Size and shape of the caudate nucleus in individuals with bipolar affective disorder

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 340-351

  Ong, Daniel ^a   Walterfang, Mark ^a,b   Malhi, Gin S ^c,d   Styner, Martin ^e   Velakoulis, Dennis ^a,b   Pantelis, Christos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar affective disorder; caudate nucleus; frontostriatal; limbic system; ventral striatum

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; LITHIUM; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORBITAL CORTEX; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPHARM TOOLKIT; TREND STUDY; VENTROMEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; VOLUMETRY; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HYPERTROPHY; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84865292056     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004867412440191     Document Type: Article

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