Title
Brain SPECT and minor physical abnormalities in an adolescent with very early onset schizophrenia
Other title
SPECT cerebral y anomalías físicas menores en un adolescente con esquizofrenia de inicio muy temprano
Date Issued
01 May 2020
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Doyma
Abstract
Minor physical anomalies (MPA) are subtle anatomical deviations in a person's appearance, which may suggest an altered embryogenesis. It has been observed that patients with early onset schizophrenia (EOS) have a higher number of MPA, which could serve as biomarkers to predict the onset or prognosis of this disease. Although these can be numerous, the most relevant include those located in the head and mouth. There is little information regarding the relationship between functional neuroimaging studies and MPA in patients with schizophrenia, and for this reason the following case of a 16-year-old male adolescent is presented. The Waldrop Scale for minor physical anomalies gave a score of 6. The single photon emission tomography (SPECT) scan showed hyper-perfusion in the following areas: frontal lobe, bilateral orbital-frontal cortex, and caudate nuclei.
Start page
78
End page
81
Volume
27
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Psiquiatría
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85082420686
Source
Psiquiatria Biologica
ISSN of the container
11345934
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