Examining the Relationship between Traumatic Brain Injury and the Onset of
Schizophrenia-Like Symptoms
 
   Lead Investigator:    Denise Romanow
   Institution      :    Illinois School for Professional Psychology
   E-Mail           :    4rensicpsy@gmail.com
   Proposal ID      :    301



   Proposal Description:
   The present study will examine the neuropsychological test findings in seven TBI victims with a subsequent presentation of schizophrenia-like symptoms and no history of psychosis to identify the neuropsychological pattern and profiles in terms of relative strengths and weaknesses in each cognitive domain.  The study will examine the hypothesis that unique neuropsychological profiles will emerge for those patients with TBI and a subsequent diagnosis of schizophrenia compared to those who have a diagnosis of schizophrenia and no history of TBI.  The sample will be comprised of seven participants.  The group will be comprised of individuals who appear to have a schizophrenia-like presentation and a verifiable TBI.  Each participant will undergo a neuropsychological evaluation comprised of a number of different neuropsychological and personality assessments.  The present study will examine the neuropsychological test findings in seven TBI victims with a subsequent presentation of schizophrenia-like symptoms and no history of psychosis to identify the neuropsychological pattern and profiles in terms of relative strengths and weaknesses in each cognitive domain.  The study will examine the unique potential neuropsychological profiles that may emerge for those patients with TBI and a subsequent diagnosis of schizophrenia compared to those who have a diagnosis of schizophrenia and no history of TBI.