2003
Basal Ganglia Volumes in Patients With Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome
Peterson BS, Thomas P, Kane MJ, Scahill L, Zhang H, Bronen R, King RA, Leckman JF, Staib L. Basal Ganglia Volumes in Patients With Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome. JAMA Psychiatry 2003, 60: 415-424. PMID: 12695320, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.60.4.415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal ganglia volumesBasal gangliaCaudate nucleus volumeTourette syndromeGanglia volumesObsessive-compulsive disorderLenticular nucleus volumesTic symptomsNucleus volumeGilles dePathophysiology of TSPrior neuroleptic exposureHealthy control subjectsSeverity of ticsComorbid obsessive-compulsive disorderGreat clinical relevanceAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptomsHyperactivity disorder symptomsRepeated-measures analysisNeuroleptic exposureControl subjectsFunctional disturbancesTrait abnormalityClinical relevanceGanglia
2000
Hippocampal Volume Reduction in Major Depression
Bremner J, Narayan M, Anderson E, Staib L, Miller H, Charney D. Hippocampal Volume Reduction in Major Depression. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2000, 157: 115-118. PMID: 10618023, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.157.1.115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmaller left hippocampal volumeLeft hippocampal volumeHippocampal volumeMajor depressionComparison subjectsHippocampal volume reductionWhole brain volumeMagnetic resonance imagingNondepressed comparison subjectsAlcohol exposureBrain areasBrain volumeResonance imagingPatientsElevated levelsDepressionHippocampusVolume reductionComparison regionBrain sizeSubjectsRemissionGlucocorticoidsFindings