2013
Cardiovascular mortality in schizophrenia: Defining a critical period for prevention
Srihari VH, Phutane VH, Ozkan B, Chwastiak L, Ratliff JC, Woods SW, Tek C. Cardiovascular mortality in schizophrenia: Defining a critical period for prevention. Schizophrenia Research 2013, 146: 64-68. PMID: 23422728, PMCID: PMC3622848, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2013.01.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPremature cardiovascular mortalityCardiovascular mortalityCardiovascular riskUrban community mental health centerCommunity mental health centerCardiovascular risk estimatesPrior antipsychotic exposureRace-matched peersCardiovascular risk factorsEarly psychosis clinicMental health centersSuch preventive effortsLow-risk categoryCritical periodAntipsychotic exposureBlood pressureMetabolic syndromeObese categoryPsychosis clinicNormal weightPrimary preventionRisk factorsNational HealthHealth centersNutrition Survey
2011
Hoofbeats and zebras: neurodegenerative disorder presenting as a “first episode” of psychosis
Ozkan B, Phutane V, Jonas E, Tek C, Srihari V. Hoofbeats and zebras: neurodegenerative disorder presenting as a “first episode” of psychosis. General Hospital Psychiatry 2011, 33: 412.e1-412.e3. PMID: 21762843, PMCID: PMC3139144, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2011.03.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurodegenerative disordersDiverse neuropsychiatric symptomsBrain magnetic resonanceProgressive cortical atrophyCortical atrophyPsychosis clinicNeuropsychiatric symptomsFirst episodeFrontal lobeAuditory hallucinationsBehavioral declineDisordersParanoid ideationMagnetic resonancePatientsAtrophyClinicSymptomsPsychosisHallucinations