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Hasan Büyükaslan1, Sultan Basmacı Kandemir2, Mehmet Asoğlu3
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University.
Introduction:
Various psychodynamic, neurobiological, genetic, and sociocultural factors are believed to be involved in the etiology of conversion disorder (CD). Oxidative metabolism has been shown to deteriorate in association with many health problems and psychiatric disorders. We evaluated oxidative metabolism and S100B levels in the context of this multifactorial disease.
Methods:
Thirty-seven patients with CD (25 females and 12 males) and 42 healthy volunteers (21 females and 21 males), all matched for age and sex, were included in this study. The total oxidant status, total antioxidant status, oxidative stress index, and S100B levels were compared between the two groups.
Results:
The total oxidant status, oxidative stress index, and S100B levels were significantly higher in patients with CD than in the control group, whereas the total antioxidant status was significantly lower.
Conclusion:
CD is associated with deterioration of oxidative metabolism and increased neuronal damage.
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