Association between cerebral ventricular enlargement and suicide attempts in chronic schizophrenia.
The ventricular-brain ratios (VBRs) of 32 chronic schizophrenic men were determined by CAT scan. Ten of the 12 patients with VBRs above 8.4% had made suicide attempts, compared with two of the 20 patients with VBRs below 8.4%.
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed