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Toxoplasma gondii and schizophrenia: a review of published RCTs.
Parasitology research - 1 Jul 2017
Chorlton Sam D
Abstract excerpt
Over the last 60 years, accumulating evidence has suggested that acute, chronic, and maternal Toxoplasma gondii infections predispose to schizophrenia. More recent evidence suggests that chronically infected patients with schizophrenia present with more severe disease. After acute infection, parasites form walled cysts in the brain, leading to lifelong chronic infection and drug resistance to commonly used...
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