2003
Neural correlates of declarative memory for emotionally valenced words in women with posttraumatic stress disorder related to early childhood sexual abuse
Bremner JD, Vythilingam M, Vermetten E, Southwick SM, McGlashan T, Staib LH, Soufer R, Charney DS. Neural correlates of declarative memory for emotionally valenced words in women with posttraumatic stress disorder related to early childhood sexual abuse. Biological Psychiatry 2003, 53: 879-889. PMID: 12742675, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(02)01891-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderAbuse-related posttraumatic stress disorderMedial prefrontal cortexBrain areasPrefrontal cortexEarly childhood sexual abuseBlood flowChildhood abuse-related posttraumatic stress disorderSexual abuse-related posttraumatic stress disorderStress disorderChildhood sexual abuseCerebral blood flowPositron emission tomographic measurementsSpecific brain areasInferior temporal gyrusInferior parietal cortexMiddle frontal gyrusNeural correlatesTrauma-specific stimuliDeclarative memoryMotor cortexControl subjectsFrontal cortexSymptom provocationAnimal studiesBasal Ganglia Volumes in Patients With Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome
Peterson BS, Thomas P, Kane MJ, Scahill L, Zhang H, Bronen R, King RA, Leckman JF, Staib L. Basal Ganglia Volumes in Patients With Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome. JAMA Psychiatry 2003, 60: 415-424. PMID: 12695320, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.60.4.415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal ganglia volumesBasal gangliaCaudate nucleus volumeTourette syndromeGanglia volumesObsessive-compulsive disorderLenticular nucleus volumesTic symptomsNucleus volumeGilles dePathophysiology of TSPrior neuroleptic exposureHealthy control subjectsSeverity of ticsComorbid obsessive-compulsive disorderGreat clinical relevanceAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptomsHyperactivity disorder symptomsRepeated-measures analysisNeuroleptic exposureControl subjectsFunctional disturbancesTrait abnormalityClinical relevanceGanglia
2000
Temporal lobe volume in panic disorder — a quantitative magnetic resonance imaging study
Vythilingam M, Anderson E, Goddard A, Woods S, Staib L, Charney D, Bremner J. Temporal lobe volume in panic disorder — a quantitative magnetic resonance imaging study. Psychiatry Research 2000, 99: 75-82. PMID: 10963983, DOI: 10.1016/s0925-4927(00)00055-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobe volumePanic disorderTemporal lobeMagnetic resonance imagingControl subjectsHealthy subjectsLobe volumeSmaller temporal lobe volumeNormal hippocampal volumesMagnetic resonance imaging studyHealthy control subjectsRight temporal lobeQuantitative magnetic resonance imaging studyQuantitative MRI measuresWhole brain volumeResonance imaging studyHippocampal volumeBrain changesMRI measuresBrain volumeWhole brainPatientsQualitative abnormalitiesResonance imagingImaging studies
1997
Positron Emission Tomography Measurement of Cerebral Metabolic Correlates of Yohimbine Administration in Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Bremner JD, Innis RB, Ng CK, Staib LH, Salomon RM, Bronen RA, Duncan J, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Rich D, Zubal G, Dey H, Soufer R, Charney DS. Positron Emission Tomography Measurement of Cerebral Metabolic Correlates of Yohimbine Administration in Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. JAMA Psychiatry 1997, 54: 246-254. PMID: 9075465, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1997.01830150070011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderAdministration of yohimbineNorepinephrine releaseHealthy subjectsHealthy age-matched control subjectsAge-matched control subjectsStress disorderDouble-blind fashionPositron emission tomography (PET) measurementsBrain metabolic responsesCerebral metabolic correlatesBrain norepinephrine releaseSymptoms of anxietyPositron emission tomographyBrain metabolismControl subjectsYohimbine administrationPreclinical studiesMetabolic correlatesCaudate nucleusPatientsYohimbineVietnam combat veteransEmission tomographyOrbitofrontal cortex