Which Statement About Schizophrenia and Ventricular Enlargement Is False

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which statement about schizophrenia and ventricular enlargement is false?

• A) Many patients with schizophrenia show enlargement of the lateral ventricles.
• B) Enlargement of the lateral ventricles of patients with schizophrenia comes at the expense of adjacent neural tissue.
• C) Among twins who are discordant for schizophrenia, both exhibit enlarged ventricles.
• D) The extent of ventricular enlargement predicts how well a patient will respond to anti-schizophrenic drugs.

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