Corpus callosum size and shape alterations in individuals with bipolar disorder and their first-degree relatives

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1050-1057

  Walterfang, Mark ^a   Wood, Amanda G ^b,d   Barton, Sarah ^b   Velakoulis, Dennis ^a   Chen, Jian ^b,d   Reutens, David C ^b,e   Kempton, Matthew J ^c   Haldane, Morgan ^c   Pantelis, Christos ^a   Frangou, Sophia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c King s College London   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Corpus callosum; Heritability; Splenium

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM SALT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN MALFORMATION; BRAIN SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DISEASE DURATION; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PROGENY; RELATIVE; SIBLING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CORPUS CALLOSUM; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIUM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651111686     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2009.05.019     Document Type: Article

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