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Schizophrenia as a disorder of neurodevelopment.
Annual review of neuroscience - 1 Jan 2002
Lewis David A, Levitt Pat
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A combination of genetic susceptibility and environmental perturbations appear to be necessary for the expression of schizophrenia. In addition, the pathogenesis of the disease is hypothesized to be neurodevelopmental in nature based on reports of an excess of adverse events during the pre- and perinatal periods, the presence of cognitive and behavioral signs during childhood and adolescence, and the lack of...
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