T2 HYPERINTENSE FOCI ON MAGNETIC-RESONANCE IMAGES OF SCHIZOPHRENIC-PATIENTS AND CONTROLS

被引:10
作者
BARTZOKIS, G
GARBER, HJ
GRISWOLD, VJ
OLDENDORF, WH
MINTZ, J
MARDER, SR
机构
[1] ALLEGHENY NEUROPSYCHIAT INST,RES,OAKDALE,PA
[2] UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO,SCH MED,DEPT RADIOL,SAN FRANCISCO,CA 94143
[3] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES,SCH MED,DEPT PSYCHIAT & BIOBEHAV SCI,LOS ANGELES,CA 90024
[4] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES,LOS ANGELES CTY HARBOR MED CTR,DEPT RADIOL,TORRANCE,CA 90509
[5] DEPT VET AFFAIRS MED CTR,PSYCHIAT SERV,LOS ANGELES,CA
[6] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES,SCH MED,DEPT NEUROL,LOS ANGELES,CA 90024
[7] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES,SCH MED,DEPT RADIOL,LOS ANGELES,CA 90024
[8] MED COLL PENN,DEPT PSYCHIAT,OAKDALE,PA
关键词
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; T2 HYPERINTENSE FOCI; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TARDIVE DYSKINESIA;
D O I
10.1016/0925-4927(91)90015-I
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
High resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain was performed on 18 male schizophrenic patients and 15 male normal control subjects using an identical imaging protocol. The number and size of T2 hyperintense foci were clinically quantified by an academic radiologist. Large foci (greater-than-or-equal-to 3 mm in diameter) were observed more frequently on patient images (7/18) than on control images (1/15). The imaging protocol detected high rates of focal hyperintensities, but no differences between patients and controls were noted in the total affected brain area (sum of focal areas) or in the presence or absence of foci.
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页数:7
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