Article
Eye movement dysfunction in first-degree relatives of patients with schizophrenia: a meta-analytic evaluation of candidate endophenotypes.
Brain and cognition - 1 Dec 2008
Calkins Monica E, Iacono William G, Ones Deniz S
Abstract excerpt
Several forms of eye movement dysfunction (EMD) are regarded as promising candidate endophenotypes of schizophrenia. Discrepancies in individual study results have led to inconsistent conclusions regarding particular aspects of EMD in relatives of schizophrenia patients. To quantitatively evaluate and compare the candidacy of smooth pursuit, saccade and fixation deficits in first-degree biological relatives, we...
Topics
- Eye Movements
- Family
- Fixation, Ocular
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Phenotype
- Psychomotor Performance
- Saccades
- Schizophrenia
