Schizophrenia is now put in infancy

Schizophrenia - one of the most common mental disorders - affect every hundredth person in the world. Most cases of schizophrenia are detected as early as adolescence or adulthood. But thanks to the American study, the symptoms of the disease can be dangerous for infants to find.

American Journal of Psychiatry published data from a study of scientists from the University of North Carolina (USA). They argue that abnormalities in the brain   It can be detected in infants a few weeks old.

The researchers used ultrasound equipment to examine brain development in 26 babies born to mothers with schizophrenia . The presence of the parents of this disease increases the risk of ill child 10 times. It was found that these children brain   much increased in size.   Moreover, it referred to the boys - girls abnormalities in brain size was not. This indirectly confirms the fact that schizophrenia   It is more common among men.

The results do not necessarily mean that boys increased brain size   develop schizophrenia . Scientists believe that their study only just begun. Children will be observed for several years.

As the head of the study, John H.Gilmor, professor of psychiatry and director of the Research Center Schizophrenia Early diagnosis abnormalities in the brain   It helps to take preventive measures and to reduce the risk of developing the disease.

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