Abstract
Schizophrenia patients may develop various thermoregulatory disturbances. We hypothesized that a standardized exercise-heat tolerance test [two 50-min bouts of walking a motor-driven treadmill at 40°C (relative humidity=40%)] would reveal abnormal thermoregulation in drug-free schizophrenia patients. Six drug-free schizophrenia outpatients and seven healthy comparison subjects participated in this study. The schizophrenia patients exhibited significantly higher baseline and exertion-related rectal temperature. The relevance of these findings to the pathophysiology of schizophrenia-related thermoregulatory disorders is as yet unclear.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 285-288 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | European Neuropsychopharmacology |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2001 |
Keywords
- Heat-stress
- Schizophrenia
- Thermoregulation