Correlation of Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia with Frontal Lobe Parameters on Magnetic Resonance Imaging

1 July 1991

journal article
Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry

Vol. 159 (1) , 130-134
https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.159.1.130

Abstract

Among 24 chronic schizophrenic patients, the 10 with high ratings for negative symptoms had significantly higher left-frontal: temporal–corticalT₂ratios. This finding was unrelated to age, dose of medication, length of illness or handedness. NoT₁orT₂changes were found to be associated with positive symptoms or tardive dyskinesia in the regions examined.

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