Ketamine-dependent patients with persistent psychosis have higher neurofilament light chain levels than patients with schizophrenia.
Asian Journal of Psychiatry October 1, 2024 An-Nie Chung, Ming-Chyi Huang, Tung-Hsia Liu et al. 5 citations
Ketamine can induce persisting psychosis in a subset of individuals who use it chronically and heavily. Previously, we found that the psychopathology and cognitive impairments in patients with ketamine dependence (KD) exhibiting persistent psychosis (KPP) bear resemblances with schizophrenia, albeit with less severity in those with no persistent psychosis (KNP). Furthermore, we also showed that...
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2024.104167 (opens in new tab)
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Ketamine dependence
Ketamine psychosis
Neurofilament light chain
Persistent psychosis
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