Lateral ventricular enlargement in schizophrenic probands and their siblings with schizophrenia-related disorders

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 97-106

  Silverman, Jeremy M ^a,b   Smith, Christopher J ^a,b   Guo, Song Ling ^a,b   Mohs, Richard C ^a,b   Siever, Larry J ^a,b   Davis, Kenneth L ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Family study; Genetics; Schizoaffective disorder; Schizophrenia; Schizotypal personality disorder; Ventricle brain ratio

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN LATERAL VENTRICLE; BRAIN SIZE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOIDISM; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SIBLING;

ADULT; CEREBRAL VENTRICULOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032518416     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(97)00247-3     Document Type: Article

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