Increased pituitary volume in patients with established bipolar affective disorder

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1245-1249

  Takahashi, Tsutomu ^a,b,c   Malhi, Gin S ^d,e   Wood, Stephen J ^a   Walterfang, Mark ^a   Yücel, Murat ^a,f   Lorenzetti, Valentina ^a   Soulsby, Bridget ^a   Suzuki, Michio ^b,c   Velakoulis, Dennis ^a   Pantelis, Christos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pituitary gland

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; LITHIUM; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 69349083465     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2009.07.012     Document Type: Article

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