2000
MRI findings differentiate between late‐onset schizophrenia and late‐life mood disorder
Rabins P, Aylward E, Holroyd S, Pearlson G. MRI findings differentiate between late‐onset schizophrenia and late‐life mood disorder. International Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2000, 15: 954-960. PMID: 11044878, DOI: 10.1002/1099-1166(200010)15:10<954::aid-gps224>3.0.co;2-o.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate-onset schizophreniaLate-life bipolar disorderBilateral cortical atrophyLarger third ventriclesRight temporal hornLate-life mood disordersLate-life depressionDegree of atrophyNormal control groupGender-matched controlsFunctional imaging studiesSulcal enlargementCortical atrophyMRI findingsTemporal hornFunctional abnormalitiesSylvian fissureMood disordersThird ventricleOutpatient servicesMRI scansPatientsAffective disordersControl groupBipolar disorder
1996
A Quantitative MRI Study of the Basal Ganglia in Depression in HIV Seropositive Men
Davison S, Aylward E, McArthur J, Selnes O, Lyketsos C, Barta P, Pearlson G. A Quantitative MRI Study of the Basal Ganglia in Depression in HIV Seropositive Men. Journal Of LGBT Health Research 1996, 1: 29-41. PMID: 16873169, DOI: 10.1300/j128v01n03_02.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBasal GangliaDepressionDepressive DisorderHIV InfectionsHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleConceptsHIV-seropositive menBasal ganglia volumesBasal ganglia atrophyBasal gangliaMagnetic resonance imagingSeropositive menGanglia volumesHIV infectionHIV-seropositive homosexual menSeropositive homosexual menHIV-seropositive patientsQuantitative MRI studyQuantitative magnetic resonance imagingSeropositive patientsSuch infectionsComparison subjectsMRI studiesHomosexual menAffective disordersDepressive symptomatologyGangliaResonance imagingInfectionSignificant differencesDepressionMajor Depression in Alzheimer's Disease An Interaction Between Gender and Family History
Lyketsos C, Tune L, Pearlson G, Steele C. Major Depression in Alzheimer's Disease An Interaction Between Gender and Family History. Journal Of The Academy Of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 1996, 37: 380-384. PMID: 8701017, DOI: 10.1016/s0033-3182(96)71552-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1991
Centrum semiovale white matter CT changes associated with normal ageing, Alzheimer's disease and late life depression with and without reversible dementia
Pearlson G, Rabins P, Burns A. Centrum semiovale white matter CT changes associated with normal ageing, Alzheimer's disease and late life depression with and without reversible dementia. Psychological Medicine 1991, 21: 321-328. PMID: 1876637, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291700020420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlzheimer's diseaseCT attenuation numbersGray matterAttenuation numberCranial CT scanLate-life depressionElderly patientsReversible dementiaPatient groupCT changesLife depressionMajor depressionCentrum semiovaleAttenuation valuesCT scanNormal controlsElderly controlsNeuropsychological evaluationNormal agingDiseasePatientsDepressionCognitive tasksDementiaReliable means
1990
Confrontation naming deficit in dementia of depression
Speedie L, Rabins P, Pearlson G, Moberg P. Confrontation naming deficit in dementia of depression. Journal Of Neuropsychiatry 1990, 2: 59-63. PMID: 2136062, DOI: 10.1176/jnp.2.1.59.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDementia of depressionDelayed visual memoryIrreversible dementiaMemory taskVisual memoryFree recallLanguage abilityNondepressed control subjectsDepressed patientsMemoryCognitive impairmentNormal cognitionElderly depressed patientsRecallDepressionTaskDementiaMajor depressionReversible dementiaPatient groupControl subjectsCognitionPatientsDeficitsConfrontation
1989
Structural brain CT changes and cognitive deficits in elderly depressives with and without reversible dementia (‘pseudodementia’)*
Pearlson G, Rabins P, Kim W, Speedie L, Moberg P, Burns A, Bascom M. Structural brain CT changes and cognitive deficits in elderly depressives with and without reversible dementia (‘pseudodementia’)*. Psychological Medicine 1989, 19: 573-584. PMID: 2798631, DOI: 10.1017/s003329170002417x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMini-Mental State ExaminationVentricular brain ratioAD patientsDepressed patientsNormal controlsDSM-III major depressionCognitive deficitsShort-term progressionStructural brain abnormalitiesCranial CT scanProbable Alzheimer's diseaseCT attenuation valuesCT valuesReversible dementiaElderly patientsMost patientsBrain ratioCT attenuation numbersCT changesElderly depressivesBrain abnormalitiesDementia syndromesMajor depressionCT scanPatients
1986
STRUCTURAL BRAIN CORRELATES OF EMOTIONAL DISORDER IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
RABINS P, BROOKS B, O'DONNELL P, PEARLSON G, MOBERG P, JUBELT B, COYLE P, DALOS N, FOLSTEIN M. STRUCTURAL BRAIN CORRELATES OF EMOTIONAL DISORDER IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS. Brain 1986, 109: 585-597. PMID: 3730806, DOI: 10.1093/brain/109.4.585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStable spinal cord injuriesMini-Mental State ExaminationMultiple sclerosisBrain involvementSCI patientsMS patientsDepression scoresMean General Health Questionnaire scoresProgressive multiple sclerosisDefinite multiple sclerosisGeneral Health Questionnaire scoresSpinal cord injuryMean depression scoreStructural brain correlatesCord lesionsFunctional disabilityCord injuryNeurological impairmentCT scanQuestionnaire scoresPatientsState ExaminationCognitive disordersAbnormal rangeOne-year study
1984
NORTRIPTYLINE TREATMENT OF POST-STROKE DEPRESSION: A DOUBLE-BLIND STUDY
Lipsey J, Pearlson G, Robinson R, Rao K, Price T. NORTRIPTYLINE TREATMENT OF POST-STROKE DEPRESSION: A DOUBLE-BLIND STUDY. The Lancet 1984, 323: 297-300. PMID: 6141377, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(84)90356-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-stroke depressionDouble-blind studyDepression ScaleEfficacy of nortriptylinePlacebo-treated patientsSerum nortriptyline levelsHamilton Depression ScalePresent State ExaminationZung Depression ScaleStroke patientsTherapeutic rangeMajor depressionNortriptyline levelsDemonstrated efficacyState ExaminationPatientsNortriptylineDepressionGreater improvementTreatmentSimilar groupsEfficacyImportant addition