Specific frontal lobe subregions correlated with unawareness of illness inschizophrenia: A preliminary study

Authors
Flashman, LA McAllister, TW Johnson, SC Rick, JH Green, RL Saykin, AJ
Citation
La. Flashman et al., Specific frontal lobe subregions correlated with unawareness of illness inschizophrenia: A preliminary study, J NEUROP CL, 13(2), 2001, pp. 255-257
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Neurology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES
ISSN journal
08950172 → ACNP
Volume
13
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
255 - 257
Database
ISI
SICI code
0895-0172(200121)13:2<255:SFLSCW>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
The authors examined the relationship between unawareness of illness and ei ght frontal lobe subregions in 15 patients with schizophrenia. Significant inverse correlations were seen between unawareness and bilateral middle fro ntal gyrus volume and between symptom misattribution and superior frontal g yrus volume.