2006
Age, Rapid-Cycling, and Pharmacotherapy Effects on Ventral Prefrontal Cortex in Bipolar Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Study
Blumberg HP, Krystal JH, Bansal R, Martin A, Dziura J, Durkin K, Martin L, Gerard E, Charney DS, Peterson BS. Age, Rapid-Cycling, and Pharmacotherapy Effects on Ventral Prefrontal Cortex in Bipolar Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Study. Biological Psychiatry 2006, 59: 611-618. PMID: 16414030, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy comparison subjectsWhite matter volumeMagnetic resonance imagingMatter volumeBD patientsHigh-resolution structural magnetic resonance imagingYoung adulthoodStructural magnetic resonance imagingTotal brain volumeCross-sectional studyGray matter volumeAge group interactionVentral prefrontal cortexPharmacotherapy effectsPrefrontal cortex functionIllness featuresBD IProtective effectVolume abnormalitiesHC subjectsComparison subjectsBrain volumeVolume deficitsBipolar disorderRapid initial decline
2005
Preliminary evidence for persistent abnormalities in amygdala volumes in adolescents and young adults with bipolar disorder
Blumberg HP, Fredericks C, Wang F, Kalmar JH, Spencer L, Papademetris X, Pittman B, Martin A, Peterson BS, Fulbright RK, Krystal JH. Preliminary evidence for persistent abnormalities in amygdala volumes in adolescents and young adults with bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disorders 2005, 7: 570-576. PMID: 16403182, PMCID: PMC2291299, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2005.00264.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmygdala volumeBipolar disorderYoung adultsAmygdala volume abnormalitiesTotal brain volumeHigh-resolution magnetic resonancePreliminary evidenceSubjects longitudinal designPersistent abnormalitiesMixed-model statistical analysisBD IVolume abnormalitiesHealthy comparison participantsBrain volumeHealthy participantsAbnormalitiesAdultsAdolescentsComparison participantsAmygdalaDevelopmental epochsDisordersLongitudinal designParticipantsMagnetic resonance