Schizophrenics (n = 250) and normal controls (n = 90) were studied to investigate and compare their dermatoglyphic patterns. Their fingerprint patterns were studied. The frequency of arches in the patient and control groups was similar. The frequency of loops in the control group was higher than in the patient group, and the trend was consistent in all the digits. The whorls in the patient group showed an increase over the control group in all the digits, although this finding was not statistically significant.
Dermatoglyphic patterns of fingers were studied in two hundred and fifty patients of various subtypes of schizophrenia and ninety normal control subjects. The difference between the males and female dermatoglyphic patterns in the schizophrenic and controls was found to be non significant. No difference was also found between the fingerprint patterns in patients of various subtypes of schizophrenia.
ResumenSe estudiaron los patrones de dermatoglifos de los dedos en 250 pacientes de diversos subtipos de esquizofrenia y 90 sujetos de control normales. Se encontró que la diferencia entre los patrones de dermatoglifos de varones y mujeres en los esquizofrénicos y los controles no era significativa. Tampoco se encontraron diferencias entre los patrones de huellas dactilares en pacientes de diversos subtipos de esquizofrenia.
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