| Comparative analysis of soft neurological signs in positive and negative subtype of schizophrenia. | |
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PMID: 19556945 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: The objective of the study was to investigate neurological deficit in schizophrenia and to compare soft neurological signs in positive and negative subtypes of schizophrenia. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: 66 patients with schizophrenia were evaluated with the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale to classify the subtype of schizophrenia: positive subtype (36 patients) and negative subtype (30 patients), all of which were entering into remission. To examine the neurological soft signs we compared scores on the Neurological Evaluation Scale (NES) for positive and negative subtype. RESULTS: The negative subtype of schizophrenia showed significantly higher neurological soft signs in comparison to the positive subtype, with reduced functioning in the sensory integration and motor coordination subscale as well as the other subscale. CONCLUSION: The main finding in this study indicates that patients with schizophrenia have neurological impairment, and that the negative subtype has significantly higher neurological impairment than the positive subtype. The results further support the significance of the soft neurological signs as a possible marker of different subtypes of schizophrenia. |
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Authors:
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Tijana Cvetić; Olivera Vuković; Dubravka Britvić; Maja Ivković; Slavica Dukić-Dejanović; Dusica Lecić-Tosevski |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Psychiatria Danubina Volume: 21 ISSN: 0353-5053 ISO Abbreviation: Psychiatr Danub Publication Date: 2009 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-06-26 Completed Date: 2009-08-21 Revised Date: 2009-10-20 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9424753 Medline TA: Psychiatr Danub Country: Croatia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 174-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Institute of Psychiatry Clinical Center of Serbia, Pasterova 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia. tijanacvetic@yahoo.com |
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Adult Female Humans Male Nervous System Diseases / diagnosis*, psychology Neurologic Examination / statistics & numerical data* Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / statistics & numerical data* Psychometrics Schizophrenia / classification, diagnosis* Schizophrenic Psychology* Young Adult |
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Psychiatr Danub. 2009 Sep;21(3):327-8
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19794349
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