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The three presentations of this session focus on neurodevelopmental aspects of the etiology of schizophrenia. The original neurodevelopmental hypothesis claims a static lesion acquired prenatally, which interacts with the normal brain maturation processes and accounts for the onset of the illness mostly during early adulthood [12]. However, the hypothesized lesion may result in several subtle and uncharacteristic cognitive, emotional and behavioral deviations already in infancy, i.e., several years prior to the onset of clear-cut psychotic symptoms. These childhood prodromal signs of schizophrenia were described by Professor Parnas in his excellent summary of high-risk studies.
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Gouzoulis-Mayfrank, E. (2002). Discussion: developmental disorders of the brain. In: Häfner, H. (eds) Risk and Protective Factors in Schizophrenia. Steinkopff, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57516-7_8
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