Neurological soft signs in Chinese adolescents with antisocial personality traits.
The current study was designed to explore the specific relationship between neurologic soft signs (NSSs) and characteristics of antisocial personality traits in adolescents, and to investigate particular NSSs linked to certain brain regions in adolescents with antisocial personality traits. The research was conducted on 96 adolescents diagnosed with ASP traits (ASP trait group) using the ASPD subscale of the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire for the DSM-IV (PDQ-4+) and 96 adolescents without traits of any personality disorder (control group). NSSs were assessed using the soft sign subscales of the Cambridge Neurological Inventory. Adolescents with ASP traits showed more motor coordination, sensory integration, disinhibition, and total NSSs than the control group. Seven NSSs, including stereognosia in right hand, finger agnosia and graphesthesia in both hands, left-right orientation, and go/no go stimulus, were significantly more frequent in teenagers with ASP traits. Sensory integration was positively associated with ASP traits. Adolescents with antisocial personality traits might have abnormalities in the central nervous system, and sensory integration might be the particular indicator of antisocial personality disorder.
['Wang|Xin|X|', 'Cai|Lin|L|', 'Li|Lingyan|L|', 'Yang|Yanjie|Y|', 'Yao|Shuqiao|S|', 'Zhu|Xiongzhao|X|']
D000293:Adolescent D000377:Agnosia D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder D044466:Asians D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders D005260:Female D006801:Humans D007266:Inhibition, Psychological D008297:Male D010551:Personality D010555:Personality Inventory D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires D063189:Symptom Assessment D014110:Touch
Teenagers Mental disorders Neuropsychological tests