Can structural neuroimaging be used to define phenotypes and course of schizophrenia?

Publication/Presentation Date

9-1-2012

Abstract

This article examines whether structural neuroimaging measures have been found to predict outcome in schizophrenia and whether changes in neuroimaging measures have been found to correlate with poor outcome in the disorder. Overall, there is little compelling evidence that structural neuroimaging measures in either first-episode or chronic patients predict future outcome. Progressive brain changes might reflect a neuroimaging phenotype associated with a worse course of the disorder. At the same time, there are many fruitful avenues that future research could take in an attempt to better predict future outcome or to identify specific imaging phenotypes associated with outcome.

Volume

35

Issue

3

First Page

633

Last Page

644

ISSN

1558-3147

Disciplines

Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

PubMedID

22929870

Department(s)

Administration and Leadership

Document Type

Article

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