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Volumetry of the parahippocampal gyrus was performed applying stereological methods. No difference was found comparing 18 schizophrenic brains with 18 sex- and age-matched controls. Variable sulcal pattern may contribute to inconsistency with previous findings.
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Supported by a grant from the DFG (Be 602/6-1). Presented in part at the 8th World Congress of Psychiatry, Athens, Greece, October 12–19, 1989.
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Heckers, S., Heinsen, H., Heinsen, Y. et al. Morphometry of the parahippocampal gyrus in schizophrenics and controls. Some anatomical considerations. J. Neural Transmission 80, 151–155 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01257080
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