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19th,Sept,2003,
It was interesting to read the Editorial ,elucidating the pathogenesis of
schizophrenia,by Saw & Kamiya(Journal 2003)[1],my comment,whether we
talk about genetic and stressful life
events,vulnerability,neurodevelopmental issues,histopathological
changes,structural and functional changes on radio-imaging
techniques..etc,there are defintely positive ,negative and cognitive
impairment symptoms,so Kraeplin was not right in calling it dementia
praecox,as it is considered as a neurodevelopmental rather than a
neurodegenerative?[2].
So are we talking about schizophrenia or schizophrenias?,and to study
genetically engineered mice,are we going to understand schizophrenia?
Thanking you,
Yours sincerely,
A.K.Al-Sheikhli,
References,
1.Sawa A and Kamiya A,Elucidating the pathogenesis of
schizophrenia,BMJ 2003;327:632-633.
2.Lewis SW and Buchanan RW,Schizophrenia,second edition,2002,Health
press,Oxford.
Competing interests:
None declared
Competing interests:
No competing interests
20 September 2003
A.K. Al-Sheikhli
Loc.Consultant Psychiatrist
Medical Centre,2 Manor Court Avenue,Nuneaton CV11 5HX,UK.
Neurodevelopmental ,so Kraeplin was not right?
19th,Sept,2003,
It was interesting to read the Editorial ,elucidating the pathogenesis of
schizophrenia,by Saw & Kamiya(Journal 2003)[1],my comment,whether we
talk about genetic and stressful life
events,vulnerability,neurodevelopmental issues,histopathological
changes,structural and functional changes on radio-imaging
techniques..etc,there are defintely positive ,negative and cognitive
impairment symptoms,so Kraeplin was not right in calling it dementia
praecox,as it is considered as a neurodevelopmental rather than a
neurodegenerative?[2].
So are we talking about schizophrenia or schizophrenias?,and to study
genetically engineered mice,are we going to understand schizophrenia?
Thanking you,
Yours sincerely,
A.K.Al-Sheikhli,
References,
1.Sawa A and Kamiya A,Elucidating the pathogenesis of
schizophrenia,BMJ 2003;327:632-633.
2.Lewis SW and Buchanan RW,Schizophrenia,second edition,2002,Health
press,Oxford.
Competing interests:
None declared
Competing interests: No competing interests