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Schizophrenia is a brain disorder that affects the way a person acts, thinks, and sees the world. People with schizophrenia have an altered perception of reality, often a significant loss of contact with reality
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe vesicles of the brain (fluid filled areas in the center of the brain) may be enlarged and the frontal lobe may be abnormally small.
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∙ 10y agoSome- but not all- people with schizophrenia have enlarged ventricle area and reduced frontal lobe area.
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Can a brain scan detect schizophrenia?
A brain scan cannot detect schizophrenia, although many people with schizophrenia do have abnormal brain scans. The brain damage is not apparent until the disease has already progressed far enough to show clear signs of schizophrenia.
What scan is used to identify which brain areas are most active when a person is suffering from schizophrenia?
You usually cannot diagnose schizophrenia from a simple brain scan. However, long-term damage to the brain from schizophrenia can sometimes be assessed by a MRI scan.
How much does a schizophrenia brain weighs?
Schizophrenia has no effect on brain weight.
What Parts of the brain thought to be involved in schizophrenia?
Typically, the temporal lobe and limbic system are involved in schizophrenia. Lesions, malformations, or simply dysfunction in dopaminergic neurons of these areas of the brain can result in the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Since excess dopaminergic activity is indicative of schizophrenia, antipsychotic drugs that block dopamine receptors are the usual treatment for this illness.
What is abnormal softening of the the brain is known as?
abnormal softening of the brain
Is sleep good for schizophrenia?
Sleep is good for everyone, but especially people with mental health disorders. There is some scientific research that good sleep (eight to ten hours of quality sleep) can help bring chemicals in the brain back to normal levels. Since many researchers think that schizophrenia is caused by abnormal levels of dopamine (a chemical in the brain), sleep probably helps with the symptoms of schizophrenia.
What body system paranoid type schizophrenia is from?
Paranoid schizophrenia is a disease of the brain.
What body part gets touched by schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia mainly affects the brain.
Is schizophrenia a disorder of the body or mind?
Evidence suggests that schizophrenia is a physical disorder of the brain.
What parts of the brain does schizophrenia damage?
Schizophrenia damages the frontal and temporal lobes and the vesicles.
What area of the brain does schizophrenia affect?
A type of schizophrenia known as catatonic can effect the skin (with insensitivity to pain) and can effect muscle control. Generally, the other types of schizophrenia effect only the mind.
What part of the brain are associated to schizophrenia?
None, because schizophrenia is a condition determined by checklists and psychiatrists. It is not a condition derived from physical brain damage.
