2008
Corpus callosum in maltreated children with posttraumatic stress disorder: A diffusion tensor imaging study
Jackowski AP, Douglas-Palumberi H, Jackowski M, Win L, Schultz RT, Staib LW, Krystal JH, Kaufman J. Corpus callosum in maltreated children with posttraumatic stress disorder: A diffusion tensor imaging study. Psychiatry Research 2008, 162: 256-261. PMID: 18296031, PMCID: PMC3771642, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2007.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderCorpus callosumStress disorderPathophysiology of PTSDDiffusion tensor imaging studyHistory of traumaWhite matter developmentEffects of stressWhite matter tractsWhite matter integrityDiffusion tensor imagingStudies of adultsInterhemispheric projectionsPediatric studiesPrimary white matter tractPreclinical studiesNormal controlsPosterior corpusHippocampus atrophyImaging studiesBrain structuresTensor imagingFractional anisotropyCallosumChildren
1997
Positron Emission Tomography Measurement of Cerebral Metabolic Correlates of Yohimbine Administration in Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Bremner JD, Innis RB, Ng CK, Staib LH, Salomon RM, Bronen RA, Duncan J, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Rich D, Zubal G, Dey H, Soufer R, Charney DS. Positron Emission Tomography Measurement of Cerebral Metabolic Correlates of Yohimbine Administration in Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. JAMA Psychiatry 1997, 54: 246-254. PMID: 9075465, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1997.01830150070011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderAdministration of yohimbineNorepinephrine releaseHealthy subjectsHealthy age-matched control subjectsAge-matched control subjectsStress disorderDouble-blind fashionPositron emission tomography (PET) measurementsBrain metabolic responsesCerebral metabolic correlatesBrain norepinephrine releaseSymptoms of anxietyPositron emission tomographyBrain metabolismControl subjectsYohimbine administrationPreclinical studiesMetabolic correlatesCaudate nucleusPatientsYohimbineVietnam combat veteransEmission tomographyOrbitofrontal cortex