Article
Neurobiology and phenotypic expression in early onset schizophrenia.
Early intervention in psychiatry - 1 Feb 2011
Vyas Nora S, Patel Neva H, Puri Basant K
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Early-onset schizophrenia (onset before adulthood) is a rare and severe form of the disorder that shows phenotypic and neurobiological continuity with adult-onset schizophrenia. Here, we provide a synthesis of keynote findings in this enriched population to understand better the neurobiology and pathophysiology of early-onset schizophrenia. METHODS: A synthetic and integrative approach is applied to review...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age of Onset
- Antipsychotic Agents
- Brain
- Child
- Cognition Disorders
- Disease Progression
- Humans
- Phenotype
- Schizophrenia
- Schizophrenic Psychology