biomolecules Article The Relationship between the Level of Anterior Cingulate Cortex Metabolites, Brain-Periphery Redox Imbalance, and the Clinical State of Patients with Schizophrenia and Personality Disorders Amira Bryll 1, Wirginia Krzy´sciak 2,* , Paulina Karcz 3 , Natalia Smierciak´ 4, Tamas Kozicz 5, Justyna Skrzypek 2, Marta Szwajca 4, Maciej Pilecki 4 and Tadeusz J. Popiela 1,* 1 Department of Radiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kopernika 19, 31-501 Krakow, Poland;
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[email protected] (T.J.P.) Received: 2 July 2020; Accepted: 28 August 2020; Published: 3 September 2020 Abstract: Schizophrenia is a complex mental disorder whose course varies with periods of deterioration and symptomatic improvement without diagnosis and treatment specific for the disease. So far, it has not been possible to clearly define what kinds of functional and structural changes are responsible for the onset or recurrence of acute psychotic decompensation in the course of schizophrenia, and to what extent personality disorders may precede the appearance of the appropriate symptoms.