[Neurological soft signs in schizophrenia]. 2003

Fermín Serrano Osés
Unidad de Psiquiatría, Hospital Virgen del Camino, Pamplona, España. scheveningen@terra.es

Neurological Soft Signs (NSS) are defined as potential biological markers for schizophrenic disorders. There has recently been a renewer interest in its study. These NSS are not related to localized brain lesions, but it has been hypothesized that they reflect abnormalities in motor, sensory and integrative functions. It has been reported that schizophrenic patients exhibit NSS years before of the onset of psychotic symptoms and that they remain after recovery of that symptoms. Environmental and genetic causes have been involved in their origin. Different assessment scales have been developed in order to allow for comparisons between different studies and for relating NSS to clinical, psychopathological, neurocognitive, social and demographical variables of the disease. It has been demonstrated their relative independence of treatment and evolution of the disease.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009422 Nervous System Diseases Diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system. This includes disorders of the brain, spinal cord, cranial nerves, peripheral nerves, nerve roots, autonomic nervous system, neuromuscular junction, and muscle. Neurologic Disorders,Nervous System Disorders,Neurological Disorders,Disease, Nervous System,Diseases, Nervous System,Disorder, Nervous System,Disorder, Neurologic,Disorder, Neurological,Disorders, Nervous System,Disorders, Neurologic,Disorders, Neurological,Nervous System Disease,Nervous System Disorder,Neurologic Disorder,Neurological Disorder
D009460 Neurologic Examination Assessment of sensory and motor responses and reflexes that is used to determine impairment of the nervous system. Examination, Neurologic,Neurological Examination,Examination, Neurological,Examinations, Neurologic,Examinations, Neurological,Neurologic Examinations,Neurological Examinations
D011599 Psychopathology The study of significant causes and processes in the development of mental illness.
D003072 Cognition Disorders Disorders characterized by disturbances in mental processes related to learning, thinking, reasoning, and judgment. Overinclusion,Disorder, Cognition,Disorders, Cognition
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012559 Schizophrenia A severe emotional disorder of psychotic depth characteristically marked by a retreat from reality with delusion formation, HALLUCINATIONS, emotional disharmony, and regressive behavior. Dementia Praecox,Schizophrenic Disorders,Disorder, Schizophrenic,Disorders, Schizophrenic,Schizophrenias,Schizophrenic Disorder

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