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Differential effects of age at illness onset on verbal memory functions in antipsychotic-naïve schizophrenia patients aged 12-43 years.

Birgitte FagerlundChristos PantelisJens Richardt Moellegaard JepsenJayachandra Mitta RaghavaEgill RostrupMarie Bjerregaard ThomasMette Ødegaard NielsenKirsten Borup BojesenKarsten Gjessing JensenMarie Stentebjerg-DecaraDea Gowers KlauberDitte RudåBjørn H EbdrupKasper JessenAnne SigvardKaren TangmosePia JeppesenChristoph U CorrellAnders Fink-JensenAnne Katrine PagsbergBirte Yding Glenthøj
Published in: Psychological medicine (2020)
Cognitive functions showing protracted maturation into adulthood, such as verbal memory and verbal working memory, may be particularly impaired in both early- and late-schizophrenia onset. Our findings indicate a potential interaction between the timing of neurodevelopmental maturation and a possible premature age effect in late-onset schizophrenia.
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