Brain volume in first-episode schizophrenia
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Abstract
Background
Studies of people with schizophrenia assessed using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) usually include patients with first-episode and chronic disease, yet brain abnormalities may be limited to those with chronic schizophrenia.
Aims
To determine whether patients with a first episode of schizophrenia have characteristic brain abnormalities. METHOD: Systematic review and meta-analysis of 66 papers comparing brain volume in patients with a first psychotic episode with volume in healthy controls.
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Authors
5- RGR. Grant SteenCorresponding
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- CMCourtney Mull
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- RKRobert K. McClure
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- RMRobert M. Hamer
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- JAJeffrey A. Lieberman
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Topics & keywords
Topics
Keywords
- Brain size
- Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming)
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Medicine
- Meta-analysis
- Neuroimaging
- Psychology
- Psychosis
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Good health and well-being
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