A patient with schizophrenia is returning from a CT scan of the brain followed by an electroencephalogram. Which diagnostic test findings should the nurse identify as supporting this patient's diagnosis? (Select all that apply.)
a. Enlarged ventricles
b. Reduced amount of gray matter
c. Areas of nerve de-myelinization
d. Aneurysms of the cerebral vessels
e. Diminished prefrontal cortex activity
ANS: A, B, E
The brains of patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia show a significant loss of gray matter, enlarged ventricles, and diminished prefrontal cortex functioning. C. Nerve de-myelinization would not be visible through a CT scan or electroencephalogram. D. Aneurysms are not a normal finding in the patient with schizophrenia and would be considered an emergency.
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