Neurological frontal signs and neuropsychological deficits in schizophrenic patients

被引:31
作者
Cuesta, MJ
Peralta, V
deLeon, J
机构
[1] MED COLL PENN & HAHNEMANN UNIV, DEPT PSYCHIAT, PHILADELPHIA, PA USA
[2] NORRISTOWN STATE HOSP, CLIN RES CTR, NORRISTOWN, PA USA
关键词
neurological sign; cognitive deficit; (schizophrenia);
D O I
10.1016/0920-9964(95)00110-7
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
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.
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