Table 1.
Voxel-based morphometry/cortical pattern matching
| Authors/year | Country | Sample | Age first scan | Num of follow-up time-points | Follow-up interval (years) | Covariates | Whole-brain/targets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farrow et al., 2005 [15] | Australia | 25 FES | 19.5 | 1 | 2.5 | Age | Frontal GM; Temporal GM; Cerebellum |
| 22 HC | 20.5 | ||||||
| Whitford et al., 2006 [16] | Australia | 25 FEP | 19.8 | 1 | 2.5 | Age; Gender; Handedness; Follow-up interval | Total brain |
| 26 HC | 19.3 | ||||||
| Sun et al., 2008 [30] | Australia | 16 FEP | 21.8 | 1 | 2 | Inter-scan interval | Brain surface contraction |
| 14 HC | 21.1 | ||||||
| Mane et al., 2009 [17] | España | 15 FEP | No reported | 1 | 4 | Age at first scan; Follow-up interval; Whole brain volume | STG; Orbitofrontal gyrus; Lingual gyrus; Cuneus |
| 11 HC | |||||||
| Asami et al., 2012 [18] | USA | 21 FEP | 25 | 1 | 1.5 | No reported | Frontal GM; Temporal GM Parietal GM; Cerebellum |
| 23 HC | 24.2 |
FES: first episode of schizophrenia, FEP: first episode of psychosis, HC: healthy control, GM: grey matter, STG: superior temporal gyrus