Increased prevalence of white matter hyperintensities in patients with panic disorder

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 717-723

  Bae, S ^a   Kim, J E ^a   Hwang, J ^a   Lee, Y S ^b   Lee, H H ^a   Lee, J ^a   Lyoo, I K ^a,c   Renshaw, P F ^c   Yoon, S J ^d  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul Metropolitan Eunpyeong Hospital   (South Korea)

^c MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brain magnetic resonance imaging; Panic disorder; White matter hyperintensities

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; AMFEBUTAMONE; CLONAZEPAM; FLUOXETINE; MIRTAZAPINE; PAROXETINE; SERTRALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANIC; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE MATTER; WHOLE BODY MRI;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; BRAIN MAPPING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PANIC DISORDER; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77952217556     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881108098476     Document Type: Article

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