Abstract
Recent studies suggest that neuroleptic drugs may have an asymmetric effect on the two cerebral hemispheres. This effect is reflected by emergence of drug-induced lateralized extrapyramidal side effects and by dose-related alterations in electrophysiological asymmetries. The present study examined the hypothesis that asymmetry of visual evoked potentials (VEPs) is associated with lateralized appearance of neuroleptic-induced parkinsonism or tardive dyskinesia (TD). The asymmetry of the amplitudes of later VEP components was significantly higher in patients with lateralized side effects (n=8) than in patients with symmetrical side effects (n=6) or free of extrapyramidal side effects (n=11). The possibility that VEP asymmetry reflects the differential degree to which the two hemispheres are affected by medication is discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 311-318 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Psychiatry Research |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1987 |
Keywords
- Tardive dyskinesia
- hemispheric asymmetry
- lateralized side effects
- neuroleptics
- parkinsonian side effects
- visual evoked potentials