Brain volume changes in schizophrenia: How do they arise? what do they mean?

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1779-1780

  Lewis, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Antipsychotic medications; Cerebral cortex; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE;

BRAIN SIZE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EXPOSURE; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; NOTE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ANIMALS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BRAIN; CELL COUNT; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MACACA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; ORGAN SIZE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REFERENCE VALUES; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 70449638383     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003329170900573X     Document Type: Note

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