Psychosis and brain volume changes during the first five years of schizophrenia

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作者
Cahn, W. [1 ]
Rais, M. [1 ]
Stigter, F. P. [1 ]
van Haren, N. E. M. [1 ]
Caspers, E. [1 ]
Pol, H. E. Hulshoff [1 ]
Xu, Z. [1 ]
Schnack, H. G. [1 ]
Kahn, R. S. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Med Ctr Utrecht, Dept Psychiat, Rudolf Magnus Inst Neurosci, NL-3584 CX Utrecht, Netherlands
关键词
First-episode schizophrenia; Psychosis; Brain volumes; Longitudinal; Neuroimaging; 1ST-EPISODE SCHIZOPHRENIA; IMAGING EVIDENCE; MATTER; GRAY; MORPHOLOGY; MRI; ABNORMALITIES; INSTRUMENT; DURATION; EPISODE;
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10.1016/j.euroneuro.2008.10.006
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
The underlying mechanisms explaining brain volume changes in schizophrenia are not yet understood, but psychosis might be related to these changes. Forty-eight patients with first-episode schizophrenia underwent Magnetic Resonance Imaging brain scanning at inclusion and after five years. An association was found between longer duration of psychosis, larger gray matter volume decrease and larger ventricular volume increase. These findings strongly suggest that psychosis contributes to brain volume reductions found in schizophrenia. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. and ECNP. All. rights reserved.
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页码:147 / 151
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