squizophrenia

OBJECTIVES: Recent evidence is reviewed to examine relationships among sensorimotor and cognitive aspects in some important psychiatry disorders. This study reviews the theoretical models in the context of sensorimotor integration and the abnormalities reported in the most common psychiatric disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, autism spectrum disorder and squizophrenia. METHODS: The bibliographical search used Pubmed/Medline, ISI Web of Knowledge, Cochrane data base and Scielo databases...

INTRODUCTION: This study falls within research on neurocognitive risk markers of schizophrenia spectrum disorders, and its usefulness for early prevention strategies. METHOD: Two samples of 60 adults and 65 children and adolescents, with some schizophrenia high-risk individuals among them, were studied with the aim of harmonizing different strategies for early detection. One of the most practical aspects of this study was the design of a combined and straightforward measure (different in adults and adolescents) of vulnerability to schizophrenia spectrum disorders (schizotaxia), in contrast to the high availability of neuropsychological measures...