F3, Fz, F4 e F8. Dos 10 pacientes examinados, 5 apresentaram desvios estatisticamente significativos da potência relativa bipolar na faixa alfa em regioes centrais, quando comparados com o banco normativo de dados (grupo controle). Os demais nao apresentaram desvios com significado estatístico. O grupo de pacientes com alteraçoes eletrencefalográficas se caracterizou por idade de início do TOC significativamente mais precoce e pior resposta ao tratamento com inibidores da recaptaçao da serotonina


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Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Male , Female , Electroencephalography , Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder/drug therapy , Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors/therapeutic use , Case-Control Studies , Predictive Value of Tests , Psychiatric Status Rating Scales , Statistics, Nonparametric
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