Gray matter structural alterations in obsessive-compulsive disorder: Relationship to neuropsychological functions

Psychiatry Research - Neuroimaging

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-131

  Christian, Christopher J ^a,b   Lencz, Todd ^a,b,c   Robinson, Delbert G ^a,b,c   Burdick, Katherine E ^a,b,c   Ashtari, Manzar ^d   Malhotra, Anil K ^a,b,c   Betensky, Julia D ^a   Szeszko, Philip R ^a,b,c  

^a ZUCKER HILLSIDE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

MRI; Neuropsychology; OCD; OFC; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; ORBITAL CORTEX; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; THALAMUS;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 53549125323     PISSN: 09254927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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