Correlation of severity of psychiatric patients' delusions with right hemispatial inattention (left-turning behavior).
case_control · Level III
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Abstract
Studies associate psychotic disorders with various forms of subtle inattention to the right hemispace (left-turning behavior). The authors examined the correlation between this dopamine-related sign and severity of delusions (presumably dopaminergic symptoms) in 20 psychotic patients. Delusions were significantly correlated with severity of left-turning bias, and this neurological sign accounted for 33% of the variance in severity of delusions.
Medical subject headings
- Attention
- Delusions
- Functional Laterality
- Spatial Behavior