Sleep Med Psychophysiol.  2010 Dec;17(2):91-99.

Comparing Quantitative EEG and Low Resolution Electromagnetic Tomography Imaging between Deficit Syndrome and Non-Deficit Syndrome of Schizophrenia

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National Hospital, Seoul, Korea. aaggo75@korea.kr
  • 2Department of Psychiatry, Gong-Ju National Hospital, Gongju, Korea.
  • 3Department of Psychology, Seoul National Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
  • 4Department of Psychiatry, Konkuk University of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract


OBJECTIVES
Deficit schizophrenia (DS) constitutes a disease separate from non-deficit schizophrenia (NDS). The aim of the current study was to compare the quantitative EEG and low resolution electromagnetic tomography (LORETA) imaging between DS and NDS.
METHODS
This study was performed by 32 channels EEG for 42 schizophrenia patients who we categorized into DS and NDS using proxy instrument deficit syndrome (PDS). We performed the absolute power spectral analyses for delta, theta, alpha, low beta and high beta activities. We compared power spectrum between two groups using Independent t-test. Partial correlation test was performed with clinical parameters. Standardized LORETA (sLORETA) was used for comparison of cortical activity, and statistical nonparametric mapping (SnPM) was applied for the statistical analysis.
RESULTS
DS showed significantly increased delta and theta absolute power in fontal and parietal region compared with NDS (p<0.05). Power spectrum showed significant correlation with 'anergia' and 'hostility/suspiciousness' subscale of brief psychiatric rating scale (BPRS)(p<0.05). sLORETA found out the source region (anterior cingulate cortex/limbic part) that delta activity was significantly increased in DS (p=0.042).
CONCLUSIONS
DS showed different cortical activity compared with NDS. Our results may suggest QEEG and LORETA could be the marker in differentiating between DS and NDS.

Keyword

LORETA; Deficit syndrome; QEEG; Power spectrum

MeSH Terms

Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
Electroencephalography
Humans
Magnets
Naphthalenesulfonates
Proxy
Schizophrenia
Naphthalenesulfonates
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