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Normal Ventricles in Young Schizophrenics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Francine Benes ,
Pearson Sunderland ,
Barry D. Jones ,
Marjorie J. LeMay ,
Bruce M. Cohen  and
Joseph F. Lipinski
Francine Benes
Affiliation:
McLean Hospital, 115 Mill Street, Belmont, Mass. 02178, USA
Pearson Sunderland
Affiliation:
McLean Hospital
Barry D. Jones
Affiliation:
Mailman Research Center, McLean Hospital
Marjorie J. LeMay
Affiliation:
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Bruce M. Cohen
Affiliation:
Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory, Mailman Research Center, McLean Hospital; Harvard Medical School
Joseph F. Lipinski
Affiliation:
Clinical Research Section, Mailman Research Center, McLean Hospital; Harvard Medical School
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Summary

The CT scans of 11 schizophrenics and 26 controls were evaluated for both linear (Evan's and cella media ratios) and volume (planimetry and grid ratios) measurements of ventricular size. There were no differences between the two groups on any of the measures obtained. These results are discussed in relation to previous reports showing ventricular enlargement in schizophrenics. The relatively younger age and briefer period of hospitalization in this present sample are suggested as variables possibly associated with these findings.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 141 , Issue 1 , July 1982 , pp. 90 - 93
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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