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CT scan abnormalities and outcome of chronic schizophrenia

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.148.11.1577

The authors evaluated the relationship between brain morphological characteristics assessed by means of computerized tomography and the 2- year clinical and social outcomes of 18 patients with chronic schizophrenia. Cerebral structural abnormalities, especially cortical atrophy, were associated with a poorer outcome in several areas of clinical and social functioning.

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