Brain morphometric comparison of first-episode schizophrenia and temporal lobe epilepsy

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 170, Issue JUNE, 1997, Pages 515-519

  Barr, W B ^a   Ashtari, M ^a   Bilder, R M ^a   Degreef, G ^a   Lieberman, J A ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

EID: 0030869298     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.170.6.515     Document Type: Article

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