The amygdaloid complex and its implication in psychiatric disorders;El complejo amigdalino humano y su implicación en los trastornos psiquiátricos

Anales del Sistema Sanitario de Navarra

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-74

  Ledo Varela, M T ^a   Giménez Amaya, José Manuel ^a   Llamas, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amygdaloid complex; Autism; Bipolar disorder; Kl ver Bucy syndrome; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; AUTISM; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN SIZE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; KLUVER BUCY SYNDROME; MENTAL DISEASE; MICROSCOPY; MOOD DISORDER; MORPHOMETRICS; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

AMYGDALA; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; HUMANS; KLUVER-BUCY SYNDROME; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 34248378719     PISSN: 11376627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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