SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER RIGHT MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY IN THE FIRST EPISODE OF PSYCHOSIS DURING NEUROCOGNITIVE TESTING

Changes in cerebral hemodynamics have been reported in schizophrenia and proposed as underlying the cognitive deficits seen in patients. The objective of our study was to compare changes of the cerebral blood flow velocity (BFV) during neurocognitive tasks between the patients with the first episode of psychosis and healthy controls.We recruited 46 patients with the first episode of psychosis (FEP), admitted to the University Hospital Centre...