TY - JOUR
T1 - Cerebral Ventricular Enlargement in Schizophrenia
T2 - A Preliminary Follow-up Study
AU - Nasrallah, Henry A.
AU - Olson, Stephen C.
AU - McCalley-Whitters, Mona
AU - Chapman, Suzanne
AU - Jacoby, Charles G.
PY - 1986/2
Y1 - 1986/2
N2 - Lateral cerebral ventricular enlargement is now known to occur in some schizophrenic patients. To determine whether ventriculomegaly in schizophrenia is a static vs progressive process, we conducted a follow-up computed tomographic brain scan study on 11 young male patients, three years after initial scans were obtained. No significant change was found in the mean ventricles-brain ratio of this small schizophrenic sample after three years. Four of 11 patients showed noticeable increases (>;50%) in individual ratio. Methodologic problems are discussed and the need for follow-up studies as a research strategy is emphasized.
AB - Lateral cerebral ventricular enlargement is now known to occur in some schizophrenic patients. To determine whether ventriculomegaly in schizophrenia is a static vs progressive process, we conducted a follow-up computed tomographic brain scan study on 11 young male patients, three years after initial scans were obtained. No significant change was found in the mean ventricles-brain ratio of this small schizophrenic sample after three years. Four of 11 patients showed noticeable increases (>;50%) in individual ratio. Methodologic problems are discussed and the need for follow-up studies as a research strategy is emphasized.
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U2 - 10.1001/archpsyc.1986.01800020067008
DO - 10.1001/archpsyc.1986.01800020067008
M3 - Article
C2 - 3947210
AN - SCOPUS:0022578209
SN - 0003-990X
VL - 43
SP - 157
EP - 159
JO - Archives of General Psychiatry
JF - Archives of General Psychiatry
IS - 2
ER -