April 1, 1983American Journal of Psychiatry
Ventricular enlargement in child psychiatric patients: a controlled study with planimetric measurements
Why the study?
Do child psychiatric patients have enlarged ventricles compared to controls?
Population
39 children (20 psychiatric patients, 19 control patients)
Design
Case-control
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May indicate ventricular enlargement in child psychiatric patients; hypothesis-generating, leaves open diagnostic specificity and clinical utility.
Structured PICO
Do child psychiatric patients have enlarged ventricles compared to controls?
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Population
39 children (20 psychiatric patients, 19 control patients)
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Comparator
19 control patients
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Outcome
Ventricular size measured by planimetrysurrogate
Child psychiatric patients demonstrate significantly enlarged ventricles compared to controls, though without a clear relationship to specific psychiatric diagnoses.
Cite This Study
Reiss et al. (1983) studied this question.