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Executive and verbal working memory dysfunction in first-degree relatives of patients with bipolar disorder.
Psychiatry research - 15 Dec 2008
Bora Emre, Vahip Simavi, Akdeniz Fisun, Ilerisoy Hatice, Aldemir Ebru, Alkan Müge
Abstract excerpt
The authors aimed to investigate cognitive performance of first-degree relatives of probands with bipolar disorder (BD). They hypothesized that the relatives of BD patients would have impaired performance on cognitive tests of frontal-executive functions. A neuropsychological battery was administered to 34 first-degree relatives of BD probands and 25 control subjects. Relatives showed significant impairment in...
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