Copper and ceruloplasmin concentrations in the blood serum oe schizophrenic patients

Concentrações do cobre e da ceruloplasmina no plasma de pacientes com esquizofrenia

The serum copper (26 cases) and ceruloplasmin (20 cases) are studied in 45 patients with schizophrenia. The following conclusions were drawn from this study: 1) the blood copper is significantly higher in patients with schizophrenia; 2) the variations of ceruloplasmin are not significant. The slightly amounts of copper in schizophrenia may have not a diagnostic value.