Structural abnormalities of the adhesio interthalamica and mediodorsal nuclei of the thalamus in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 101, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 331-338

  Shimizu, Mitsuaki ^a   Fujiwara, Hironobu ^a   Hirao, Kazuyukki ^a   Namiki, Chihiro ^a   Fukuyama, Hidenao ^a   Hayashi, Takuji ^a   Murai, Toshiya ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adhesio interthalamica; Psychopathology; Schizophrenia; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN MALFORMATION; BRAIN SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INTRALAMINAR THALAMIC NUCLEI; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDIODORSAL THALAMIC NUCLEUS; MIDDLE AGED; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 42749092117     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2007.12.486     Document Type: Article

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