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Hanwen Liu1,2, Ling Li3, Li Shen4
1Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Objectives:
To investigate the prevalence and changes of cavum septum pellucidum (CSP) in first-episode psychosis (FEP) patients.
Methods:
Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) were searched to identify eligible studies comparing FEP patients and healthy controls from inception to Feb 29, 2016.
Results:
Ten cross-sectional studies and three longitudinal studies reported in ten articles met our criteria. Our meta-analysis found no significant differences in the prevalence of either "any CSP" (OR = 1.41; 95% CI 0.90-2.20; p = 0.13; I2 = 52.7%) or "large CSP" (OR = 1.10; 95% CI 0.77-1.58; p = 0.59; I2 = 24.1%) between FEP patients and healthy controls. However, the heterogeneity analysis of the prevalence of "any CSP" suggested bias in outcome reporting.
Conclusions:
The results based on current evidence suggest it is unclear whether "any CSP" is a risk factor for FEP due to the heterogeneity of the studies. There is insufficient evidence to support that "large CSP" is a possible risk factor for FEP.
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