Primal Health Databank: Study
| Entry No: | 0056 |
| Title: | Head circumference in 'preschizophrenic' and control neonates |
| Author(s): | McNeil TF, Cantor-Graae E, et al. |
| Reference: | Br J Psychiatry 1993; 162: 517-23 |
| Place of Study: | Malmo, Sweden |
| Abstract: | A study of 70 schizophrenic patients and 70 demographically matched controls from the same delivery series, using information recorded in the medical records at the time of birth. With preterm babies removed from both samples, only head circumference among preschizophrenic infants was significantly smaller than controls. Preschizophrenic infants also had a disproportionately smaller head circumference in relation to body length than controls. |
| Keyword(s): | fetal life, head circumference, schizophrenia |
| Discussion: | Increasing and converging evidence suggests that cerebral anomalies develop prenatally in schizophrenia. |
| See Also: | No related entries mentioned for this entry |
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