Brain structure, genetic liability, and psychotic symptoms in subjects at high risk of developing schizophrenia

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 811-823

  Lawrie, Stephen M ^a   Whalley, Heather C ^a   Abukmeil, Suheib S ^a   Kestelman, Julia N ^a   Donnelly, Lorna ^a   Miller, Patrick ^a   Best, Jonathan J K ^a   Owens, David G Cunningham ^a   Johnstone, Eve C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain; Genetic liability; High risk; MRI; Psychotic symptoms; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; THALAMUS;

AMYGDALA; BRAIN; CORPUS STRIATUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; THALAMUS;

EID: 0035873733     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(00)01117-3     Document Type: Article

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