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The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 144, No. 9
REGULAR ARTICLES   |   September 01, 1987 
Increased ventricle-to-brain ratio in late-onset schizophrenia
Am J Psychiatry 1987;144:1216-1218.
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For 29 patients with schizophrenia that began after age 44, the mean ventricle-to-brain ratio was significantly higher than for 23 age- matched normal subjects but significantly smaller than for 23 patients with Alzheimer's disease and hallucinations or delusions.Abstract Teaser
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