Neurological soft signs and cerebral measurement investigated by means of MRI in schizophrenic patients;Neurological soft sign e misurazioni cerebrali indagate mediante RMN in pazienti schizofrenici

Italian Journal of Psychopathology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 309-315

  Paolemili, M ^a   Quartini, A ^a   Clemente, R ^a   Gherardelli, S ^a   Di Biasi, C ^a   Gualdi, G F ^a   Bersani, Giuseppe ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Evan's Index; Interuncal distance; MRI; Neurological Soft Signs; Schizophrenia; Third ventricle width; Verm cerebellar atrophy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; CEREBELLUM ATROPHY; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 33847047898     PISSN: 15921107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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