Childhood meningitis, brain maturation and the risk of psychosis

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 254, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-26

  Gattaz, Wagner F ^a   Abrahão, André L ^a   Foccacia, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; BRAIN MATURATION; CHILDHOOD; HUMAN; MENINGITIS; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTOGENESIS; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; BRAIN; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 2342648215     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00406-004-0431-3     Document Type: Review

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