Schizophrenic patients’ cognitive functions in relation to their metabolic profile: a cross-sectional, comparative study on an Egyptian sample

Abstract Background Patients with schizophrenia suffer from diffuse cognitive impairment and high prevalence of cardiovascular metabolic risks, associated with poor clinical outcomes. We aimed in this study to test the presence of cognitive impairment in a sample of patients with schizophrenia, and...

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Main Authors: Dalia Hegazy Ali, Doha Mostafa Elserafi, Marwa Abdel Rahman Soltan, Mohamed Fikry Eissa, Hanan Ahmed Zein, Heba Hamed Elshahawi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-10-01
Series:Middle East Current Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43045-020-00053-w