507:. NSS likely reflect impairments in sensory integration, motor coordination, and the carrying out of complex motor tasks. When associated with schizophrenia the signs stop if clinical symptoms are effectively treated; and a consensus suggests that they may constitute a state marker for schizophrenia.
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478:cranial nerve nuclei
317:Occipital lobe signs
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391:anterograde amnesia
264:Temporal lobe signs
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454:dysarthria
416:Cerebellar
239:dysgraphia
140:hypertonia
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104:meningitis
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511:See also
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