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September 27, 2025CureusOpen Access

Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio as a Potential Biomarker for Schizophrenia Severity: A Cross-Sectional Study

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RMRakesh Kumar MeenaRMR. S. MeenaJMJK Meena

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Overview

Cross-sectional study links neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio to schizophrenia severity in patients, suggesting inflammation's role.

Key Points

  • Elevated neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio correlates with greater schizophrenia severity, especially in untreated patients.
  • Mean NLR was significantly higher in untreated patients at 8.94 compared to 4.57, p < 0.001.
  • Cross-sectional study involving 100 patients with schizophrenia using the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale for assessment.
  • Findings suggest NLR may be a useful, low-cost tool for monitoring schizophrenia severity in clinical practice.

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Meena et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d7b3ddeebfec0fc5236737https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.93204
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