Further Studies on the Iron Content of the Cerebrospinal Fluid in Psychoses

Physiological studies.

“…The authors assume that a low iron content of the spinal fluid is indicative of incrcased brain metabolism, and high iron values reflect reduced cellular activity of the brain tissue. In a subsequent paper Kral and Lehmann (175) reported an increased series of cases which confirmed their previous findings of higher values for spinal fluid iron in deteri- S C H I Z 0 P H R E N I A orated than in non-deteriorated schizophrenic patients, and the similarity of these high values to those found in patients with organic disease of the brain.…”

Physiological studies.

“…The authors assume that a low iron content of the spinal fluid is indicative of incrcased brain metabolism, and high iron values reflect reduced cellular activity of the brain tissue. In a subsequent paper Kral and Lehmann (175) reported an increased series of cases which confirmed their previous findings of higher values for spinal fluid iron in deteri- S C H I Z 0 P H R E N I A orated than in non-deteriorated schizophrenic patients, and the similarity of these high values to those found in patients with organic disease of the brain.…”

Physiological studies.

“…The authors assume that a low iron content of the spinal fluid is indicative of incrcased brain metabolism, and high iron values reflect reduced cellular activity of the brain tissue. In a subsequent paper Kral and Lehmann (175) reported an increased series of cases which confirmed their previous findings of higher values for spinal fluid iron in deteri- S C H I Z 0 P H R E N I A orated than in non-deteriorated schizophrenic patients, and the similarity of these high values to those found in patients with organic disease of the brain.…”

Physiological studies.

“…The authors assume that a low iron content of the spinal fluid is indicative of incrcased brain metabolism, and high iron values reflect reduced cellular activity of the brain tissue. In a subsequent paper Kral and Lehmann (175) reported an increased series of cases which confirmed their previous findings of higher values for spinal fluid iron in deteri- S C H I Z 0 P H R E N I A orated than in non-deteriorated schizophrenic patients, and the similarity of these high values to those found in patients with organic disease of the brain.…”