Relationship of Obstetric Complications and Differences in Size of Brain Structures in Monozygotic Twin Pairs Discordant for Schizophrenia
American Journal of PsychiatryPublished 1 February 2000
Thomas F. McNeil, Elizabeth Cantor‐Graae, Daniel R. Weinberger
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Trauma at the time of labor and delivery and especially prolonged labor appear to be of importance for brain structure anomalies associated with schizophrenia.
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Trauma at the time of labor and delivery and especially prolonged labor appear to be of importance for brain structure anomalies associated with schizophrenia.
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