Thursday, December 30, 2010

Brain scan may predict schizophrenia risk

A research group, University of Edinburgh in BMC Medical Web site recently published an article saying that the brain scan can detect central nervous system gray matter (i.e., delivery information, facilitating storage memory of brain) changes, which can help doctors predict risk of onset of schizophrenia. The article says that by observing changes in central nervous system, gray matter, those family reasons most likely suffering from schizophrenia have preventive detection. In other clinical analysis, using magnetic resonance imaging scan method, you can display the brain dysfunction in patients with symptoms prior to predict their suffering from schizophrenia risk.

Edinburgh University research group used a 10-year time tracking the 200 most likely suffering from schizophrenia, these young family members for at least 2 people are diagnosed with this disorder of brain function. The researchers analysed the including 65 human brain magnetic resonance imaging scan (scan every 18 months), looking for changes in central nervous system gray matter. This 65 people in eight people in the first scan about two years later on schizophrenia.

However, the researchers pointed out that their research has covered only a small group of people, you also need to carry out large-scale independent testing to confirm these results.

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