Longitudinal MRI study of the midline brain regions in first-episode schizophrenia

Tsutomu Takahashi*, Kazue Nakamura, Eiji Ikeda, Atsushi Furuichi, Mikio Kido, Yumiko Nakamura, Yasuhiro Kawasaki, Kyo Noguchi, Hikaru Seto, Michio Suzuki

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Abstract

This magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study investigated the prevalence and size of the adhesio interthalamica (AI) and cavum septi pellucidi (CSP) in 64 first-episode schizophrenia patients and 64 controls, of whom longitudinal data were available for 20 patients and 21 controls. The AI was shorter in the patients and showed longitudinal decline in both groups; there was also a trend for AI atrophy to correlate with negative symptoms. The CSP showed no group difference. These results suggest a role for the AI as a possible neurodevelopmental marker of schizophrenia.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)150-153
Number of pages4
JournalPsychiatry Research - Neuroimaging
Volume212
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013/05/30

Keywords

  • Adhesio interthalamica
  • Cavum septi pellucidi
  • Magnetic resonance imaging

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Neuroscience (miscellaneous)
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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