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SynopsisTwenty-seven chronic schizophrenics and nineteen controls, all male, were evaluated by computed tomography (CT) scans. Lateral, third and fourth ventricles and cerebral density numbers were measured. In the schizophrenic patients there was a significant increase in third ventricle width. Ventricular Brain Ratio (VBR) and there were significantly higher densities of white matter in the right frontal and parietal region.

869iron deficiency anemia whose behaviour ceased when serum haemoglobin was restored to normal levels.One had a trichobezoar, one did not. Whatever the relationship â€"¿ whether primary or secondary â€"¿ the occurrence of iron deficiency in conjunction with trichophagia is sufficiently well documented to indicate that a full blood count and serum iron estimation should be considered when assessing trichotillomania. Rampton Hospital Retford Notts DN22 OPDFailure to convulse with ECT CORRESPONDENCE turn evoke behavioural abnormalities, represents a promising avenue for the further understanding of brain-behaviour relationships.

The CT scans of 18 chronic schizophrenic patients and 17 controls were evaluated for Ventricular Brain Ratio (VBR) size. A trend for the patient group to have larger VBR than controls was present but did not reach statistical significance at the 5% level. Age was found to be an important correlate of VBR within the patient group but not among controls. In a stepwise multiple-regression model age, among other independent variables, can account for 47% of VBR variance in schizophrenic patients. Linear regression analysis did not reveal significant association between VBR and age in control subjects.

Abstract:The goal of this study is to explore neurocognitive, clinical and community functioning variables in order to predict "social reasoning" in a sample of patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenic disorder. Cognitive and community functioning, and social reasoning have been evaluated, together with the Positive and Negative Syndromes Scale (PANSS) and DSM-IV Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF), in a sample of 46 patients who met the DSM-IV criteria for schizophrenia. Our fi ndings show that global functioning as refl ected by GAF is the strongest predictor of the social reasoning as evaluated by the Wason's Selection Task (WST). Other community functioning variables such as the Life Skills Profi le (LSP) sub-scores do not provide signifi cant prediction of social reasoning. Similarly, neurocognitive measures, in terms of attention and contextual reasoning, have no predictive effect on social reasoning. Our fi ndings show that social cognition should be considered as an additional cognitive domain more related to functional outcome.