Journal article
Clinical differences between schizophrenic patients with and without large cerebral ventricles
The journal of clinical psychiatry, Vol.44(11), pp.407-409
11/1983
PMID: 6605965
Abstract
In a group of 55 chronic schizophrenic men aged 20-45 years, the mean ventricle to brain ratio (VBR) on computerized tomographic brain scan was significantly greater than in 27 matched control subjects. A clinical comparison was then conducted between the schizophrenic patients with VBRs above (N = 19) or below (N = 36) 2 SD from the control mean. No differences were found in age of onset, premorbid history, duration of illness, severity of illness, response to neuroleptic drug treatment, presence of positive or negative symptoms, substance abuse, or cognitive testing. However patients with VBRs greater than 2 SD above the mean were significantly older and had a significantly higher frequency of history of schizophrenia in a first-degree relative.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Clinical differences between schizophrenic patients with and without large cerebral ventricles
- Creators
- H A NasrallahS KupermanB J HamraM McCalley-Whitters
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The journal of clinical psychiatry, Vol.44(11), pp.407-409
- Publisher
- United States
- PMID
- 6605965
- ISSN
- 0160-6689
- eISSN
- 1555-2101
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/1983
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
- Record Identifier
- 9984004089702771
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