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The Brain Stem in Psychosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

M. Fisman
M. Fisman*
Affiliation:
South African Institute for Medical Research, Johannesburg, South Africa and Department of Psychiatry, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 3N6
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Summary

The brain stems of 24 mental hospital patients and 10 control patients were examined. Ten mental hospital patients were either deluded or auditorily hallucinated in clear consciousness, and of this group 8 presented with a diagnosis of schizophrenic syndrome. The nature and significance of lesions found in the midline reticular nuclei and the trigeminal n. are discussed. The results, and the dearth of other published material on this subject, indicate the need for further work in this field.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 126 , Issue 5 , May 1975 , pp. 414 - 422
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1975 

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