THE CHANGE OF THE ANTIBODIES LEVEL TO NERVE GROWTH FACTOR AND BRAIN DIRECT CURRENT POTENTIALS IN SCHIZOPHRENIC CHILDREN

Levels of antibodies (AB) to nerve growth factor (NGF) in blood serum and brain direct current (DC) potentials were measured at 3 groups of 6-9-years old children (schizophrenic children, children with schizotypic disorder and control group).Significant elevation of AB level to NGF and lowering of DC potentials in left temporal region with relative low DC potentials in all brain cortex regions were observed in schizophrenic children as compared with norm. A lowering of intensity of cerebral energy exchange in schizophrenic speaks for disturbance of brain functional activity with most significant inhibition of dominant hemisphere.