Ventricular enlargement of the brains of some schizophrenic patients appears to develop from
a. increased fluid pressure in the ventricles from blocking of fluid pathways.
b. increases in the volume of adjacent neural tissue.
c. decreases in neurons in adjacent areas.
d. increased production of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
Question 2
Schizophrenia may be associated with
a. the mercury found in routine childhood immunizations.
b. routine prenatal ultrasound.
c. contracting influenza in early childhood.
d. prenatal exposure to viruses.
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Relative Ventricular Size in Chronic Schizophrenics and Controls
Retrograde Amnesia in Patients with Hippocampal Damage
Mirror recognition and self-naming develop at almost exactly the same time
Brain metabolism in a schizophrenic individual (left) and a normal individual (right). These scans o