Schizophrenia Research
Volume 118, Issue 1 , Pages 224-231 , May 2010

Neuroanatomic and cognitive abnormalities related to herpes simplex virus type 1 in schizophrenia

  • David J. Schretlen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    • Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St., Meyer 218, Baltimore, Maryland 21287-7218, United States. Tel.: +1 410 614 6341; fax: +1 410 955 0504.
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  • Tracy D. Vannorsdall

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    • ,
  • Jessica M. Winicki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    • ,
  • Yaser Mushtaq

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, United States
    • ,
  • Takatoshi Hikida

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    • Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    • ,
  • Akira Sawa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    • Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    • ,
  • Robert H. Yolken

      Affiliations

    • Stanley Division of Developmental Neurovirology, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    • ,
  • Faith B. Dickerson

      Affiliations

    • Stanley Research Program, Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    • ,
  • Nicola G. Cascella

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Received 29 August 2009 ,Revised 14 January 2010 ,Accepted 19 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2010.01.008

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 118, Issue 1 , Pages 224-231 , May 2010

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