Correlation between Quantitative Electroencephalogram Findings and Neurocognitive Functions in Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Schizophrenia.
- Author:
Seoyoung KIM
1
;
Jung Eun SHIN
;
Min Joo KIM
;
Jun Soo KWON
;
Soo Hee CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. soohchoi@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Quantitative electroencephalogram;
Obsessive-compulsive disorder;
Schizophrenia;
Neurocognitive function
- MeSH:
Alpha Rhythm;
Brain;
Electroencephalography*;
Endophenotypes;
Humans;
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder*;
Retrospective Studies;
Schizophrenia*;
Stroop Test;
Trail Making Test
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Biological Psychiatry
2016;23(4):193-198
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and schizophrenia have many common clinical and neurocognitive features. However, not all of them share the same underlying mechanism. The aim of this study was to discover evidences that indicate a pathophysiological mechanism specific to OCD by comparing correlations of quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG) patterns and neurocognitive function in patients with OCD and schizophrenia. METHODS: Resting-state QEEG data of total 265 patients were acquired retrospectively and parameters such as absolute power, relative power and peak frequency were analyzed from the data. Stroop test and Trail Making Test results as well as demographic features were reviewed for this study. The correlation of neurocognitive functions and brain electrical activities in each group were assessed and compared by correlation analysis. RESULTS: Compared with the OCD group, the schizophrenia group performed poorly in neurocognitive tests. Mean values of QEEG parameters in patients with OCD and schizophrenia did not show significant differences. Both absolute and relative power of alpha rhythm in central and frontal regions showed significant positive correlation with Stroop test results in OCD patients. CONCLUSIONS: Findings in this study shows distinctive correlations between frontal executive dysfunction and frontal alpha rhythm in the OCD patients, both of which might be a candidate for endophenotype underlying obsessive rumination.
