Occipital bending in schizophrenia.
Aust N Z J Psychiatry
; 51(1): 32-41, 2017 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-27066817
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the prevalence of occipital bending (an occipital lobe crossing or twisting across the midline) in subjects with schizophrenia and matched healthy controls.METHOD:
Occipital bending prevalence was investigated in 37 patients with schizophrenia and 44 healthy controls.RESULTS:
Ratings showed that prevalence was nearly three times higher among schizophrenia patients (13/37 [35.1%]) than in control subjects (6/44 [13.6%]). Furthermore, those with schizophrenia had greater normalized gray matter volume but less white matter volume and had larger brain-to-cranial ratio.CONCLUSION:
The results suggest that occipital bending is more prevalent among schizophrenia patients than healthy subjects and that schizophrenia patients have different gray matter-white matter proportions. Although the cause and clinical ramifications of occipital bending are unclear, the results infer that occipital bending may be a marker of psychiatric illness.Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Esquizofrenia
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Lobo Occipital
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article