Voice of America: Brain 'Folds' May Predict if Drugs Will Help Psychosis

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Brain 'Folds' May Predict if Drugs Will Help Psychosis Aug 14th 2013, 23:23, by webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters) The extent of "folds" on the outer layer of the brain could give doctors a clue as to how well people suffering problems such as hallucinations or delusions will respond to antipsychotic drugs.   Researchers using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of people with psychosis identified patterns of folds in the brain that could act as markers of whether a patient's symptoms will be eased by medication.   Since around half of young patients get little or no benefit from the ...

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