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Any doctors do brain scans on people with schizophrenia if so what brain abnormalities were observed? how did you treat it?

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Complicated topic: I recommend starting with this information booklet from nimh: http://www.Nimh.Nih.Gov/health/publications/schizophrenia-easy-to-read/schizophrenia-easy-to-read.Shtml to learn more about this disorder.

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Answered 11/28/2017

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