Structural integrity of the uncinate fasciculus in geriatric depression: Relationship with age of onset

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 669-674

  Taylor, Warren D ^a   MacFall, James R ^a   Gerig, Guido ^b   Krishnan, Ranga R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Elderly; Magnetic resonance imaging; Temporal lobe

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NORTRIPTYLINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; ONSET AGE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 36048947957     PISSN: 11766328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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