The nurse is reviewing the etiology of schizophrenia. What statement is correct regarding the brain structure of individuals with schizophrenia?
1. The brain displays changes in the hippocampal area.
2. The brain displays no changes in the mesocortical pathway.
3. The brains display no changes from those without schizophrenia.
4. The brain displays changes in the bilateral occipital lobe cortical gray matter.
Answer: 1
Explanation: The brains of individuals with schizophrenia do show changes in the mesocortical pathway. The brains of individuals with schizophrenia do have alterations in the brain compared to those without schizophrenia. The brain of individuals with schizophrenia shows changes in the hippocampal area of the brain and in the bilateral frontal (not occipital) lobe cortical gray matter.
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