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Childhood onset schizophrenia: support for a progressive neurodevelopmental disorder.
International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience - 1 May 2011
Rapoport Judith L, Gogtay Nitin
Abstract excerpt
Structural brain abnormalities have become an established feature of schizophrenia and increasing evidence points towards the progressive nature of these abnormalities. The brain abnormalities are most profound in early onset cases, which have a severe, treatment refractory phenotype and more salient genetic features. Unique insights could thus be gained in schizophrenia pathology from studying the earliest...
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