the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of atorvastatin on negative symptoms in patients with chronic schizophrenia. the study was a prospective, double-blind, 6-week trial. forty patients participated in the study; 19 patients were assigned to the atorvastatin group as well as 21 patients to the placebo group. for assessing negative signs, we used scale for the assessment of negative...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of Atorvastatin on negative symptoms in patients with chronic schizophrenia. The study was a prospective, double-blind, 6-week trial. Forty patients participated in the study; 19 patients were assigned to the Atorvastatin group as well as 21 patients to the placebo group. For assessing negative signs, we used Scale for the Assessment of Negative...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of Atorvastatin on negative symptoms in patients with chronic schizophrenia. The study was a prospective, double-blind, 6-week trial. Forty patients participated in the study; 19 patients were assigned to the Atorvastatin group as well as 21 patients to the placebo group. For assessing negative signs, we used Scale for the Assessment of Negative...

Abstract Objectives A mechanical metamaterial is introduced herein by drawing inspiration from an Aztec geometric pattern. This deformation mechanism for Poisson’s ratio and Young’s modulus based on non-rotating rhombi with rotating triangles, while the shear analysis hence ‘partially rigid units’. Methods The coefficient of thermal expansion was obtained equating potential energy expressions s...

background optimal use of the clinical examination aids physicians in identifying patients at risk for meningitis. the low specificity of the meningeal signs may be due to the presence of cervical arthritis and spondylosis. one of the most sensitive maneuvers in the diagnosis of meningitis is jolt accentuation of headache. patients and methods a descriptive research was performed on suspected a...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The role of MR imaging in predicting underlying intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis before endovascular stroke therapy has not been studied. Our aim was to determine the diagnostic value of the negative susceptibility vessel sign on T2*-weighted gradient-echo MR imaging for predicting underlying intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis in patients with acute MCA occlusion....