Publication: A MRI study of fusiform gyrus in schizotypal personality disorder
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2003
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Dickey, Chandlee C., Robert W. McCarley, Martina M. Voglmaier, Margaret A. Niznikiewicz, Larry J. Seidman, Melissa Frumin, Sarah Toner, Susan Demeo, and Martha E. Shenton. 2003. “A MRI Study of Fusiform Gyrus in Schizotypal Personality Disorder.” Schizophrenia Research 64 (1) (November): 35–39. doi:10.1016/s0920-9964(02)00529-7.
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The fusiform gyrus is important for face and object recognition, is abnormal in schizophrenia, but has not been studied in schizotypal personality disorder (SPD). Thin-slice MR images showed no differences, either in right, left or total fusiform gyri volumes, between subjects with SPD (N = 21) and normal controls (N = 19). However, there was a correlation between severity of illusions and magical thinking suffered by the SPD subjects and smaller right fusiform gyrus volumes. This suggests that future studies may be useful in determining the functional competence of this gyrus in SPD.
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schizophrenia, schizotypal personality disorder, fusiform gyrus, magical ideatio, illusions, MRI
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