Corpus callosal area differences and gender dimorphism in neuroleptic-naïve, recent-onset schizophrenia and healthy control subjects

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 103, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 11-21

  John, John P ^a   Shakeel, Mohammed Kalathil ^a   Jain, Sanjeev ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Corpus callosum; Disconnection; Neuroleptic na ve; Partitioning; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; NEUROANATOMY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; CORPUS CALLOSUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REFERENCE VALUES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 47249106812     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2008.04.035     Document Type: Article

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