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SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN
Volume 40, Issue 5, Pages 1164-1173Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbt125
Keywords
schizophrenia; neuropsychological impairment; cognition; extrapyramidal signs; abnormal movements
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- Department of Health of the Government of Navarra [55/2007, 11/101]
- Carlos III Health Institute (Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional Funds) from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitivity [08/I/1026]
- Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation [SAF2008-05674-C03-02]
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There is now growing evidence that parkinsonism and other extrapyramidal signs are highly prevalent in patients with first-episode psychosis who have never been exposed to antipsychotic drugs. However, the neuro-cognitive correlates of parkinsonism in this population remained to be clarified. A sample comprising 100 consecutive drug-naive patients with first-episode psychosis were enrolled on the study and followed up for 6 months. Seventy-seven completed assessments at 3 time points (baseline, 1 mo, and 6 mo), involving clinical and cognitive examinations and a specific assessment of motor abnormalities. The Simpson-Angus Scale (SAS) was used for the assessment of extrapyramidal signs, and each motor domain was evaluated with a standard assessment scale. Linear mixed models were built to explore the longitudinal relationships between parkinsonism scores and cognitive impairment. Parkinsonism scores showed significant strong longitudinal associations with deficits in memory, executive functioning, and attention. Spontaneous parkinsonism (total SAS score and hypokinesia and rigidity subscores at baseline) showed high 6-month predictive values for cognitive impairment. In addition, they also had high predictive values for neurologic soft-sign abnormalities but not for dyskinesia, akathisia, and pure catatonic abnormalities. No predictive value was found for glabella-salivation or tremor subscores on the SAS scale. These results emphasize the relevance of the assessment of parkinsonism signs prior to starting to administer antipsychotic drugs, as core manifestations of psychotic illness with a high predictive value for cognitive impairment.
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