Corpus callosum volumes in recent-onset schizophrenia are correlated to positive symptom severity after 1year of follow-up

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 137, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 258-259

  Serpa, Mauricio H ^a   Schaufelberger, Maristela S ^a   Rosa, Pedro G ^a   Duran, Fábio L S ^a   Santos, Luciana C ^a   Muray, Robin M ^b   Scazufca, Márcia ^a   Menezes, Paulo R ^a   Busatto, Geraldo F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CORPUS CALLOSUM; CORPUS CALLOSUM; CORPUS CALLOSUM VOLUME; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDIUM CORPUS CALLOSUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; POSITIVE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CORPUS CALLOSUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860840600     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: 15732509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2012.02.027     Document Type: Letter

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