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Lotfi Gaha

2 papers in the library · 8 citations · publishing 2013-2017

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Neurological soft signs in Tunisian patients with first-episode psychosis and relation with cannabis use

Annals of General Psychiatry July 12, 2017 Ahmed Mhalla, Bochra Ben Mohamed, Christoph Ulrich Correll et al. 8 citations

Neurological soft signs (NSS) are minor non-localizing neurological abnormalities that are conceptualized as neurodevelopmental markers that mediate the biological risk for psychosis. We aimed to explore the relationship between NSS and cannabis use, an environmental risk factor of psychosis. This was a cross-sectional study in consecutively admitted patients hospitalized for first-episode...

2701 – Negative Association Between Neurological Soft Signs and Cannabis Use in Tunisian Patients with First-Episode Psychosis

European Psychiatry 2013 Ahmed Mhalla, L. Gassab, Lotfi Gaha et al.

Introduction: Neurological soft signs (NSS) are minor or subtle neurological signs indicating non-specific cerebral dysfunction. They have been conceptualized as neurodevelopmental markers that mediate the biological propensity for the development of psychosis. Their interaction with the environmental factors such as cannabis use remains little studied. Objective: To study the relationship...