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Minimal brain damage and seasonality of birth in schizophrenic disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

V di Michele ,
S de Cataldo ,
A Rossi  and
M Casacchia
V di Michele
Affiliation:
University of L'Aquila, Department of Experimental Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, SM di Collemaggio Hospital, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
S de Cataldo
Affiliation:
University of L'Aquila, Department of Experimental Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, SM di Collemaggio Hospital, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
A Rossi
Affiliation:
University of L'Aquila, Department of Experimental Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, SM di Collemaggio Hospital, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
M Casacchia
Affiliation:
University of L'Aquila, Department of Experimental Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, SM di Collemaggio Hospital, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
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Summary

A minimal brain damage examination was carried out in 73 schizophrenic patients divided into three groups according to their season of birth. Results showed no statistically significant difference among groups in the prevalence of neurological soft signs.

Keywords

schizophreniaseason of birthbrain damage
Type
Short communication
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , 1992 , pp. 91 - 92
Copyright
Copyright © Elsevier, Paris 1992

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