Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 164, Issue 1 , Pages 90-94, 30 October 2008

Prevalence and length of the adhesio interthalamica in schizophrenia spectrum disorders

  • 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
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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
    • 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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  • Shi-Yu Zhou

      Affiliations

    • 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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  • Kazue Nakamura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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  • Ryoichiro Tanino

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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  • 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
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  • Marc L. Seal

      Affiliations

    • Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne and Melbourne Health, Melbourne, Australia
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  • Hikaru Seto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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  • 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 13 September 2007; received in revised form 4 February 2008; accepted 5 March 2008.

Abstract 

We used magnetic resonance imaging to investigate the prevalence and length of the adhesio interthalamica (AI) in 72 schizophrenia patients, 47 schizotypal disorder patients, and 81 healthy controls. The AI was more often absent and shorter in both disorders than in controls, possibly reflecting common neurodevelopmental abnormalities in the schizophrenia spectrum.

Keywords: Schizotypal disorder, Magnetic resonance imaging, Thalamus

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PII: S0925-4927(08)00047-4

doi:10.1016/j.pscychresns.2008.03.001

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 164, Issue 1 , Pages 90-94, 30 October 2008