Structural changes in the hippocampus and amygdala at first episode of psychosis

Brain Imaging and Behavior

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-60

  Watson, David R ^a   Bai, Feng ^b   Barrett, Suzanne L ^c   Turkington, Aidan ^c   Rushe, Teresa M ^a   Mulholland, Ciaran C ^c   Cooper, Stephen J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL SCHOOL OF SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Bipolar disorder; First episode; Hippocampus; MRI; Psychosis; Region of interest; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AMYGDALA; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857451343     PISSN: 19317557     EISSN: 19317565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11682-011-9141-4     Document Type: Article

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