Association between central nervous system infections during childhood and adult onset schizophrenia and other psychoses: A 28-year follow-up

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 837-843

  Rantakallio, Paula ^a   Jones, Peter ^b   Moring, Juha ^a   Von Wendt, Lennart ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bacterial central nervous system infection; Neurological handicaps; Psychosis; Schizophrenia; School performance; Viral central nervous system infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COXSACKIE VIRUS B; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PSYCHOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL CLASS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COXSACKIEVIRUS INFECTIONS; DELIRIUM, DEMENTIA, AMNESTIC, COGNITIVE DISORDERS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; ENTEROVIRUS B, HUMAN; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0030755112     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/26.4.837     Document Type: Article

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