Volumetric analysis of frontal lobe regions in schizophrenia: relation to cognitive function and symptomatology
Biological PsychiatryPublished 1 June 1999
Wim F.C Baaré, Hilleke E. Hulshoff Pol, Ron Hijman, Willem P.Th.M. Mali, Max A. Viergever, René S. Kahn
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Findings suggest that in schizophrenia, deficits in verbal and visual memory and semantic fluency and negative symptoms may be related to (subtle) abnormalities in frontal lobe structure.
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These findings suggest that in schizophrenia, deficits in verbal and visual memory and semantic fluency and negative symptoms may be related to (subtle) abnormalities in frontal lobe structure.
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