Article
Striatal volume and functional connectivity predict weight gain in early-phase psychosis
2018-12-19
Abstract excerpt
<h4>Background: </h4> Second-generation antipsychotic drugs (SGAs) are essential in the treatment of psychotic disorders, but are well-known for inducing substantial weight gain and obesity. Critically, weight gain may reduce life expectancy for up to 20-30 years in patients with psychotic disorders, and prognostic biomarkers are generally lacking. The dorsal striatum, rich in dopamine D2 receptors which are antag...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 14d30a88-b611-52f0-ac10-a7dc61f849e0
- DOI
- 10.1101/501825
