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 adulthoodClinical and Neurobiological Correlates of Cytogenetic Abnormalities in Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia
Nicolson R, Giedd JN, Lenane M, Hamburger S, Singaracharlu S, Bedwell J, Fernandez T, Thaker GK, Malaspina D, Rapoport JL. Clinical and Neurobiological Correlates of Cytogenetic Abnormalities in Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1999, 156: 1575-1579. PMID: 10518169, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.156.10.1575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge of OnsetBrainBrief Psychiatric Rating ScaleCerebral VentriclesChildChromosome AberrationsChromosome DeletionDevelopmental DisabilitiesFamilyFemaleHippocampusHumansIntelligence TestsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePrevalencePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRisk FactorsSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologyConceptsChildhood-onset schizophreniaCytogenetic abnormalitiesCytogenetic anomaliesEye tracking dysfunctionSubgroup of patientsChromosome 22q11 deletionNeurobiological correlatesRisk factor measuresSchizophrenia spectrum disordersObstetric complicationsGroup of childrenEtiologic contributionPathophysiologic roleChildhood onsetFragile X testingLower performance IQPatientsGreater impairmentAbnormalitiesDevelopmental impairmentEarly onsetChromosomal abnormalitiesSchizophreniaEarly ageImpairment