2019
Choroid Plexus Enlargement and Allostatic Load in Schizophrenia
Zhou Y, Huang J, Zhang P, Fan F, Chen S, Fan H, Cui Y, Luo X, Tan S, Wang Z, Feng W, Yuan Y, Yang F, Savransky A, Ryan M, Goldwaser E, Chiappelli J, Rowland L, Kochunov P, Tan Y, Hong L. Choroid Plexus Enlargement and Allostatic Load in Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2019, 46: 722-731. PMID: 31603232, PMCID: PMC7147577, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbz100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChoroid plexusHigher allostatic loadAllostatic loadSex-matched healthy controlsCentral nervous system abnormalitiesFirst-episode schizophrenia patientsChoroid plexus enlargementNervous system abnormalitiesTotal intracranial volumeHealthy controlsThalamus volumeLateral ventricleNeuroendocrine biomarkersSystem abnormalitiesAmygdala volumeSchizophrenia patientsBrain disordersInitial stabilizationIntracranial volumeStructural biomarkersPlexusBrain structuresPatientsSchizophreniaGroup differences
2012
Cigarette smoking, psychopathology and cognitive function in first-episode drug-naive patients with schizophrenia: a case-control study
Zhang X, Chen D, Xiu M, Haile C, He S, Luo X, Zuo L, Rosenheck R, Kosten T, Kosten T. Cigarette smoking, psychopathology and cognitive function in first-episode drug-naive patients with schizophrenia: a case-control study. Psychological Medicine 2012, 43: 1651-1660. PMID: 23149169, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291712002590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-naive patientsFES patientsGeneral populationCognitive functionChronic schizophreniaHealthy controlsSmoking ratesFirst-episode drug-naive patientsFirst-episode schizophrenia patientsQuantity of smokingPositive symptom subscale scoresCase-control studyHigh smoking ratesSymptom subscale scoresCase-control designNegative Symptom ScaleTotal PANSSCigarette smokingFirst episodeNicotine dependenceFagerström TestPatientsPsychotic disordersSmokingSymptom Scale