Mapping adolescent brain change reveals dynamic wave of accelerated gray matter loss in very early-onset schizophrenia

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Dynamic changes in male and female teenagers with schizophrenia. A consistent pattern of progressive gray matter loss, in parietal, frontal, and temporal cortices, is observed in independent groups of males and female patients. A single pattern is observable in both boys and girls, supporting the anatomical specificity of the findings.


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  1. PNAS September 25, 2001 vol. 98 no. 20 11650-11655