Neurological soft signs and cognition in the late course of chronic schizophrenia: a longitudinal study
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The clinical correlates of neurological soft signs in chronic schizophrenia.
Among 16 chronic schizophrenic in-patients, all had at least one neurological soft sign (NSS), and 6 (40%) had definite neurodysfunction. NSS and TD scores were highly intercorrelated, and NSS were significantly correlated with neuroleptic drug exposure. NSS correlated positively with both positive and negative symptoms and cognitive impairment but not with cerebral ventricular size on CT. Pati...
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1 Department of General Psychiatry, Section of Geriatric Psychiatry, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, 2 Center for Mental Health, Klinikum Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, 3 Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany, 4 Department of General Psychiatry, Center of Psychosocial Medi...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0940-1334,1433-8491
DOI: 10.1007/s00406-020-01138-7