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Sex Dependence of Cognitive Functions in Bipolar Disorder
Joint Authors
Suwalska, Aleksandra
Łojko, Dorota
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-01-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
The objective of the present study was to assess the performance of lithium treated euthymic bipolar patients in tests measuring spatial working memory (SWM), planning, and verbal fluency and to delineate the influence of gender on cognitive functioning.
Fifty-nine euthymic bipolar patients, treated with lithium carbonate for at least 5 yr, were studied.
Patients and controls underwent a neuropsychological assessment.
Bipolar patients had significantly worse results than the healthy controls in the spatial memory and planning as well as verbal fluency tests.
We detected a gender-related imbalance in the SWM results.
Deficits in SWM were observed in male-only comparisons but not in female-only comparisons.
The SWM scores were significantly poorer in male patients than in male controls.
In female-only comparisons, female patients did not have significantly poorer SWM results in any category than their controls.
Bipolar women scored worse in some other tests.
The present study points to the different patterns of neuropsychological disturbances in female and male patients and suggests that sex-dependent differences should be taken into account in order to tailor the therapeutic intervention aimed at the improvement of cognitive functions.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Suwalska, Aleksandra& Łojko, Dorota. 2014. Sex Dependence of Cognitive Functions in Bipolar Disorder. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049554
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Suwalska, Aleksandra& Łojko, Dorota. Sex Dependence of Cognitive Functions in Bipolar Disorder. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049554
American Medical Association (AMA)
Suwalska, Aleksandra& Łojko, Dorota. Sex Dependence of Cognitive Functions in Bipolar Disorder. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049554
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1049554