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A postmortem quantitative study of iron in the globus pallidus of schizophrenic patients.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2294978     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Several postmortem studies have reported the presence and probable overabundance of basal ganglia mineralization in schizophrenic patients. In order to study this problem in a quantitative fashion we analyzed the mineral content of the globus pallidus in 9 schizophrenic patients and 10 age-matched controls with a Loats computer image analysis system. No significant differences were noted between schizophrenic patients and controls in regard to gender, age, or mineral content of the globus pallidus. The mean content of iron per internal segment of globus pallidus was greater in schizophrenic patients, but the large variation and small number of patients in our sample may have accounted for the negative findings.
Authors:
M F Casanova; I N Waldman; J E Kleinman
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biological psychiatry     Volume:  27     ISSN:  0006-3223     ISO Abbreviation:  Biol. Psychiatry     Publication Date:  1990 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1990-02-22     Completed Date:  1990-02-22     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0213264     Medline TA:  Biol Psychiatry     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  143-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Clinical Brain Disorders Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Washington, D.C.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Globus Pallidus / metabolism*
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Iron / metabolism*
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Schizophrenia / metabolism*
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
7439-89-6/Iron
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Biol Psychiatry. 1991 Feb 1;29(3):296-7   [PMID:  2015334 ]

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