Ophthalmology issues in schizophrenia.
Journal Article (Journal Article;Review)
Schizophrenia is a complex mental disorder associated with not only cognitive dysfunctions, such as memory and attention deficits, but also changes in basic sensory processing. Although most studies on schizophrenia have focused on disturbances in higher-order brain functions associated with the prefrontal cortex or frontal cortex, recent investigations have also reported abnormalities in low-level sensory processes, such as the visual system. At very early stages of the disease, schizophrenia patients frequently describe in detail symptoms of a disturbance in various aspects of visual perception that may lead to worse clinical symptoms and decrease in quality of life. Therefore, the aim of this review is to describe the various studies that have explored the visual issues in schizophrenia.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Gracitelli, CPB; Abe, RY; Diniz-Filho, A; Vaz-de-Lima, FB; Paranhos, A; Medeiros, FA
Published Date
- May 2015
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 17 / 5
Start / End Page
- 28 -
PubMed ID
- 25773224
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC4523638
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1535-1645
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1007/s11920-015-0569-x
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States