Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 154, Issue 3 , Pages 209-219 , 15 April 2007

Volume reduction of the left planum temporale gray matter associated with long duration of untreated psychosis in schizophrenia: A preliminary report

  • Tsutomu Takahashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
    • Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan. Tel.: +81 76 434 2281; fax: +81 76 434 5030.
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  • Michio Suzuki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
    • Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Ryoichiro Tanino

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
    • ,
  • Shi-Yu Zhou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
    • Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
    • Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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  • Hirofumi Hagino

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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  • Lisha Niu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
    • ,
  • Yasuhiro Kawasaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
    • Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Hikaru Seto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
    • ,
  • Masayoshi Kurachi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
    • Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Tokyo, Japan

Received 17 May 2006 ,Revised 28 August 2006 ,Accepted 11 October 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2006.10.001

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 154, Issue 3 , Pages 209-219 , 15 April 2007

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