Cortical thickness reduction in combat exposed U.S. veterans with and without PTSD
Wrocklage KM, Averill LA, Scott J, Averill CL, Schweinsburg B, Trejo M, Roy A, Weisser V, Kelly C, Martini B, Harpaz-Rotem I, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Abdallah CG. Cortical thickness reduction in combat exposed U.S. veterans with and without PTSD. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2017, 27: 515-525. PMID: 28279623, PMCID: PMC5429865, DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2017.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinician-Administered PTSD ScalePTSD symptom dimensionsPTSD diagnosisCombat exposureCortical thicknessSymptom dimensionsMagnetic resonance imagingPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsU.S. veteransCortical thinningUnique brain regionsLeft lateral prefrontalAnxious arousalPTSD dimensionsNeural correlatesHigh-resolution magnetic resonance imagingCortical thickness reductionsLateral prefrontalPTSD symptomsDisorder symptomsCombat severityCurrent PTSDPTSD ScalePrefrontal cortexPotential confounds
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