Identical neural risk factors predict cognitive deficit in dyslexia and schizophrenia.

In previous work, the authors found that an anatomical risk index created from the combination of 7 neuroanatomical measures predicted reading and oral language skills in individuals with learning disabilities. Individuals with small auditory brain structures and reduced asymmetry had more deficits than those with large structures and exaggerated asymmetry. In the present study, the same anatomical index predicted reading and other cognitive abilities in 45 individuals with chronic schizophrenia.

Anatomical risk factors that distinguish dyslexia from SLI predict reading skill in normal children.

Unlabelled: These studies investigated whether anatomical measures could separate phonologically-based reading disability (PD) from nonphonologically-based learning disabilities such as specific language impairment (SLI). In a previous study. four brain measures (cerebral asymmetry.

Cumulative effect of anatomical risk factors for schizophrenia: an MRI study.

Background: Although schizophrenic and control subjects differ on a variety of neuroanatomical measures, the specificity and sensitivity of any one measure for differentiating between groups are low. This study investigated the cumulative effect of deviant brain structure on diagnosis.

Methods: Hemisphere and third ventricle volume and the normalized (Talairach) location of three association cortex sulcal landmarks were measured on high-resolution MRI scans in 37 male patients with schizophrenia and 33 male control subjects matched on age, handedness, and parental socioeconomic status.

Metastatic cervical carcinoma to the breast.

Metastatic disease to the breast is often an unexpected diagnosis in a female who presents with a breast mass. The most important factor suggesting the appropriate diagnosis is a history of cancer. Correlation of mammographic and ultrasonographic findings may also raise the possibility of a metastatic mass.