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Peter F. Buckley, MD
Department of Psychiatry Case Western Reserve University 2040 Abington Rd Cleveland, OH 44106

Cormac A. O'Donovan, MD
Cleveland, Ohio

Arch Neurol. 1994;51(6):540.

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We read with much interest the recent informative neuroimaging article¹ and accompanying editorial² on asymmetry of the planum temporale and its etiopathologic significance for dyslexia and other developmental disorders. Within this context, we would like to further highlight the relevance of such findings for current perspectives on the pathobiology of schizophrenia.

The application of magnetic resonance imaging to the study of schizophrenia has complemented a confluence of epidemiologic, postmortem, and clinical observations supporting the notion of schizophrenia as a neurodevelopmental disorder.³ The temporal lobes have been a particular focus of magnetic resonance imaging research, and two recent articles^4,5 have indicated strong associations between volumetric reduction of the left superior temporal lobe gyrus and severity of auditory hallucinations and thought disorder. Such findings suggest that a specific developmental anomaly within the (left) temporal lobe, which results in compromised language organization, may be of relevance to the pathogenesis . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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