Small planum temporale volume in Down's syndrome: a volumetric MRI study
Frangou S, Aylward E, Warren A, Sharma T, Barta P, Pearlson G. Small planum temporale volume in Down's syndrome: a volumetric MRI study. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1997, 154: 1424-1429. PMID: 9326826, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.154.10.1424.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlanum temporale volumeSuperior temporal gyrusDown syndromeTemporal gyrusSyndrome patientsBrain volumePlanum temporaleMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measuresCommunity-dwelling patientsStructural brain abnormalitiesVolumetric MRI studyTotal brain volumeDown syndrome patientsHealthy comparison subjectsWhole brain volumeVolumetric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measuresAnatomic substrateBrain abnormalitiesHealthy subjectsComparison subjectsMRI studiesVolume deficitsSyndromeGyrusImaging measuresBasal ganglia volume in adults with Down syndrome
Aylward E, Li Q, Habbak R, Warren A, Pulsifer M, Barta P, Jerram M, Pearlson G. Basal ganglia volume in adults with Down syndrome. Psychiatry Research 1997, 74: 73-82. PMID: 9204510, DOI: 10.1016/s0925-4927(97)00011-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal ganglia volumesGanglia volumesDS subjectsBasal gangliaDown syndromeControl subjectsDementia statusNeuropsychological test performanceBrain volumeSmaller total brain volumeVolumes of caudateTotal brain volumeBasal ganglia abnormalitiesOverall brain volumeLarger putamen volumesTotal brainGlobus pallidusPutamen volumeNormal individualsGangliaTest performanceNeuropsychological testsSignificant correlationSyndromeAge