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US07338455B2 Method and apparatus for diagnosing schizophrenia and schizophrenia subtype
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用于诊断精神分裂症和精神分裂症亚型的方法和装置
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for diagnosing schizophrenia and schizophrenia subtype
- Patent Title (中): 用于诊断精神分裂症和精神分裂症亚型的方法和装置
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Application No.: US10491020Application Date: 2002-03-25
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Publication No.: US07338455B2Publication Date: 2008-03-04
- Inventor: Keith D. White , John M. Kuldau , Christiana M. Leonard , John Douglas Pettigrew
- Applicant: Keith D. White , John M. Kuldau , Christiana M. Leonard , John Douglas Pettigrew
- Applicant Address: AU Queensland
- Assignee: The University of Queensland
- Current Assignee: The University of Queensland
- Current Assignee Address: AU Queensland
- Agency: Fulwider Patton LLP
- Priority: AU76084/01 20010925
- International Application: PCT/AU02/00348 WO 20020325
- International Announcement: WO03/026500 WO 20030403
- Main IPC: A61B5/16
- IPC: A61B5/16

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for diagnosing schizophrenia, schizophrenia disorder subgroup, or predisposition thereto in a test subject is disclosed. The method includes the steps of determining an interhemispheric switch rate of the test subject. In one embodiment, the interhemispheric switch rate of the test subject is under conditions of increasing rate of dichoptic reversal, and comparing the switch rate with a corresponding reference switch rate to diagnose presence or absence of schizophrenia, a schizophrenic disorder subgroup, or predisposition thereto. In a preferred embodiment, the interhemispheric switch rate is determined by measuring the rate of binocular rivalry in the test subject. Also disclosed is use of a diagnostic method in genetic linkage studies for the identification of the molecular defect(s) underlying schizophrenia, and for the identification of compounds which may alleviate the disorder.
Public/Granted literature
- US20050079636A1 Method and apparatus for diagnosing schizophrenia and schizophrenia subtype Public/Granted day:2005-04-14
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