Brain structural abnormalities at the onset of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: A meta-analysis of controlled magnetic resonance imaging studies

Current Pharmaceutical Design

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 486-494

  de Peri, Luca ^a   Crescini, Alessandra ^a   Deste, Giacomo ^a   Fusar Poli, Paolo ^a,b   Sacchetti, Emilio ^a,b,c   Vita, Antonio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Brain morphology; First episode; Magnetic resonance imaging; Meta analysis; Psychosis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN SIZE; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WHITE MATTER;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 84856541298     PISSN: 13816128     EISSN: 18734286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138161212799316253     Document Type: Article

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