Progressive structural brain changes in schizophrenia

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-42

  Puri, Basant K ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atypical antipsychotic medication; Brain changes; Magnetic resonance imaging; Schizophrenia; Typical antipsychotic medication

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; OLANZAPINE; RISPERIDONE; ZIPRASIDONE;

AGING; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CORPUS CALLOSUM; GRAY MATTER; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PSYCHOSIS; PUTAMEN; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BRAIN; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; NERVE DEGENERATION; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 74949127693     PISSN: 14737175     EISSN: 17448360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/ern.09.142     Document Type: Review

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