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J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 10:351-353, August 1998
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Clinical and Research Report

Incidence of Ectopic Gray Matter in Patients With Schizophrenia and Healthy Control Subjects Studied With MRI

Peg Nopoulos, M.D., Victor Swayze, M.D., Michael Flaum, M.D. and Nancy C. Andreasen, M.D., Ph.D.

Received February 24, 1997; revised April 24, 1997; accepted November 10, 1997. From the Mental Health Clinical Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa. Address correspondence to Dr. Nopoulos, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Mental Health Clinical Research Center, #2887 JPP, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242.

Magnetic resonance imaging scans were visually inspected to investigate the incidence of gray matter heterotopia (GMH) in a group of 55 schizophrenic patients and a group of 75 control subjects. No GMHs were found in the control subjects. In the patient group, 1 GMH was found, an incidence of 1.8%.

Key Words: Gray Matter Heterotopia • Schizophrenia • Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies




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