Schizotypal personality disorder and MRI abnormalities of temporal lobe gray matter
Biological PsychiatryPublished 1 June 1999Open access
Chandlee C. Dickey, Robert W. McCarley, Martina M. Voglmaier, Margaret Niznikiewicz, Larry J. Seidman, Yoshio Hirayasu
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These abnormalities strengthen the hypothesis of a temporal lobe abnormality in SPD, and the similarity of STG findings in schizophrenia and SPD suggest that STG abnormalities may be part of the spectrum "endophenotype."
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These abnormalities strengthen the hypothesis of a temporal lobe abnormality in SPD, and the similarity of STG findings in schizophrenia and SPD suggest that STG abnormalities may be part of the spectrum "endophenotype." It is also possible that presence of medial temporal lobe abnormalities may help to differentiate who will develop schizophrenia and who will develop the less severe schizophrenia spectrum disorder, SPD.
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