Cerebral cortical thickness and a history of obstetric complications in schizophrenia

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 43, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 1287-1293

  Haukvik, Unn Kristin ^a   Lawyer, Glenn ^a   Bjerkan, Petr Szulc ^a   Hartberg, Cecilie Bhandari ^a   Jönsson, Erik G ^b   McNeil, Thomas ^c   Agartz, Ingrid ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cortical thickness; Hypoxia; MRI; Neurodevelopment; Obstetric complications; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FETUS HYPOXIA; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; BIRTH CERTIFICATES; BRAIN; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 70449520206     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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