Abnormal neurological signs, visual contrast sensitivity, and the deficit syndrome of schizophrenia

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1225-1230

  Cimmer, Csongor ^a   Szendi, István ^a   Csifcsák, Gábor ^a   Szekeres, György ^a   Ambrus Kovács, Zoltán ^a   Somogyi, István ^a   Benedek, György ^b   Janka, Zoltán ^a   Kéri, Szabolcs ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Deficit syndrome; Neurological signs; Schizophrenia; Visual contrast sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRATING; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PERCEPTION DISORDER; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SENSORY INTEGRATION DEFICIT; SPATIAL FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; VISION TEST; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 33747069590     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2006.03.021     Document Type: Article

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