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1349 – Evidence Of Neurophysiological Distinction Between Schizophrenia And Schizoaffective Disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

Y. Zaytseva
Affiliation:
Outpatient Psychiatry and Organization of Psychiatric Care, Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry
Z. Garakh
Affiliation:
Neurophysiology, Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia
A. Kapranova
Affiliation:
Outpatient Psychiatry and Organization of Psychiatric Care, Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry
I.Y. Gurovich
Affiliation:
Outpatient Psychiatry and Organization of Psychiatric Care, Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry
V.B. Strelets
Affiliation:
Neurophysiology, Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia

Abstract

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Background

To date, studies investigating the neurobiological basis of distinction between schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder are rare, although patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder demonstrate different clinical and functional outcomes.

Methods

We analysed the EEG parameters (spectral power and coherence) in resting state and while performance of the arithmetical task (subsequent subtraction from 200-7) in 32 patients with first episode of schizophrenia (SCH, n = 32), 32 patients with frist episode of schizoaffective disorder (SAD, n = 32) and healthy controls (HC, n = 40).

Results

In resting state in SCH spectral power (SP) of theta and gamma band was higher, and lower in alpha band comparing to HC. In SAD SP was higher only in beta2 band in contrast to HC. Coherence in resting state in SAD was higher comparing to HC as well as SCH in prefrontal areas in theta band and in the posterior regions in fast frequency bands (gamma1 and gamma2). Comparison of task performance with resting state in HC showed increase of SP in theta and gamma bands in anterior midline sites with synchronous increase of coherence in prefrontal areas. In SCH reduced SP of theta, alpha and beta bands and decreased coherence in all bands was obtained. In SAD we observed elevation of SP in gamma band as well as increase of coherence in all frequency bands except theta band.

Conclusions

Our findings indicate the neurophysiological distinction between schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders and provide the basement for further research.

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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2013
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