Analysis of the presence or absence of atrophy of the subgenual and subcallosal cingulate cortices using voxel-based morphometry on MRI is useful to select prescriptions for patients with depressive symptoms

International Journal of General Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue , 2014, Pages 513-524

  Niida, Akira ^a   Niida, Richi ^b   Matsuda, Hiroshi ^c   Motomura, Makoto ^d   Uechi, Akihiko ^e  

^a Nanbu Hospital   (Japan)

^b Nanto Clinic   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^e KANSAI GAIDAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Major depressive disorder; MRI; Subcallosal anterior cingulate cortex; Subgenual anterior cingulate cortex; Voxel based morphometry

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; MOOD STABILIZER;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN ATROPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCRIPTION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SUBCALLOSAL ANTERIOR CINGULATE CORTEX; SUBCALLOSAL GYRUS; SUBGENUAL ANTERIOR CINGULATE CORTEX; VOXEL BASED MORPHOMETRY;

EID: 84937572429     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJGM.S72736     Document Type: Article

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