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Neuroimaging of schizophrenia: structural abnormalities and pathophysiological implications
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Authors: Peter F Buckley
Published Date February 2005
Volume 2005:1(3) Pages 193 - 204
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S
Peter F Buckley
Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
Abstract: Schizophrenia, once considered a psychological malady devoid of any organic brain substrate, has been the focus of intense neuroimaging research. Findings reveal mild but generalized tissue loss as well as more selective focal loss. It is unclear whether these abnormalities reflect neurodevelopmental or neurodegenerative processes, or some combination of each; current evidence favors a preponderance of neurodevelopmental abnormalities. The pattern of brain abnormalities is also influenced by environmental and genetic risk factors, as well as by the course (and possibly even treatment) of this illness. These findings are described in this article.
Keywords: schizophrenia, brain imaging, magnetic resonance imaging
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