Schizophrenia
Conditions
Interventions
Schizophrenia group :None
Sponsors
The Second People's Hospital of Taizhou
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Schizophrenia Patient Group: (1) Meet the ICD-10 diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia; (2) Aged 18-65; (3) No other serious physical illnesses or mental disorders; (4) Family members are able to understand and sign the informed consent. 2. Healthy Control Group: (1) No history of mental illness, and no family history of mental illness; (2) No other serious physical illnesses or mental disorders; (3) Basic demographic characteristics matched with the SZ group; (4) Personally or family members are able to understand and sign the informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.People with serious physical or neurological diseases; 2.Those with a history of drug or alcohol abuse; 3.People who can't cooperate with clinical assessments or TCS exams, or who have poor TCS acoustic windows; 4.People in the acute phase or with other mental illnesses (like major depression).
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Substantia nigra hyperechogenic area (mm2);Raphe nuclei echogenicity (RN);Third ventricle diameter/width (DTV, mm); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactXiaochen Zhang
The Second People's Hospital of Taizhou
Outcome results
None listed