Assessment of psychiatric and neurological conditions
First Claim
1. A method for the assessment of psychiatric or neurological conditions selected from the group consisting of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, dementia, Huntingdon'"'"'s chorea, Down'"'"'s syndrome, Alzheimer'"'"'s disease, dyspraxia, stroke, head injury and autistic spectrum disorder, the method comprising determining the presence and/or amount of butane in the expired breath of the patient.
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Abstract
A method of assessing a psychiatric or neurological condition such as schizophrenia comprises measuring the presence and optionally the amount of butane (and optionally ethane) in the expired breath of the subject. In certain preferred embodiments the variation in the levels of butane is used as an indicator of the presence and optionally the severity of the condition.
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- 1. A method for the assessment of psychiatric or neurological conditions selected from the group consisting of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, dementia, Huntingdon'"'"'s chorea, Down'"'"'s syndrome, Alzheimer'"'"'s disease, dyspraxia, stroke, head injury and autistic spectrum disorder, the method comprising determining the presence and/or amount of butane in the expired breath of the patient.
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