2007
Lamotrigine as Add-On Therapy in Schizophrenia
Goff DC, Keefe R, Citrome L, Davy K, Krystal JH, Large C, Thompson TR, Volavka J, Webster EL. Lamotrigine as Add-On Therapy in Schizophrenia. Journal Of Clinical Psychopharmacology 2007, 27: 582-589. PMID: 18004124, DOI: 10.1097/jcp.0b013e31815abf34.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnticonvulsantsAntipsychotic AgentsClozapineDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodDrug Administration ScheduleDrug ResistanceDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansLamotrigineMaleMiddle AgedPatient CompliancePatient DropoutsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSchizophreniaSeverity of Illness IndexSuicide, AttemptedTreatment OutcomeTriazinesConceptsNegative Syndrome Scale total scoreScale total scoreAntipsychotic medicationTotal scoreTreatment groupsSchizophrenia patientsPlacebo-controlled trialPrimary end pointParallel-group trialUse of lamotrigineClinical Global ImpressionAtypical antipsychotic medicationsResidual psychotic symptomsSymptom total scoreNegative Symptoms total scoreLamotrigine augmentationLamotrigine trialsRefractory psychosisAtypical antipsychoticsCognitive composite scoreWeek 12Global ImpressionTreat samplePsychotic symptomsLamotrigine
1999
[123I]Iomazenil SPECT benzodiazepine receptor imaging in schizophrenia
Verhoeff N, Soares J, D’Souza C, Gil R, Degen K, Abi-Dargham A, Zoghbi S, Fujita M, Rajeevan N, Seibyl J, Krystal J, van Dyck C, Charney D, Innis R. [123I]Iomazenil SPECT benzodiazepine receptor imaging in schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research 1999, 91: 163-173. PMID: 10641580, DOI: 10.1016/s0925-4927(99)00027-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuration of illnessHealthy control subjectsControl subjectsGamma-aminobutyric acidLeft precentral gyrusSuperior occipital gyrusPANSS scoresPrecentral gyrusOccipital gyrusSignificant differencesTotal brain uptakeNon-smoking patientsGray matter atrophyConstant infusion paradigmPathophysiology of schizophreniaCortical brain regionsSingle photon emissionTypical antipsychoticsAtypical antipsychoticsCigarette smokingInhibitory neurotransmissionBrain uptakeInfusion paradigmMatter atrophyPostmortem studies