FOLLOW-UP STUDY ON AUDITORY EVOKED POTENTIAL P50 IN FIRST-EPISODE SCHIZOPHRENIA

摘要

Objective To investigate the variation of auditory evoked potential P50 in first-episode schizo-phrenia. Methods P50 was recorded from 66 schizophrenics and 92 normal controls with American Brova instrument, and assessing their psychotic symptoms with PANSS. Results Compared with NC, schizophrenics showed sensory gating deficit, reflecting by increased S2/S1 ratio ( NC: 42 ± 21%, Sch :81 ± 40%, P ＜ 0. 01 ). No significant correlation was found between PANSS score and the three markers for assessing the sensory gating, such as the S2/S1 ratio, S2-S1, and 100 (1-S2/S1) ( P ＞0. 05). Schizophrenics showed no differences with P50 markers between the 5 weeks and 12 weeks of treatment. Conclusion P50 might be biological trait marker of schizophrenia.