Neurological abnormalities among offspring of persons with schizophrenia: Relation to premorbid psychopathology

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 108, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 163-169

  Prasad, Konasale M ^a   Sanders, Richard ^b   Sweeney, John ^c   Montrose, Debra ^a   Diwadkar, Vaibhav ^a,d   Dworakowski, Diana ^a   Miewald, Jean ^a   Keshavan, Matcheri ^a,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive functions; Endophenotype; High risk; Neurological examination abnormalities; Neurological soft signs; Neuropsychology; Psychotic disorders; Schizophrenia; Schizotypy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHAPMAN SCALE; COGNITIVE PERCEPTUAL AND REPETITIVE MOTOR SUBSCORE; CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEINRICHS BUCHANAN SCALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; COGNITION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60249094679     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2008.11.019     Document Type: Article

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