| Schizophrenia, a brain illness, a mental disorder, is | | | | schizophrenia is not present at birth but develops |
| considered one of the top 10 causes of disability | | | | during adolescence or young adulthood. It comes and |
| worldwide. Because of that, many studies are about | | | | goes in cycles of remission and relapse, and it runs in |
| what cause schizophrenia. It is an important disease | | | | families. Because of these similarities, scientists |
| of ours days, and gain more and more interest with | | | | suspect schizophrenia could fall into the autoimmune |
| every day. Many connections were tried with many | | | | category. |
| and various diseases, many theories felled apart and | | | | The studies are telling that the patients with |
| many seems that might sow something that could | | | | autoimmune diseases such as interstitial cystitis, |
| give us hope. | | | | Sjogren syndrome, celiac disease, thyrotoxicosis and |
| The problem is that to make this studies is important | | | | acquired hemolytic anemia had a 50% higher risk of |
| to have a large area of research, many patients to | | | | schizophrenia. |
| study, many trained personal, special medical centers | | | | Some scientists think genetics, autoimmune illness and |
| that must be very well equipped with high class | | | | viral infections combine to cause schizophrenia. The |
| technology machines, in conclusion involves many, | | | | genes of people with schizophrenia may tell the |
| many people and money. And most important of all, | | | | immune system to attack the brain after a viral |
| it needs a long period of time to do such studies, | | | | infection. This theory is supported by the discovery |
| because the illness evolves very slow. | | | | that the blood of people with schizophrenia contains |
| Schizophrenia is similar in several autoimmune illnesses | | | | antibodies (immune system cells) specific to the brain. |
| and disorders like multiple sclerosis and amyotrophic | | | | By now, nothing is secure, but the research are |
| lateral sclerosis. Like the autoimmune diseases, | | | | continuing. |