Potential contribution of pineal atrophy and pineal cysts toward vulnerability and clinical characteristics of psychosis

Potential contribution of pineal atrophy and pineal cysts toward vulnerability and clinical characteristics of psychosis

Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies reported pineal gland atrophy in schizophrenia patients and individuals at a clinical high risk of developing psychosis, implicating abnormalities in melatonin secretion in the pathophysiology of psychosis. However, it currently remains unclear wh...

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Main Authors: Tsutomu Takahashi, Daiki Sasabayashi, Yoichiro Takayanagi, Yuko Higuchi, Yuko Mizukami, Yukiko Akasaki, Shimako Nishiyama, Atsushi Furuichi, Tien Viet Pham, Haruko Kobayashi, Kyo Noguchi, Michio Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:NeuroImage: Clinical
Subjects:
Schizophrenia
Clinical high risk
Psychosis
Pineal gland
Melatonin
Magnetic resonance imaging
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213158221002497

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