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Leticia González-Blanco
Researcher at University of Oviedo
Publications - 69
Citations - 578
Leticia González-Blanco is an academic researcher from University of Oviedo. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming). The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 50 publications receiving 335 citations. Previous affiliations of Leticia González-Blanco include Carlos III Health Institute & Spanish National Research Council.
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Meta-analysis of glucose tolerance, insulin, and insulin resistance in antipsychotic-naïve patients with nonaffective psychosis
Anne Marie D. Greenhalgh,Leticia González-Blanco,Clemente Garcia-Rizo,Emilio Fernandez-Egea,Brian J. Miller,Miguel Bernardo Arroyo,Brian Kirkpatrick +6 more
TL;DR: As a group, people with NAP have a slight increase in FG, which most of them maintain in the normal range despite a small increase in IR by secreting additional INS, and when faced with a physiological challenge, they are no longer able to maintain a normal glucose concentration.
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Prolactin concentrations in antipsychotic-naïve patients with schizophrenia and related disorders: A meta-analysis.
Leticia González-Blanco,Anne Marie D. Greenhalgh,Clemente Garcia-Rizo,Emilio Fernandez-Egea,Brian J. Miller,Brian Kirkpatrick +5 more
TL;DR: The authors' meta-analyses found significantly increased prolactin levels in both male and female antipsychotic-naïve patients with schizophrenia and related disorders.
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Early psychological impact of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and lockdown in a large Spanish sample.
Leticia García-Álvarez,Lorena de la Fuente-Tomás,María Paz García-Portilla,Pilar A. Saiz,Carlota Moya Lacasa,Francesco Dal Santo,Leticia González-Blanco,María Teresa Bobes-Bascarán,Mercedes Valtueña García,Clara Álvarez Vázquez,Ángela Velasco Iglesias,Clara Martínez Cao,Ainoa García Fernández,María Teresa Bascarán Fernández,Almudena Portilla Fernández,Julia Rodríguez Revuelta,Julia Rodríguez Revuelta,Elisa Seijo Zazo,Paula Zurrón Madera,Paula Zurrón Madera,María Suárez Álvarez,Ángeles Paredes Sánchez,Claudia Fernández Delgado,Silvia Casaprima Suárez,Isabel Menéndez Miranda,Luis Jiménez Treviño,Luis Jiménez Treviño,Gonzalo Paniagua Calzón,Iciar Abad,Cristina Pedrosa Duque,Leonor Riera,Pedro Marina González,Eduardo Fonseca Pedrero,Julio Bobes +33 more
TL;DR: A statistically significant gradient in the psychological impact experienced in five domains according to mental status is found, with the NMD group being the least affected and the CMD groupbeing the most affected.
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COVID-19 lockdown in people with severe mental disorders in Spain: Do they have a specific psychological reaction compared with other mental disorders and healthy controls?
Leticia González-Blanco,Francesco Dal Santo,Leticia García-Álvarez,Lorena de la Fuente-Tomás,Carlota Moya Lacasa,Gonzalo Paniagua,Pilar A. Saiz,María Paz García-Portilla,Julio Bobes +8 more
TL;DR: It was showed that patients with SMD reacted to the pandemic and the lockdown restrictions with higher anxiety levels than the general public, and suggesting this domain could be a criterion for early intervention strategies and closer follow-up.
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Regulation of inflammatory pathways in schizophrenia: A comparative study with bipolar disorder and healthy controls.
Leticia García-Álvarez,Javier R. Caso,M.P. García-Portilla,L. de la Fuente-Tomás,Leticia González-Blanco,P. A. Sáiz Martínez,Juan C. Leza,Julio Bobes +7 more
TL;DR: This study suggests a specific immune-inflammatory biomarker pattern for established schizophrenia patients (NFκB, PGE2, iNOS, and COX-2) that differentiates it from bipolar disorder patients and healthy controls and may constitute a promising therapeutic target.