Body mass index, residual psychotic symptoms, and inflammation associated with brain volume reduction in older patients with schizophrenia.

Shang-Ying Tsai Jennifer B LevinJung-Lung HsuKuo-Hsuan ChungPao-Huan ChenYu-Jui Huang

Published in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry (2020)

Higher BMI, more residual symptoms, and inflammatory activity in IL-2 and IL-1 systems may play a role in gray matter loss in various brain regions of schizophrenia across the life span.

Keyphrases

body mass index
bipolar disorder
resting state
oxidative stress
white matter
physical activity
weight gain
functional connectivity
cerebral ischemia
multiple sclerosis
middle aged