Increase in caudate nuclei volumes of first-episode schizophrenic patients taking antipsychotic drugs

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Authors

Miranda Chakos · Long Island Jewish Medical Center

J.A. Lieberman

Abstract

Caudate enlargement occurs early in the course of treatment in young first-episode schizophrenic patients. This may be a result of an interaction between neuroleptic treatment and the plasticity of dopaminergic neuronal systems in young patients.

Topics & Keywords

Schizophrenia research and treatment Treatment of Major Depression Mental Health and Psychiatry

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 151, Issue 10, pp. 1430-1436

DOI: 10.1176/ajp.151.10.1430

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