Differentiation of motor and cognitive performance characteristics in chronic schizophrenic patients

Introduction: Acute schizophrenic episodes are predominantly characterized by productive-psychotic symptoms while long-term outcome is mainly defined by negative symptoms. These feature psychomotor and cognitive decline, often show a steady progression and largely determine the socio-economic impairment of a patient. This study aimed at differentiating motor and cognitive components of negative symptoms in chronic schizophrenic patients. Materials and Methods: We included were 18 patients (age: 36±12 years) with chronic remitted paranoid-hallucinatory schizophrenia (F20.0), and a group of age-, sex- and educatio…