title: Orbitofrontal cortex abnormalities in schizophrenia.
abstract: The magnetic resonance imaging studies investigating the volumes of the orbitofrontal cortex in patients suffering from schizophrenia are here presented, trying to elucidate its role for the pathophysiology and for the cognition of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Public Health, Section of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, University of Verona, Piazzale L.A. Scuro 10, 37134 Verona, Italy. marcella.bellani@univr.it
authors.forename: Marcella
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bellani
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cerruti
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brambilla
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009929:Organ Size; D017397:Prefrontal Cortex / Q000473:pathology*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000473:pathology*