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Brain volume in first-episode schizophrenia

The British Journal of Psychiatry · 2006 · Vol. 188(6) · pp. 510–518
R. Grant SteenCourtney MullRobert K. McClureRobert M. HamerJeffrey A. Lieberman

Abstract

Average volumetric changes are close to the limit of detection by MRI methods. It remains to be determined whether schizophrenia is a neurodegenerative process that begins at about the time of symptom onset, or whether it is better characterised as a neurodevelopmental process that produces abnormal brain volumes at an early age.

Schizophrenia research and treatmentAdvanced Neuroimaging Techniques and ApplicationsFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesBrain sizeSchizophrenia (object-oriented programming)Magnetic resonance imagingMedicineMeta-analysisNeuroimagingPsychologyPsychosisPsychiatryInternal medicine

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AdolescentAdultBrainCerebral VentriclesFemaleHippocampusHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleResearch DesignSchizophrenia
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