Elevated homocysteine level in siblings of patients with schizophrenia.

Increased homocysteine plasma levels were reported in patients with schizophrenia and Levine et al. (2002) suggested that such increase characterizes mainly males. In the following study we examined whether such increased levels also characterize male siblings of schizophrenia patients.

Beneficial effects of caloric vestibular stimulation on denial of illness and manic delusions in schizoaffective disorder: a case report.

Introduction: Preliminary data suggests that caloric vestibular nerve stimulation (CVS) single session application of cold water to the left ear induces a clinically significant, short-lived beneficial effect on specific types of illness denial (i.e., anosognosia) and delusions (i.

Clotiapine compared with chlorpromazine in chronic schizophrenia.

Objectives: Clotiapine is a classic neuroleptic with a chemical structure similar to clozapine. It was said that patients unresponsive to other neuroleptics respond to clotiapine although it causes extrapyramidal syndromes (EPS) like other typical neuroleptics. We conducted a study of clotiapine vs.

[Effect of secondary prophylaxis on quality of life in gerontologic patients at the rehabilitation center for the disabled Patriotic war veterans in local sanatorium].

Aim: To study efficacy of sanatorium treatment of aged patients with gastroenterological and locomotor diseases in the heriatric center.

Material And Methods: 100 patients were investigated for effects of sanatorium treatment on quality of life.

Results: Clinical symptoms depended on the patients' age.