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Table 3 Subscales of the Drug-Induced Extra-pyramidal Symptoms Scale (DIEPSS)

From: Prevalence of possible idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus in older inpatients with schizophrenia: a replication study

Items

No iNPH (n = 51)

Possible iNPH (n = 8)

p value

Gait

1.0 ± 1.4

2.0 ± 1.9

0.021

Bradykinesia

1.2 ± 1.1

1.8 ± 0.8

0.015

Sialorrhea

0.6 ± 0.9

0.4 ± 0.5

0.531

Rigidity

0.6 ± 0.9

1.6 ± 1.5

0.063

Tremor

0.7 ± 1.0

1.2 ± 1.6

0.376

Akathisia

0.1 ± 0.4

0.6 ± 0.5

0.021

Dystonia

0.1 ± 0.3

0.4 ± 0.5

0.145

Dyskinesia

0.2 ± 0.7

0.6 ± 0.9

0.468

Global

1.2 ± 0.9

1.8 ± 0.4

0.011

  1. The average differences in the DIEPSS subscales were analyzed with the Student’s t-test or Mann-Whitney U test with Bonferroni correction (statistical significance: p < 0.006)
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BMC Psychiatry

ISSN: 1471-244X

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