Abstract
Numerous imaging studies have shown structural brain abnormalities in schizophrenia. Recently, voxel-based morphometry enabled whole brain analysis beyond the regions of interest (ROI). Regional gray matter concentrations of magnetic resonance (MR) images from 35 patients with paranoid schizophrenia were compared with those from 35 age- and sex-matched controls, and their clinical correlations were explored using voxel-based morphometry. Gray matter concentrations in the patients were significantly reduced in the left insular and dorsolateral prefrontal regions, and bilaterally in the medial frontal, anterior cingulate, inferior frontal and superior temporal regions. On the other hand, gray matter concentrations in the bilateral cerebellum and right striatum were significantly increased in the patients compared with controls. A negative correlation between the score for the severity of ‘lack of insight and judgment’ and gray matter concentrations in the left posterior and right anterior cingulate and bilateral inferior temporal regions including the lateral fusiform gyri was found. These results suggest the important roles of the paralimbic structures in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia and the involvement of the perceptual and monitoring systems in the mechanism of insight.
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