You Are Observing a New Patient for the First Time

question 537

Multiple Choice

You are observing a new patient for the first time. His diagnosis is schizophrenia. When you examine his medical charts you expect to find brain abnormalities in some or all of the following areas EXCEPT

• A)the thalamus
• B)the limbic system
• C)the cerebral cortex
• D)the corpus callosum
• E)actually, all of these areas might be affected

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