Brain imaging findings in schizophrenia
Which structural finding is most consistently reported on brain imaging in schizophrenia?
Answer C: explanation for every choice
A
Hippocampal volume tends to be reduced, not enlarged.
B
Many patients show reduced frontal activity during cognitive tasks (hypofrontality).
C
Correct. Enlarged ventricles reflect reduced surrounding brain tissue, including gray matter.
D
Loss of substantia nigra dopamine neurons is the hallmark of Parkinson's disease.
TakeawaySchizophrenia: enlarged ventricles, less gray matter, hypofrontality.
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