Postmortem Assessment of Thalamic Nuclear Volumes in Subjects With Schizophrenia
American Journal of PsychiatryPublished 1 January 2002
William Byne, Monte S. Buchsbaum, Linda A. Mattiace, Erin A. Hazlett, Eileen Kemether, Sharif L. Elhakem
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Schizophrenia is associated with volume and neuronal changes in the mediodorsal nucleus and pulvinar, the major association nuclei of the thalamus, whereas total thalamic volume and the volumes of anterior and centromedian nuclei were not significantly altered.
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Schizophrenia is associated with volume and neuronal changes in the mediodorsal nucleus and pulvinar, the major association nuclei of the thalamus, whereas total thalamic volume and the volumes of anterior and centromedian nuclei were not significantly altered.
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