Obstetric complications and neurological soft signs in male patients with schizophrenia

Acta Neuropsychiatrica

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 344-348

  Bersani, Giuseppe ^a   Clemente, Roberta ^a   Gherardelli, Simona ^a   Bersani, Francesco Saverio ^a   Manuali, Giorgiana ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

neurodevelopment; neurological soft signs; obstetric complications; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NEUROLOGICAL SOFT SIGN; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 84868712665     PISSN: 09242708     EISSN: 16015215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5215.2011.00636.x     Document Type: Article

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