| Autor: |
Hanan Hany Elrassas, Yasser Abdel Razek Elsayed, Mai SeifElDin Abdeen, Aya Taha Mohamed, Zeinab Mohamed El Nagar |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, Vol 59, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1687-8329 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s41983-023-00756-x |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background Synthetic cannabinoids SC are now becoming progressively popular among young people worldwide; little is known about their negative effects. Anger, anxiety, hallucinations, and perceptual changes were the most common psychoactive findings. Substance abuse causes cognitive impairment (CI). This study’s goal is to raise public awareness about the dangers that synthetic cannabinoid intoxication poses to public health. As well as the magnitude of CI in synthetic cannabinoids in comparison with healthy controls. The study included 30 synthetic cannabinoids SC addicts and 30 healthy people. The Wechsler memory scale (WMS), the Benton visual retention test (BVRT), and Trail Making Test (TMT) A and B were used to assess cognitive functions. Addiction Severity Index (ASI), Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorder (SCID-I), and Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II Disorder (SCID II). Results Using BVRT, (96.7%) of the SC use disorder cases had more impaired performance than controls (0%) (P |
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