Magnetic resonance imaging volumes of the hippocampus in drug-naïve patients with post-traumatic stress disorder without comorbidity conditions

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 752-762

  Bossini, Letizia ^a   Tavanti, Maricla ^a   Calossi, Sara ^a   Lombardelli, Alessia ^a   Polizzotto, Nicola Riccardo ^a   Galli, Rosita ^a   Vatti, Gianpaolo ^a   Pieraccini, Fulvio ^a   Castrogiovanni, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Hippocampus; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; BRAIN SIZE; CEREBELLUM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISASTER; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 43049156108     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2007.08.004     Document Type: Article

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