Superior olivary complex in psychotic patients.
A study of the neuropathology of the superior olivary nucleus and its relationship to schizophrenia or auditory hallucinations was undertaken.  No relationship was found to exist between them, but atrophy of the superior olivary nucleus was found in all the patients who had presented with seizures during life.  The aetiology of superior olivary atrophy is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000473:pathology; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000473:pathology; D001284:Atrophy / Q000473:pathology; D001307:Auditory Perception; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000473:pathology; D002452:Cell Count; D003704:Dementia / Q000473:pathology; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000473:pathology; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006816:Huntington Disease / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009474:Neurons; D009847:Olivary Nucleus / Q000473:pathology*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000473:pathology*; D012640:Seizures / Q000473:pathology