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Visually stimulated saccadic eye movements in patients treated with lithium
Author(s) -
Opgenoorth E.,
Kral G.,
Wolf R.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1986.tb02667.x
Subject(s) - saccadic masking , eye movement , stimulus (psychology) , audiology , electrooculography , saccadic eye movement , psychology , ophthalmology , medicine , neuroscience , physical medicine and rehabilitation , cognitive psychology
Saccadic eye movements were stimulated with the aid of 11 light spot stimuli, 10 of which were arranged at 3°, 6°, 9°, 12°, and 15° to the left and right of the central stimulus. The parameters average and maximal eye movement velocity and latency were precisely investigated. 19 patients averaging 6.6 years on lithium prophylaxis were compared with 23 healthy controls. Significant differences between the two groups could not be found at this level of function.