CEREBRAL VENTRICULAR ENLARGEMENT IN SCHIZOPHRENIFORM DISORDER DOES NOT PROGRESS - A 7 YEAR FOLLOW-UP-STUDY

被引:87
作者
JASKIW, GE
JULIANO, DM
GOLDBERG, TE
HERTZMAN, M
UROWHAMELL, E
WEINBERGER, DR
机构
[1] ST ELIZABETH HOSP,NIMH,INTRAMURAL RES PROGRAM,CLIN BRAIN DISORDERS BRANCH,WASHINGTON,DC 20032
[2] GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV HOSP,DEPT PSYCHIAT,WASHINGTON,DC
[3] PSYCHIAT INST WASHINGTON DC,WASHINGTON,DC
关键词
SCHIZOPHRENIFORM; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CHRONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA; VENTRICULAR BRAIN RATIO;
D O I
10.1016/0920-9964(94)90005-1
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
Ten patients, who underwent computerized tomography (CT) study during evaluation for first episode schizophreniform psychosis were restudied an average of 7 years later. Of the 10 patients, 7 were found to carry a diagnosis of schizophrenia at follow-up. In this subgroup, there was no significant change in the mean ventricular brain ratio measure of cerebral. ventricular size between the index and follow-up scans. These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that ventricular enlargement is present at the onset of schizophrenia and does not progress with duration of illness or treatment.
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