Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 139, Issue 3 , Pages 219-228 , 30 August 2005

Functional imaging evidence of the relationship between recurrent psychotic episodes and neurodegenerative course in schizophrenia

  • Bum Seok Jeong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, Eulji University School of Medicine, 143-5, Yongdu-dong, Jung-gu, Daejeon, Korea, 301-832
    • ,
  • Jun Soo Kwon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital, 28 Yongon-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul, Korea, 110-744
    • BK 21 Human Life Sciences, Rm 206, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yongon-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul, Korea, 110-744
    • ,
  • Seong Yoon Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388-1, Pungnap-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea, 138-736
    • ,
  • Chul Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388-1, Pungnap-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea, 138-736
    • ,
  • Tak Youn

      Affiliations

    • BK 21 Human Life Sciences, Rm 206, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yongon-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul, Korea, 110-744
    • ,
  • Chan-Hong Moon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, 3025 East Carson Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15203, USA
    • ,
  • Chang Yoon Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388-1, Pungnap-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea, 138-736
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +82 2 30103416; fax: +82 2 485 8381.

Received 8 July 2003 ,Revised 14 January 2004 ,Accepted 30 January 2004.

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PII: S0925-4927(05)00089-2

doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2004.01.008

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 139, Issue 3 , Pages 219-228 , 30 August 2005

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