1997
Assessment of diurnal variation of cerebrospinal fluid tryptophan and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid in healthy human females
Kirwin P, Anderson G, Chappell P, Saberski L, Leckman J, Geracioti T, Heninger G, Price L, McDougle C. Assessment of diurnal variation of cerebrospinal fluid tryptophan and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid in healthy human females. Life Sciences 1997, 60: 899-907. PMID: 9061047, DOI: 10.1016/s0024-3205(97)00021-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCSF samplingCSF tryptophanNeuropsychiatric illnessCerebrospinal fluid tryptophanMultiple lumbar puncturesCerebrospinal fluid levelsPlasma TRP levelsRole of serotoninHealthy female volunteersLevels of tryptophanMajor neuropsychiatric disordersIntra-individual coefficientContinuous CSFCSF neurochemistryLumbar catheterLumbar puncturePlasma tryptophanHealthy subjectsTRP levelsFemale volunteersHealthy human femalesFluid levelsNeuropsychiatric disordersAnxiety disordersCSF
1994
Elevated Cerebrospinal Fluid Levels of Oxytocin in Obsessive-compulsive Disorder: Comparison With Tourette's Syndrome and Healthy Controls
Leckman J, Goodman W, North W, Chappell P, Price L, Pauls D, Anderson G, Riddle M, McSwiggan-Hardin M, McDougle C, Barr L, Cohen D. Elevated Cerebrospinal Fluid Levels of Oxytocin in Obsessive-compulsive Disorder: Comparison With Tourette's Syndrome and Healthy Controls. JAMA Psychiatry 1994, 51: 782-792. PMID: 7524462, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1994.03950100030003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebrospinal fluid levelsObsessive-compulsive disorderCSF oxytocin levelsTourette syndromeArginine vasopressinFamily historyFluid levelsElevated cerebrospinal fluid levelsTic-related obsessive-compulsive disorderOxytocin levelsSubgroup of patientsSubset of patientsElevated CSF levelsCentral arginine vasopressinSubtype of OCDCSF levelsFamily genetic dataHealthy controlsTic disordersForms of OCDPatientsRelated syndromesCurrent severitySyndromeFamily study data
1993
Cerebrospinal fluid levels of homovanillic acid and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid in autism
Narayan M, Srinath S, Anderson G, Meundi DB. Cerebrospinal fluid levels of homovanillic acid and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid in autism. Biological Psychiatry 1993, 33: 630-635. PMID: 7687150, DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(93)90102-j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCSF homovanillic acidHomovanillic acidCerebrospinal fluid concentrationsCerebrospinal fluid levelsDopamine turnoverDopamine metabolitesCentral serotoninControl groupFluid levelsFluid concentrationsMarked alterationsGroup differencesAutistic disorderAutistic subjectsSerotoninChildrenAutistic childrenAlterationsGroupAutismPrevious studies
1988
Cerebrospinal fluid indoleacetic acid in autistic subjects
Anderson G, Ross D, Klykylo W, Feibel F, Cohen D. Cerebrospinal fluid indoleacetic acid in autistic subjects. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 1988, 18: 259-262. PMID: 3410814, DOI: 10.1007/bf02211951.Peer-Reviewed Original Research