Abnormal cerebellum density in victims of rape with post-traumatic stress disorder: Voxel-based analysis of magnetic resonance imaging investigation

Asia-Pacific Psychiatry

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 129-135

  Sui, Shuang Ge ^a   Zhang, Yan ^a   Wu, Ming Xiang ^b   Xu, Jian Min ^b   Duan, Lian ^a   Weng, Xu Chu ^c   Shan, Bao Ci ^d   Li, Ling Jiang ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHENZHEN PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

cerebellum; magnetic resonance imaging; neuroimaging; post traumatic stress disorder; victim of rape

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; VICTIM;

EID: 77957574060     PISSN: 17585864     EISSN: 17585872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-5872.2010.00076.x     Document Type: Article

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