title: Neurological examination abnormalities in neuroleptic-naive patients with first-break schizophrenia: preliminary results.
abstract: The authors report preliminary findings from an ongoing prospective study of neuroleptic-naive patients with first-break schizophrenia. They evaluated 17 of these patients and 15 normal subjects with a structured neurological examination before the patients received any medical treatment. The patients with schizophrenia showed significantly greater neurological impairment than did the normal comparison subjects.
authors.affiliation: Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2593.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Keshavan
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Schooler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents