Aymen N Naguib, Peter D Winch, Joseph D Tobias, Keith O Yeates, Yongjie Miao, Mark Galantowicz, Timothy M Hoffman
Neurodevelopmental outcome after cardiac surgery utilizing cardiopulmonary bypass in children
Saudi journal of anaesthesia
suggested thought disorder schizophrenia associated impaired executive functions defective understanding others behaviour action sequence knowledge processing goal detection considered crucial components executive functioning used picturesequencing task assess ability schizophrenic patients n 40 without disorganisation symptoms arrange different types action sequence representations disorganisation symptoms appear associated general sequencing impairment patients without disorganisation symptoms displayed difficulties ordering sequences requiring subjects infer mental states story characters along relatively preserved performance correctly arranging mechanical behavioural event sequences results reveal schizophrenic patients without disorganisation symptoms show selective deficit mentalising abilities whereas disorganisation symptoms associated severe event sequencing impairment probably reflecting basic failures inferential reasoning