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CT Scans in Schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Michael A. Reveley
Michael A. Reveley*
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Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF and Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospitals
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The term ‘dementia praecox’ was used by Kraepelin to emphasise the tendency towards deterioration to a state of impairment resembling a dementia. Early studies looked for structural brain lesions post mortem, and later using pneumoencephalography; there were positive findings (Haug, 1962), but they were not always replicated (Storey, 1966). The risks and limitations of pneumoencephalography gradually led to its being abandoned. However, studies showing minor neurological abnormalities (Rochford et al, 1970) and cognitive impairment (Malec, 1978) continued to suggest an organic component to schizophrenia.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 146 , Issue 4 , April 1985 , pp. 367 - 371
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Copyright © 1985 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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