Abstract
For 29 patients with schizophrenia that began after age 44, the mean ventricle-to-brain ratio was significantly higher than for 23 age-matched normal subjects but significantly smaller than for 23 patients with Alzheimer's disease and hallucinations or delusions.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Age Factors
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Aged
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Alzheimer Disease / diagnosis
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Brain / anatomy & histology*
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Brain / diagnostic imaging
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Cerebral Ventricles / anatomy & histology*
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Delusions / diagnosis
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Female
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Hallucinations / diagnosis
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Schizophrenia / diagnosis*
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed