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  • Neuroimaging and Psychiatry
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Schizophrenia Research

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  • Schizophrenia is increasingly viewed as a neurodevelopmental disorder.
  • Neuroimaging studies link psychiatric conditions to structural-functional brain changes.
  • Understanding schizophrenia's neuroanatomical progression is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare structural brain changes in first-episode schizophrenia (FES) with those in chronic schizophrenia (SCZ).
  • To identify distinct neuroanatomical features associated with different stages of schizophrenia.
  • To investigate differences in ventricular size and frontal lobe density across patient groups.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective study with 149 participants: 51 FES, 49 SCZ (>5 years), and 50 controls.
  • Brain CT examinations were performed on all participants.
  • Comparative analysis of ventricular dimensions and frontal lobe densities.

Main Results:

  • Progressive widening of frontal horns and lateral ventricles observed: SCZ > FES > Control.
  • Third ventricle dimensions differed between SCZ and FES.
  • Fourth ventricle measurements were larger in FES and SCZ groups compared to controls.
  • Frontal lobe density was higher in SCZ compared to FES and controls; FES showed higher left posterior cortex density than controls.

Conclusions:

  • Distinct ventricular patterns and frontal lobe densities characterize different stages of schizophrenia.
  • SCZ patients exhibit greater ventricular widening than FES patients.
  • Neuroanatomical differences highlight schizophrenia's progressive nature.