Schizophrenia Research
Volume 96, Issue 1 , Pages 62-71 , November 2007

Left posterior hippocampal density reduction using VBM and stereological MRI procedures in schizophrenia

  • Giuseppina Rametti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychobiology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    • Institute of Biomedical Research August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Nuria Segarra

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Institute of Psychiatry and Psychology, Hospital Clinic i Provincial, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Carme Junqué

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychobiology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    • Institute of Biomedical Research August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Postal address: Departament de Psiquiatria i Psicobiología Clínica, Universitat de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Casanova 143, 08036 Barcelona, Spain. Tel.: +34 934035293; fax: +34 934035294.
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  • Nuria Bargalló

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Biomedical Research August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
    • Neuroradiology Section, Radiology Department, Centre de Diagnòstic per la Imatge (CDI), Hospital Clinic i Provincial, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Xavier Caldú

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychobiology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    • Institute of Biomedical Research August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Naroa Ibarretxe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychobiology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    • Institute of Biomedical Research August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Miguel Bernardo

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Institute of Psychiatry and Psychology, Hospital Clinic i Provincial, Barcelona, Spain
    • Institute of Biomedical Research August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain

Received 29 January 2007 ,Revised 27 April 2007 ,Accepted 29 April 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2007.04.034

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 96, Issue 1 , Pages 62-71 , November 2007

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