Schizophrenia and the brain: A prospective clinico-neuropathological study

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 285-304

  Bruton, C J ^a,b   Crow, T J ^a,b   Frith, C D ^a,b   Johnstone, E C ^a,b   Owens, D G C ^a,b   Roberts, G W ^a,b  

^a Psychology at University College   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC Clinical Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN ATROPHY; FATALITY; FEMALE; GLIOSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; DELIRIUM, DEMENTIA, AMNESTIC, COGNITIVE DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GLIOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; ORGAN WEIGHT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 0025333305     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291700017608     Document Type: Article

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