First-rank symptoms of Schneider in late paraphrenia. Cortical structural correlates

R J Howard; H Förstl; M Naguib; A Burns; R Levy

doi:10.1192/bjp.160.1.108

First-rank symptoms of Schneider in late paraphrenia. Cortical structural correlates

Br J Psychiatry. 1992 Jan:160:108-9. doi: 10.1192/bjp.160.1.108.

Authors

R J Howard¹, H Förstl, M Naguib, A Burns, R Levy

Affiliation

¹ Section of Old Age Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London.

PMID: 1543988
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.160.1.108

Abstract

The brains of 41 late paraphrenics, 16 of whom had first-rank symptoms, were examined by CT. Late paraphrenics with first-rank symptoms had significantly less cortical atrophy than those without them.

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Atrophy
Cerebral Cortex / pathology*
Cerebral Ventricles / pathology
Dementia / diagnosis*
Dementia / psychology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neurocognitive Disorders / diagnosis*
Neurocognitive Disorders / psychology
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Schizophrenia / diagnosis*
Schizophrenic Psychology*
Temporal Lobe / pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*