title: Gender differences in corpus callosum size in first-episode schizophrenics.
abstract: Previous studies indicate differences between schizophrenics and normals in thickness and overall size of the corpus callosum, particularly in female subjects. The present study compares the area of the corpus callosum as measured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in men and women experiencing first-episode cases of schizophrenia. The corpus callosum area is also correlated with measures of neuropsychological function. The results of this study suggest that women who are first-episode schizophrenic patients have a smaller total corpus callosum area than female controls, with no difference noted for men. In normal controls, a larger corpus callosum was associated with better cognitive function, whereas in schizophrenics, no such relationship emerged.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York-Stony Brook.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hoff
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Neal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kushner
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: DeLisi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003337:Corpus Callosum / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000473:pathology*; D012727:Sex Characteristics