Prenatal infections and schizophrenia in later life-focus on toxoplasma gondii

Abstract

Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are prevalent neuropsychiatric disorders that are major causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States and most other areas of the world. The etiology of these disorders remains obscure. Family studies have indicated that both have a high degree of heritability [1,2]. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.