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Cognitive Functioning in First-episode Schizophrenic Patients: A Longitudinal Study

ČEŠKOVÁ, Eva, Radovan PŘIKRYL, Hana KUČEROVÁ and Petra NAVRÁTILOVÁ

Basic information

Original name

Cognitive Functioning in First-episode Schizophrenic Patients: A Longitudinal Study

Name in Czech

Kognitivní funkce u pacientů s první epizodou schizofrenie. Průběžná studie.

Name (in English)

Cognitive Functioning in First-episode Schizophrenic Patients: A Longitudinal Study

Authors

Edition

New York, USA, Cognitive Disorders Research Trends (editor: H. C. Sentowski), p. 85-115, 31 pp. DNLM: 1.Cognition Disorders. WM 204 C6763 2007, 2007

Publisher

Published by Nova Science Publishers

Other information

Language

Czech

Type of outcome

Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize

Field of Study

30000 3. Medical and Health Sciences

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

ISBN

978-1-60021-566-7

Keywords in English

cognitive dificit; first episode of schizophrenia; course; remission

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 11/3/2009 13:52, prof. MUDr. Eva Češková, CSc.

Abstract

V originále

The study included 27 patients with the first episode of schizophrenia. The criteria for remission were met by 22 patients vhen their clinical status was assessed one year after the first episode of schizophrenia, the remaining 5 patients were evaluated as non-remitters. Our results show that remitters have a potential for cognitive dificit improvement for at least one year after their first episode of the illness, especially as to executive and memory functions. On the other hand, the group of non-remitters was not found to improve in terms of cognitive function during the year. The level of cognitive functions during the first episode of schizophrenia did not deffer between later remitters and non-remitters. One year after the first episode of schizophrenia non-remitters and non-remitters. One year after the first episode of schizophrenia no-remitters had worse auditory reaction times, no other significant differences between remitters and non-remitters were found. It may be summed up that cognitive dificit showed a trend to improvement for one year after the first episode of schizophrenia, the tendency being more prominent in remitters. The differences between cognitive performance between remitters and nonremitters are, however, not very prominent in the early stage of schizophrenia.

In English

The study included 27 patients with the first episode of schizophrenia. The criteria for remission were met by 22 patients vhen their clinical status was assessed one year after the first episode of schizophrenia, the remaining 5 patients were evaluated as non-remitters. Our results show that remitters have a potential for cognitive dificit improvement for at least one year after their first episode of the illness, especially as to executive and memory functions. On the other hand, the group of non-remitters was not found to improve in terms of cognitive function during the year. The level of cognitive functions during the first episode of schizophrenia did not deffer between later remitters and non-remitters. One year after the first episode of schizophrenia non-remitters and non-remitters. One year after the first episode of schizophrenia no-remitters had worse auditory reaction times, no other significant differences between remitters and non-remitters were found. It may be summed up that cognitive dificit showed a trend to improvement for one year after the first episode of schizophrenia, the tendency being more prominent in remitters. The differences between cognitive performance between remitters and nonremitters are, however, not very prominent in the early stage of schizophrenia.