Decreased Caudate Volume in Neuroleptic-Naive Psychotic Patients

Abstract

Decreases in caudate volume in newly diagnosed psychotic patients may be related to the primary pathophysiology of these disorders; prior observations of increased caudate volume may reflect effects of neuroleptic treatment.

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Basal gangliaPutamenPsychosisCaudate nucleusSchizophrenia (object-oriented programming)PsychologyMagnetic resonance imagingPathophysiologyMedicineInternal medicineAnesthesiaPsychiatryNeuroscienceCentral nervous systemRadiology

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Psychiatric Medical Center AM

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Year: 1998
Type: article
Volume: 155
Issue: 6
Pages: 774-778
Citations: 198
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                                    Matcheri S. Keshavan, 
                                
                                    David Rosenberg, 
                                
                                    John A. Sweeney
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1998). 
                            Decreased Caudate Volume in Neuroleptic-Naive Psychotic Patients. 
                            American Journal of Psychiatry
                            , 155
                            (6)
                            , 774-778.
                            https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.6.774
                        

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DOI: 10.1176/ajp.155.6.774