Psychophysical Pain Judgments and Somatosensory Evoked Potentials in Patients with Affective Illness and in Normal Adults

2015 ◽  
pp. 63-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. S. Buchsbaum ◽  
G. C. Davis ◽  
F. K. Goodwin ◽  
D. L. Murphy ◽  
R. M. Post
Keyword(s):  
Evoked Potentials ◽  
Somatosensory Evoked Potentials ◽  
Affective Illness ◽  
Normal Adults

Stable Abnormalities in the Lateralisation of early Cortical Somatosensory Evoked Potentials in Schizophrenic Patients

1985 ◽  
Vol 146 (6) ◽  
pp. 585-593 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. Cooper ◽  
H. Andrews ◽  
C. Barber
Keyword(s):  
Evoked Potentials ◽  
Somatosensory Evoked Potentials ◽  
Tactile Stimulus ◽  
The Other ◽  
Technical Problems ◽  
Affective Illness ◽  
Schizophrenic Patients ◽  
Evoked Cortical Potentials ◽  
Stimulation Of ◽  
Cortical Potentials

SummaryDuring the investigation of somatosensory evoked cortical potentials arising from a complex vibro-tactile stimulus to the forefingers, an abnormal lack of lateralisation of response was found in 10 out of 21 schizophrenic patients. Eight patients with severe affective illness all had the expected degree of lateralisation of cortical potentials, as did 12 out of 15 normals. Three normals and 3 schizophrenic patients had a loss of lateralisation of the evoked response on stimulation of one hand but a normal lateralisation on stimulation of the other. The considerable technical problems of this and related techniques are discussed, but it is suggested that further exploration of this technique is justified. At this stage, no conclusion can be drawn about the cause of the abnormalities.

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