Open AccessExploring the associations of herpes simplex virus infection and cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia: Studies in India
Author(s) -
Smita N. Deshpande,
Vishwajit L. Nimgaonkar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_381_18
Subject(s) - placebo , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , medicine , cognition , randomized controlled trial , psychiatry , clinical psychology , psychology , pathology , alternative medicine
Cognitive dysfunctions being core features of schizophrenia (SZ), cause disability, increase burden and are refractory to treatment. Viral infections are not risk factors for SZ, but growing evidence indicates infection with some neurotropic viruses, particularly Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV -1) as a risk factor for cognitive dysfunction.