Uptake of 99mTc-exametazime shown by single photon emission computed tomography before and after lithium withdrawal in bipolar patients: Associations with mania

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 170, Issue MAY, 1997, Pages 426-430

  Goodwin, G M ^a   Cavanagh, J T O ^b   Glabus, M F ^c   Kehoe, R F ^d   O'Carroll, R E ^e   Ebmeier, K P ^c  

^a WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL EDINBURGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d AIREDALE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; LITHIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; LITHIUM CARBONATE; OXIME; TECHNETIUM COMPLEX; TRANQUILIZER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMBIC CORTEX; MALE; MANIA; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; BIPOLAR DISORDER; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SCINTISCANNING; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ANTIMANIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIUM CARBONATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; OXIMES; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TECHNETIUM TC 99M EXAMETAZIME; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 0030612625     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.170.5.426     Document Type: Article

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