Neuropsychological near normality and brain structure abnormality in schizophrenia

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 189-195

  Wexler, Bruce E ^a   Zhu, Hongtu ^b   Bell, Morris D ^b   Nicholls, Sarah S ^b   Fulbright, Robert K ^b   Gore, John C ^b   Colibazzi, Tiziano ^b   Amat, Jose ^b   Bansal, Ravi ^b   Peterson, Bradley S ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CEREBELLUM; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MORPHOMETRICS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; THALAMUS; WHITE MATTER; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; AMYGDALA; ATROPHY; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORGAN SIZE; PSYCHOMETRICS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 60349118528     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08020258     Document Type: Article

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