2016
Brain circuitry associated with the development of substance use in bipolar disorder and preliminary evidence for sexual dimorphism in adolescents
Lippard ET, Mazure CM, Johnston JA, Spencer L, Weathers J, Pittman B, Wang F, Blumberg HP. Brain circuitry associated with the development of substance use in bipolar disorder and preliminary evidence for sexual dimorphism in adolescents. Journal Of Neuroscience Research 2016, 95: 777-791. PMID: 27870392, PMCID: PMC5123602, DOI: 10.1002/jnr.23901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumePrefrontal gray matter volumeBipolar disorderSubstance use problemsFuture substance useSubstance useLower gray matter volumeUse problemsFuture substance use problemsRegional gray matter volumeStructural magnetic resonanceAdverse outcomesTemporopolar cortexInsula gray matter volumeSubstance exposureMood disordersHigh riskLower riskSubsequent alcoholMatter volumeNeurodevelopmental basisSubstance problemsDisordersAdolescentsMales
1997
Magnetic resonance imaging-based measurement of hippocampal volume in posttraumatic stress disorder related to childhood physical and sexual abuse—a preliminary report
Bremner J, Randall P, Vermetten E, Staib L, Bronen R, Mazure C, Capelli S, McCarthy G, Innis R, Charney D. Magnetic resonance imaging-based measurement of hippocampal volume in posttraumatic stress disorder related to childhood physical and sexual abuse—a preliminary report. Biological Psychiatry 1997, 41: 23-32. PMID: 8988792, PMCID: PMC3229101, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(96)00162-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderLeft hippocampal volumeHippocampal volumeChildhood abuseAdult survivorsSmaller left hippocampal volumeAbuse-related posttraumatic stress disorderStress disorderSmaller hippocampal volumesCombat-related posttraumatic stress disorderMagnetic resonance imagingShort-term memoryHealthy subjectsYears of educationAlcohol abuseMagnetic resonance imaging-based measurementsComparison subjectsPTSD patientsImaging-based measurementsResonance imagingPatientsSexual abusePreliminary reportSurvivorsComparison region