Selective reduction of the posterior superior vermis in men with chronic schizophrenia

Gaku Okugawa; Göran Sedvall; Mikael Nordström; Nancy Andreasen; Ronald Pierson; Vincent Magnotta; Ingrid Agartz

doi:10.1016/S0920-9964(01)00248-1

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Selective reduction of the posterior superior vermis in men with chronic schizophrenia

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Selective reduction of the posterior superior vermis in men with chronic schizophrenia

Gaku Okugawa, Göran Sedvall, Mikael Nordström, Nancy Andreasen, Ronald Pierson, Vincent Magnotta and Ingrid Agartz

Schizophrenia research, Vol.55(1-2), pp.61-67

05/01/2002

DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(01)00248-1

PMID: 11955964

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Abstract

Cerebellar structures were measured in 30 chronic schizophrenic men and 18 healthy men using high resolution MRI. The volume of the posterior superior vermis was found to be significantly smaller in the schizophrenic men, but there was no difference in other cerebellar regions or the intracranial volume. The findings support the view that within the cerebellum the posterior superior vermis may be selectively reduced in men with chronic schizophrenia.

Humans

Middle Aged

Reference Values

Schizophrenia - pathology

Schizophrenic Psychology

Cerebellum - pathology

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Psychiatric Status Rating Scales

Image Processing, Computer-Assisted

Schizophrenia - diagnosis

Sex Factors

Adult

Chronic Disease

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Title: Subtitle: Selective reduction of the posterior superior vermis in men with chronic schizophrenia
Creators: Gaku Okugawa - Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Human Brain Informatics Center (HUBIN), Karolinska Institute and Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden. gaku.okugawa@cns.ki.se
Göran Sedvall
Mikael Nordström
Nancy Andreasen
Ronald Pierson
Vincent Magnotta
Ingrid Agartz
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Schizophrenia research, Vol.55(1-2), pp.61-67
Publisher: Netherlands
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(01)00248-1
PMID: 11955964
ISSN: 0920-9964
eISSN: 1573-2509
Grant note: MH44814-11 / NIMH NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 05/01/2002
Academic Unit: Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Radiology; Psychiatry; Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Record Identifier: 9984003453202771

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