Alterations of plasma cytokine biomarkers for identifying age at onset of schizophrenia with neurological soft signs
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Potential endophenotype for schizophrenia: neurological soft signs.
INTRODUCTION Neurological soft signs (NSS) are suggested as a candidate endophenotype for schizophrenia. This article aims to review relevant literature and discuss the role of NSS in understanding schizophrenia. METHODS This is an update on a review article published in 2003. Articles from 2003 onwards were specifically reviewed and discussed with relevance to the role of NSS as endophenotyp...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Medical Sciences
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1449-1907
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.38891