Search for dissertations about: "neurological abnormality"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words neurological abnormality.

  2. 1. Mental Health and Neurobehavioral Function in Young Adult Offspring of Women with a History of Psychosis and Control Offspring

    Author : Erland Schubert; Avdelningen för arbets- och miljömedicin; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Psychiatry; klinisk psykologi; Psykiatri; psykosomatik; clinical psychology; visual dysfunction; neuropsychological function; neurological abnormality; neurodevelopment; mental disturbance; high-risk; genetic; schizophrenia; affective psychosis; psychosomatics;

    Abstract : Schizophrenia is now generally considered to be a brain disease resulting from disturbed neurodevelopment, mediated by genetic and/or adverse events in utero and/or in early childhood. This process manifests itself in schizophrenia in young adulthood, when the brain completes its maturation. READ MORE

  4. 2. Early trauma/dysmorphogenesis and adult neurodysfunction in schizophrenia

    Author : Baher Ismail; Avdelningen för arbets- och miljömedicin; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Psychiatry; clinical psychology; klinisk psykologi; neurodevelopmental model; psychosomatics; Psykiatri; tardive dyskinesia; neurological abnormality; neurocognitive dysfunction; dermatoglyphics; head circumference; minor physical anomalies; Schizophrenia; obstetric complications; psykosomatik;

    Abstract : To measure the importance of early neurodevelopmental disturbance for schizophrenia, early trauma and dysmorphogenesis (i.e. obstetric complications (OCs), minor physical anomalies (MPAs), head circumference (HC) and dermatoglyphic characteristics) were studied in relationship to adult neurodysfunction (i.e. READ MORE

  5. 3. Identification of disease genes in rare neurological conditions

    Author : Martin Engvall; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : This thesis is about improving diagnosis and treatment to persons affected by rare diseases. Diagnosis before treatment is a principle often told to medical students. READ MORE

  6. 4. Drug and disease effects on the human brain studied by functional MRI

    Author : Love Engström Nordin; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: With the advent of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology, various functional MRI (fMRI) techniques have become available for non-invasive neuroscientific studies and clinical diagnostics, which have led to a better understanding of the human brain function in normal and diseased subjects. In order to interpret the fMRI results correctly and design optimal research studies it is important to understand both the potentials and limitations associated with each fMRI technique. READ MORE