MRI Predicts Remission at 1 Year in First-Episode Schizophrenia in Females with Larger Striato-Thalamic Volumes

Abstract

Larger striato-thalamic volume correlated with early remission in females only. These baseline MRI findings were unlikely to be confounded by antipsychotic treatment and chronicity. These brain morphological markers show gender dimorphism and may assist in the prediction of early remission in newly diagnosed schizophrenia.