Systematic meta-analysis of insula volume in schizophrenia

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 775-784

  Shepherd, Alana M ^a,b   Matheson, Sandra L ^a,b   Laurens, Kristin R ^a,b,c   Carr, Vaughan J ^a,b   Green, Melissa J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior insula; meta analysis; region of interest; structural MRI; systematic review; volumetric

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ANTERIOR INSULA; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CINAHL; DISEASE DURATION; EMBASE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; INSULA; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; POSTERIOR INSULA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ATROPHY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CEREBRUM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROIMAGING; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 84867086361     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: 18732402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.04.020     Document Type: Article

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