Head size and schizophrenia

There is a small but intriguing body of literature which suggests that head size may be reduced in patients with schizophrenia. This literature sits alongside more substantial and compelling evidence that there is a reduction in cerebral volume in schizophrenia. As an extension of earlier work, meas...

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Published in:Schizophrenia research 2002-05, Vol.55 (1), p.99-104
Main Authors: Buckley, Peter F, Friedman, Lee, Jesberger, John A, Schulz, S.Charles, Jaskiw, George
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Brain - pathology
Cephalometry
Female
Head size
Hospitals, Psychiatric
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Neurodevelopment
Ohio
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychoses
Reference Values
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia - diagnosis
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Summary:There is a small but intriguing body of literature which suggests that head size may be reduced in patients with schizophrenia. This literature sits alongside more substantial and compelling evidence that there is a reduction in cerebral volume in schizophrenia. As an extension of earlier work, measures of extracranial head size derived from standard anthropometric approaches were assessed in 44 patients and 46 control subjects. Head size was found to be normal in schizophrenia. The relationship of brain size to head size is elaborated.
ISSN:0920-9964
1573-2509
DOI:10.1016/S0920-9964(01)00160-8