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Neurological soft signs predict outcomes in schizophrenia

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Neurological soft signs (NSS) are minor motor and sensory changes that accompany the typical psychopathological symptoms and neuropsychological deficits that manifest in the early stages of schizophrenia. A new study provides evidence that NSS in early schizophrenia predict the long-term clinical outcomes of this condition.

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  1. Section for Geriatric Psychiatry, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

    Johannes Schröder

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

    Pablo Toro

  3. Advanced Center for Chronic Disease (ACCDiS), Medicine School, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

    Pablo Toro

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Schröder, J., Toro, P. Neurological soft signs predict outcomes in schizophrenia. Nat Rev Neurol 16, 659–660 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41582-020-0403-x

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