title: Adolescent schizophrenia: a methodologic review of the current neuroimaging and neuropsychologic literature.
abstract: This paper reviews all relevant articles that reported structural neuroimaging or neuropsychological data in adolescent patients with schizophrenia. These papers were subsequently examined from a methodological perspective. Few papers have been written that have examined whether adolescent schizophrenia is associated with structural neuroimaging abnormalities or cognitive dysfunction. In these studies, major methodologic issues exist. Therefore, at present, firm conclusions cannot be made regarding the presence or absence of neuropsychologic dysfunction or structural neuroimaging abnormalities in this population. Attention to certain methodologic issues may improve future studies of this topic.
authors.affiliation: Case Western Reserve University, Department of Psychiatry, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Findling
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Kenny
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Swales
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Cola
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Schulz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed