Diffusion tensor imaging findings of white matter changes in first episode schizophrenia: A systematic review

Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-24

  Kuswanto, Carissa Nadia ^a   Teh, Irvin ^b   Lee, Tih Shih ^c   Sim, Kang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Diffusion tensor imaging; Psychopathology; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

BRAIN REGION; CHRONICITY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; HUMAN; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROBIOLOGY; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUBCOMMISSURAL ORGAN; SUBCORTEX; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNCINATE FASCICULUS; VERBAL MEMORY; WHITE MATTER; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 84861365607     PISSN: 17381088     EISSN: 20934327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9758/cpn.2012.10.1.13     Document Type: Review

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