A Patient with Schizophrenia Is Returning from a Computerized Tomography

question 15

Multiple Choice

A patient with schizophrenia is returning from a computerized tomography (CT) scan of the brain followed by an electroencephalogram. Which diagnostic test findings does the nurse identify as supporting this patient's diagnosis? (Select all that apply.)

• A)Enlarged ventricles
• B)Reduced amount of gray matter
• C)Areas of nerve demyelinization
• D)Aneurysms of the cerebral vessels
• E)Diminished prefrontal cortex activity

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