Smaller Left Heschl’s Gyrus Volume in Patients With Schizotypal Personality Disorder
American Journal of PsychiatryPublished 30 August 2002Open access
Chandlee C. Dickey, Robert W. McCarley, Martina M. Voglmaier, Melissa Frumin, Margaret Niznikiewicz, Yoshio Hirayasu
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Smaller left Heschl's gyrus gray matter volume in subjects with schizotypal personality disorder may help to explain the previously reported abnormality in the left superior temporal gyrus and may be a vulnerability marker for schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
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Smaller left Heschl's gyrus gray matter volume in subjects with schizotypal personality disorder may help to explain the previously reported abnormality in the left superior temporal gyrus and may be a vulnerability marker for schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
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