3.2.2 Structural Abnormalities Evaluation (Sch) Flashcards

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(Replicable) McCarley - it has been claimed what is the most reliable finding in research using brain scans?

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Presence of enlarged ventricles in people with schizophrenia

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(Replicable) suddeth et al looked at who?

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15 sets of monozygotic twins one twin with schizophrenia and one without

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(Replicable) suddeth - what was found in the scans?

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Twin with schizophrenia had enlarged ventricles

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(Replicable) suddeth - what were the scans enough to do?

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Identify the schizophrenic twin in 12 of the 15 scans

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(Replicable) the link between what and schizophrenia has been confirmed?

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Cortical atrophy

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(Replicable) Vita used CAT scans to assess who?

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124 people with schizophrenia and 45 controls

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(Replicable) Vita found what percent of individuals with schizophrenia showed moderate to severe atrophy?

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33%

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(Replicable) Vita found who in particular showed atrophy?

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Males with ventricular enlargement

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(Replicable) Vitas research suggests a significant minority of patients with schizophrenia have what?

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Structural abnormalities

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(Replicable) structural abnormalities have not always been what?

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Been found and reproduced in studies on individuals with schizophrenia

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(Replicable) one researcher found people with schizophrenia have smaller what?

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Temporal lobes

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(Replicable) but another research study found no abnormalities where?

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In the temporal lobe region

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(Replicable) mccarley suggested what can influence brain scanning findings that may lead to some of the differences?

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Age
Sex
Severity of schizophrenia
Brain scanning technique used

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(Abnormalities not only in schizophrenia) what did Roy find?

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People with bipolar and schizoaffective disorder

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