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VISUAL AVERAGED EVOKED RESPONSES (AER) AND MONOAMINE METABOLITES IN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (CSF)

VISUAL AVERAGED EVOKED RESPONSES (AER) AND MONOAMINE METABOLITES IN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (CSF) SUPPL. 000 From the Department of Psychiatry (Head: Prof. C. Perris, M.D.), University of Umel, Umel, and Department o f Pharmacology (Head: Prof. A. Carlsson, M.D.), University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. VISUAL AVERAGED EVOKED RESPONSES (AER) AND MONOAMINE METABOLITES I N CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (CSF) C.G. Gottfries, C. Perris & B.E. Roos Observations by Goodwin et al. (1963) seem t o lend support to the hypothesis that a positive relationship may exist between the level of homovanillic acid (HVA) in CSF and the amplitude of visual AER. Perris (1974)) in a Results from our own laboratory (Muttsson 6’ psychotic patient suffering from Addison’s disease, who has been studied longitudinally, point in the same direction. Moreover a shortening of latencies, especially as concerns the first three peaks, has also been observed. No investigations have been published so far concerning the relationship between AER and 5 -hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA). We here present some preliminary findings concerning a possible relationship between HVA and 5-HIAA levels in CSF and scme characteristics of visual AER in man. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twelve in-patients, four males and eight females aged 22-69 years, suffering from various psychiatric syndromes were included in the study. Since the aim of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica Wiley

VISUAL AVERAGED EVOKED RESPONSES (AER) AND MONOAMINE METABOLITES IN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (CSF)

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SUPPL. 000 From the Department of Psychiatry (Head: Prof. C. Perris, M.D.), University of Umel, Umel, and Department o f Pharmacology (Head: Prof. A. Carlsson, M.D.), University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. VISUAL AVERAGED EVOKED RESPONSES (AER) AND MONOAMINE METABOLITES I N CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (CSF) C.G. Gottfries, C. Perris & B.E. Roos Observations by Goodwin et al. (1963) seem t o lend support to the hypothesis that a positive relationship may exist between the level of homovanillic acid (HVA) in CSF and the amplitude of visual AER. Perris (1974)) in a Results from our own laboratory (Muttsson 6’ psychotic patient suffering from Addison’s disease, who has been studied longitudinally, point in the same direction. Moreover a shortening of latencies, especially as concerns the first three peaks, has also been observed. No investigations have been published so far concerning the relationship between AER and 5 -hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA). We here present some preliminary findings concerning a possible relationship between HVA and 5-HIAA levels in CSF and scme characteristics of visual AER in man. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twelve in-patients, four males and eight females aged 22-69 years, suffering from various psychiatric syndromes were included in the study. Since the aim of

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Published: Nov 1, 1974

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