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Article: Clinical utility and lifespan profiling of neurological soft signs in schizophrenia spectrum disorders

TitleClinical utility and lifespan profiling of neurological soft signs in schizophrenia spectrum disorders
Authors
Keywordsneurological soft sign
schizophrenia spectrum disorders
endophenotype
psychopathology
lifespan profiling
Issue Date2016
Citation
Schizophrenia Bulletin, 2016, v. 42, n. 3, p. 560-570 How to Cite?
Abstract© The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center. Neurological soft signs (NSSs) bear the promise for early detection of schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Nonetheless, the sensitivity and specificity of NSSs in the psychosis continuum remains a topic of controversy. It is also unknown how NSSs reveal neurodevelopmental abnormality in schizophrenia. We investigated the effect sizes of NSSs in differentiating individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders from individuals with other psychiatric conditions and from covariate-matched healthy subjects. We also investigated the partitioned age-related variations of NSSs in both schizophrenia and healthy individuals. NSSs were assessed by the abridged version of the Cambridge Neurological Inventory (CNI) in 3105 participants, consisting of healthy individuals (n =1577), unaffected first-degree relatives of schizophrenia patients (n = 155), individuals with schizotypal personality disorder (n = 256), schizophrenia patients (n = 738), and other psychiatric patients (n = 379). Exact matching and propensity score matching procedures were performed to control for covariates. Multiple regression was used to partition age-related variations. Individuals along the schizophrenia continuum showed elevated levels of NSSs, with moderate effect sizes, in contrast to other psychiatric patients who had minimal NSSs, as well as matched healthy controls. Furthermore, the age-and-NSS relationship in schizophrenia patients was represented by a flat but overall elevated pattern, in contrast to a U-shaped pattern in healthy individuals. In sum, NSSs capture a moderate portion of psychosis proneness with reasonable specificity. Lifespan profiling reveals an abnormal developmental trajectory of NSSs in schizophrenia patients, which supports the endophenotype hypothesis of NSSs by associating it with the neurodevelopmental model of schizophrenia.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/292939
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dc.contributor.authorChan, Raymond C.K.-
dc.contributor.authorXie, Weizhen-
dc.contributor.authorGeng, Fu Lei-
dc.contributor.authorWang, Ya-
dc.contributor.authorLui, Simon S.Y.-
dc.contributor.authorWang, Chuan Yue-
dc.contributor.authorYu, Xin-
dc.contributor.authorCheung, Eric F.C.-
dc.contributor.authorRosenthal, Robert-
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-17T14:57:32Z-
dc.date.available2020-11-17T14:57:32Z-
dc.date.issued2016-
dc.identifier.citationSchizophrenia Bulletin, 2016, v. 42, n. 3, p. 560-570-
dc.identifier.issn0586-7614-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/292939-
dc.description.abstract© The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center. Neurological soft signs (NSSs) bear the promise for early detection of schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Nonetheless, the sensitivity and specificity of NSSs in the psychosis continuum remains a topic of controversy. It is also unknown how NSSs reveal neurodevelopmental abnormality in schizophrenia. We investigated the effect sizes of NSSs in differentiating individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders from individuals with other psychiatric conditions and from covariate-matched healthy subjects. We also investigated the partitioned age-related variations of NSSs in both schizophrenia and healthy individuals. NSSs were assessed by the abridged version of the Cambridge Neurological Inventory (CNI) in 3105 participants, consisting of healthy individuals (n =1577), unaffected first-degree relatives of schizophrenia patients (n = 155), individuals with schizotypal personality disorder (n = 256), schizophrenia patients (n = 738), and other psychiatric patients (n = 379). Exact matching and propensity score matching procedures were performed to control for covariates. Multiple regression was used to partition age-related variations. Individuals along the schizophrenia continuum showed elevated levels of NSSs, with moderate effect sizes, in contrast to other psychiatric patients who had minimal NSSs, as well as matched healthy controls. Furthermore, the age-and-NSS relationship in schizophrenia patients was represented by a flat but overall elevated pattern, in contrast to a U-shaped pattern in healthy individuals. In sum, NSSs capture a moderate portion of psychosis proneness with reasonable specificity. Lifespan profiling reveals an abnormal developmental trajectory of NSSs in schizophrenia patients, which supports the endophenotype hypothesis of NSSs by associating it with the neurodevelopmental model of schizophrenia.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.relation.ispartofSchizophrenia Bulletin-
dc.subjectneurological soft sign-
dc.subjectschizophrenia spectrum disorders-
dc.subjectendophenotype-
dc.subjectpsychopathology-
dc.subjectlifespan profiling-
dc.titleClinical utility and lifespan profiling of neurological soft signs in schizophrenia spectrum disorders-
dc.typeArticle-
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dc.identifier.doi10.1093/schbul/sbv196-
dc.identifier.pmid26712863-
dc.identifier.pmcidPMC4838107-
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dc.identifier.hkuros320783-
dc.identifier.volume42-
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dc.identifier.spage560-
dc.identifier.epage570-
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