Neurological Soft Signs, Spontaneous and Treatment Emergent Extrapyramidal Syndromes in Black Africans With First Episode Schizophrenia
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Neurological Soft Signs in First -Episode Schizophrenia
Neurological soft signs (NSS) refer to subtle neurological abnormalities comprising deficits in sensory integration, motor coordination, or sequencing of complex motor acts. It is generally accepted that NSS are more prevalent in schizophrenia patients, including first -episode cases, than in healthy subjects. Moreover, NSS have been consistently demonstrated in neuroleptic naïve firstepisode p...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Psychiatry
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1664-0640
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00172