A diffusion tensor imaging study of structural dysconnectivity in never-medicated, first-episode schizophrenia

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 877-885

  Cheung, V ^a   Cheung, C ^a   McAlonan, G M ^a,b   Deng, Y ^a   Wong, J G ^a   Yip, L ^c   Tai, K S ^c   Khong, P L ^b,c   Sham, P ^a,b   Chua, S E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Diffusion; First episode; Never medicated; Schizophrenia; Structural

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CAPSULA INTERNA; CEREBRAL PEDUNCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; BRAIN; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NERVE NET; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 43649102071     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291707001808     Document Type: Article

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