An MRI study of amygdala in schizophrenia and psychotic bipolar disorder

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 138, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 188-191

  Mahon, Pamela Belmonte ^a   Eldridge, Haley ^a   Crocker, Britni ^b   Notes, Lisa ^a   Gindes, Holly ^a   Postell, Elizabeth ^b   King, Stacey ^a   Potash, James B ^a   Ratnanather, J Tilak ^b   Barta, Patrick E ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; MRI; Psychotic bipolar disorder; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AMYGDALA; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 84862119228     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: 15732509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2012.04.005     Document Type: Article

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