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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-2-5
pubmed:abstractText
Schizophrenia appears to be a neurodevelopmental disorder involving dysfunctional prefrontal and temporal cortical neural systems. Recent data implicate presynaptic changes in subcortical dopamine neurotransmission, as well as alterations in cortical glutamatergic and GABAergic systems. Functional neuroimaging studies, combined with tests of neuropsychological function, suggest that cortical abnormalities underlie the cognitive deficits associated with schizophrenia. These deficits appear to account for much of the psychosocial dysfunction of schizophrenia and are particularly treatment refractory. Genetic studies have implicated several minor susceptibility loci; however, the clinical impact of these loci on the neurobiology of schizophrenia is still unclear. The use of neurobiological traits as phenotypes, such as cognitive deficits and cortical abnormalities, in genetic linkage studies may facilitate the identification of loci that underlie the most debilitating features of schizophrenia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0959-4388
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
701-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Neurobiology of schizophrenia.
pubmed:affiliation
Clinical Research Services, National Institute of Mental Health, Neuroscience Research Center at St. Elizabeths, Washington, D.C. 20032, USA. eganm@dirpc.nimh.nih.gov
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review