Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 156, Issue 1 , Pages 33-42 , 15 October 2007

Findings of proton magnetic resonance spectometry in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in adolescents with first episodes of psychosis

  • Arantzazu Zabala

      Affiliations

    • Adolescent Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, 28009 Madrid, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Unidad de Adolescentes, Departamento de Psiquiatría, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, c/Ibiza 43, 28009 Madrid, Spain. Tel.: +34 91 586 8133; fax: +34 91 426 5005.
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  • Javier Sánchez-González

      Affiliations

    • Medical Imaging Laboratory, Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, 28009 Madrid, Spain
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  • Mara Parellada

      Affiliations

    • Adolescent Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, 28009 Madrid, Spain
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  • Dolores María Moreno

      Affiliations

    • Adolescent Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, 28009 Madrid, Spain
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  • Santiago Reig

      Affiliations

    • Medical Imaging Laboratory, Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, 28009 Madrid, Spain
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  • María Teresa Burdalo

      Affiliations

    • Adolescent Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, 28009 Madrid, Spain
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  • Olalla Robles

      Affiliations

    • Adolescent Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, 28009 Madrid, Spain
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  • Manuel Desco

      Affiliations

    • Medical Imaging Laboratory, Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, 28009 Madrid, Spain
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  • Celso Arango

      Affiliations

    • Adolescent Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, 28009 Madrid, Spain

Received 25 September 2006 ,Revised 14 December 2006 ,Accepted 26 December 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2006.12.016

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 156, Issue 1 , Pages 33-42 , 15 October 2007

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