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Superior olivary complex in psychotic patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

M. Fisman
M. Fisman
Affiliation:
Department of Neuropathology, The South African Institute for Medical Research Johannesburg, South Africa
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Synopsis

A study of the neuropathology of the superior olivary nucleus and its relationship to schizophrenia or auditory hallucinations was undertaken. No relationship was found to exist between them, but atrophy of the superior olivary nucleus was found in all the patients who had presented with seizures during life. The aetiology of superior olivary atrophy is discussed.

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Original Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , May 1975 , pp. 147 - 151
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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