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Ventricular enlargement in young chronic schizophrenics
Author(s) -
Llandrich J. E. Obiols,
Ruscalleda J.,
Masferrer M.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1986.tb02664.x
Subject(s) - ventricular volume , medicine , cardiology , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychology , psychiatry , heart failure , ejection fraction
The ventricular brain ratio (VBR) was measured in a group of 33 young in‐patient schizophrenics and 25 controls. Results confirmed significant lateral ventricular enlargement in the schizophrenic patients, but could not demonstrate any association between the VBR and age or length of illness. Some aspects of the studied sample are discussed.