1999
Childhood-onset schizophrenia: progressive brain changes during adolescence
Giedd J, Jeffries N, Blumenthal J, Castellanos FX, Vaituzis A, Fernandez T, Hamburger S, Liu H, Nelson J, Bedwell J, Tran L, Lenane M, Nicolson R, Rapoport J. Childhood-onset schizophrenia: progressive brain changes during adolescence. Biological Psychiatry 1999, 46: 892-898. PMID: 10509172, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(99)00072-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain anomaliesVentricular volumeTotal cerebrumLateral ventricleCOS groupDuration of illnessProgressive brain changesBrain magnetic resonanceStructural brain anomaliesBrain MRI studiesGender-matched controlsMean age 14Age-related changesAdult patientsAdult schizophreniaBrain changesMRI studiesControl groupLarger sample sizeBrain tissueBrain developmentHippocampusProgressionDiagnostic group differencesEarly adulthood
1998
Brief Report: Association of Sex Chromosome Anomalies With Childhood-Onset Psychotic Disorders
KUMRA S, WIGGS E, KRASNEWICH D, MECK J, SMITH A, BEDWELL J, FERNANDEZ T, JACOBSEN L, LENANE M, RAPOPORT J. Brief Report: Association of Sex Chromosome Anomalies With Childhood-Onset Psychotic Disorders. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 1998, 37: 292-296. PMID: 9519634, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199803000-00014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood-onset schizophreniaPsychotic disordersPediatric patientsSex chromosome anomaliesSubgroup of patientsAdult-onset schizophreniaChromosome anomaliesLoss of balanceUnspecified psychosisTreatment trialsGeneral populationPatientsSex chromosome aneuploidyMental healthDisordersNational InstituteAffected individualsEnvironmental insultsCytogenetic screeningSchizophreniaChromosome aneuploidyChildrenClozapinePsychosisInsult