Quantitative MRI of the hippocampus and amygdala in severe depression

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 117-125

  Mervaala, Esa ^a   Fohr J ^b   Kononen M ^b   Valkonen Korhonen, M ^b   Vainio, P ^b   Partanen, K ^b   Partanen, J ^b   Tiihonen, J ^b   Viinamaki H ^b   Karjalainen, A K ^b   Lehtonen, J ^b  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; CREATINE;

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SPECTROSCOPY;

ADULT; AMYGDALA; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0343775768     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291799001567     Document Type: Article

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