Regional Cerebral Blood Flow
In Egyptian Schizophrenic Patients
A Thesis submitted for the fulfillment of
M.D. Degree in Psychiatry
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
ATP: Adenosine Triphosphate
BAEP; Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials
CNS: Central Nervous System
CBF Cerebral Blood Flow
CPT Continuous Performance Test CSF; Cerebrospinal Fluid
CV: Cerebrovasculature
CT: Computerized Tomography
DSM-IV:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders classification-IV (1994)
ECT:; Emission Computed Tomography
FBP: Filtered Back Projection
EEG:  Electroencephalography
FMRI : Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
FDG:  Fluorodeoxyglucose
GABA:  Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
GHQ : General Health Questionnaire
Glu: Glutamate
Gln: Glutamine
GM: Gray Matter
GMR ; Glucose Metabolic Rate
ICD-10 International Classification of Diseases
MABP: Mean Arterial Blood Pressure
MEG; Magnetoencephalography
MRI: Magnetic resonance Imaging
MRS; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
MRSI : Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging
NAA : N-Acetylaspartate
NMSP: N-Methyl-Spiperone
PET; Positron Emission Tomography
PFC: Prefrontal Cortex
RCBF; Regional Cerebral Blood Flow
QMRI; Quantitative MRI
ROIs : Regioions of Interest
RF: Radio-Frequency
SPECT Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography
SD; Standard Deviation
VOI; Volume of Interest
TMA; Trimethylamines
WCST Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
WHO ; World Health Organization
WM   White Matter rCBF  Regional Cerebral Blood Flow
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