Schizophrenia and the frontal brain: A quantitative review

KK Zakzanis, RW Heinrichs - Journal of the International …, 1999 - cambridge.org
Structural and physiological frontal brain system deficits in patients with schizophrenia are
reviewed quantitatively. We report effect sizes from studies since 1980 that used structural …

Frontal lobe alterations in schizophrenia: neuroimaging and neuropsychological findings

JCS de la Torre, M Barrios, C Junqué - European archives of psychiatry …, 2005 - Springer
Functional neuroimaging and neuropsychological performance indicate a prefrontal
dysfunction in schizophrenia patients. Frontal morphological brain abnormalities are also …

Frontal lobe alterations in schizophrenia: a review

A Mubarik, H Tohid - Trends in psychiatry and psychotherapy, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
Objective: To highlight the changes in the frontal lobe of the human brain in people with
schizophrenia. Methods: This was a qualitative review of the literature. Results: Many …

Reduced anterior cingulate gyrus volume correlates with executive dysfunction in men with first-episode schizophrenia

PR Szeszko, RM Bilder, T Lencz, M Ashtari… - Schizophrenia …, 2000 - Elsevier
Although frontal lobe structural and functional abnormalities have been identified in
schizophrenia, their relationship remains elusive. Because the frontal lobes are both …

Prefrontal function in schizophrenia: confounds and controversies

DR Weinberger, KF Berman - … Transactions of the …, 1996 - royalsocietypublishing.org
A wealth of clinical data indirectly implicate dysfunction of frontal cortex in schizophrenia,
including negative symptoms, the pattern of neuropsychological deficits, and abnormal eye …

Structural evaluation of the prefrontal cortex in schizophrenia

RW Buchanan, K Vladar, PE Barta… - American Journal of …, 1998 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
OBJECTIVE: Altered prefrontal cortical function has been repeatedly implicated in the
pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Attempts to determine whether this altered function is …

Quantification of frontal and temporal lobe brain-imaging findings in schizophrenia: a meta-analysis

LL Davidson, RW Heinrichs - Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 2003 - Elsevier
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) studies of the
frontal and temporal lobes in schizophrenia patients and healthy controls have proliferated …

Relationship of prefrontal and temporal lobe MRI measures to neuropsychological performance in chronic schizophrenia

LJ Seidman, D Yurgelun-Todd, WS Kremen… - Biological …, 1994 - Elsevier
This preliminary study focused on the relationship between prefrontal and temporal lobe
MRI measures and neuropsychological performance in chronic schizophrenia. Seventeen …

Morphology of the ventral frontal cortex in schizophrenia: relationship with social dysfunction

E Chemerinski, PC Nopoulos, B Crespo-Facorro… - Biological …, 2002 - Elsevier
Background: Studies have reported premorbid as well as postonset social dysfunction in
schizophrenia. This impairment has also been observed to emerge after lesions in the …

Regional frontal abnormalities in schizophrenia: a quantitative gray matter volume and cortical surface size study

B Crespo-Facorro, JJ Kim, NC Andreasen… - Biological …, 2000 - Elsevier
Background: Previous structural studies of the frontal lobe in schizophrenia have had
somewhat inconsistent results, but most of them have measured the frontal lobe as a single …