Gray matter, white matter, brain, and intracranial volumes in first-episode bipolar disorder: A meta-analysis of magnetic resonance imaging studies

Bipolar Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 807-814

  Vita, Antonio ^a,b   De Peri, Luca ^a   Sacchetti, Emilio ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Brain morphology; First episode; Magnetic resonance imaging; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN TISSUE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WHITE MATTER;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 71049177055     PISSN: 13985647     EISSN: 13995618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2009.00759.x     Document Type: Review

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