Pituitary volume in first-episode schizophrenia

Psychiatry Res. 2012 Jul 30;203(1):100-2. doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2011.09.017. Epub 2012 Aug 2.

Abstract

Pituitary volumes were measured in 55 first-episode schizophrenia patients at a baseline timepoint with 38 receiving a followup scan after antipsychotic treatment. Fifty-nine healthy volunteers had baseline scans with 34 receiving a followup scan. There were no baseline group differences in pituitary volumes or changes in volume following antipsychotic treatment.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antipsychotic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Organ Size
  • Pituitary Gland* / drug effects
  • Pituitary Gland* / pathology
  • Psychotic Disorders* / drug therapy
  • Psychotic Disorders* / pathology
  • Schizophrenia* / drug therapy
  • Schizophrenia* / pathology
  • Sex Factors

Substances

  • Antipsychotic Agents