Neurological frontal signs and neuropsychological deficits in schizophrenic patients

A higher prevalence of neurological signs (NS) has been described in schizophrenic patients when compared with controls or patients with other mental illnesses. This study, which includes a sample of 66 DSM-IIIR schizophrenics, was designed to assess the relationship between 7 frontal neurologic sig...

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Published in:Schizophrenia research 1996-05, Vol.20 (1), p.15-20
Main Authors: Cuesta, Manuel J., Peralta, Victor, de Leon, Jose
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition Disorders - diagnosis
Cognition Disorders - physiopathology
Cognition Disorders - psychology
Cognitive deficit
Female
Frontal Lobe - physiopathology
Humans
Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Neurocognitive Disorders - diagnosis
Neurocognitive Disorders - physiopathology
Neurocognitive Disorders - psychology
Neurological sign
Neuropsychological Tests
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychoses
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia - diagnosis
Schizophrenia - physiopathology
Schizophrenic Psychology
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Summary:A higher prevalence of neurological signs (NS) has been described in schizophrenic patients when compared with controls or patients with other mental illnesses. This study, which includes a sample of 66 DSM-IIIR schizophrenics, was designed to assess the relationship between 7 frontal neurologic signs described by Luria and cognitive disturbances measured by an exhaustive neuropsychological battery. There was a statistically significant relationships between the frontal signs and the cognitive deficits (mean shared variance was 22%) which persisted after correcting for the influence of age, education, and duration of illness.
ISSN:0920-9964
1573-2509
DOI:10.1016/0920-9964(95)00110-7