Anatomic location and laterality of MRI signal hyperintensities in late-life depression

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 665-676

  Tupler, Larry A ^a   Krishnan, K Ranga R ^a   McDonald, William M ^b   Dombeck, Carrie B ^a   D'Souza, Sean ^a   Steffens, David C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Hyperintensities; Late onset depression; Magnetic resonance imaging; Vascular depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANCHOLIA; MOOD; NERVE TRACT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; PUTAMEN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WHITE MATTER;

AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGING; BRAIN; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036705070     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(02)00425-7     Document Type: Article

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