Cognitive performance is related to cortical grey matter volumes in early stages of schizophrenia: A population-based study of first-episode psychosis

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 113, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 200-209

  Minatogawa Chang, Taís M ^a   Schaufelberger, Maristela S ^a   Ayres, Adriana M ^a   Duran, Fábio L S ^a   Gutt, Elisa K ^a   Murray, Robin M ^b   Rushe, Teresa M ^c   McGuire, Philip K ^b   Menezes, Paulo R ^a   Scazufca, Marcia ^a   Busatto, Geraldo F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognition; First episode; Magnetic resonance imaging; Psychosis; Schizophrenia; Voxel based morphometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CINGULATE GYRUS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUBICULUM;

ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68049121837     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2009.06.020     Document Type: Article

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