1995
Behavioral laterality in individuals with Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome and basal ganglia alterations: A preliminary report
Yazgan M, Peterson B, Wexler B, Leckman J. Behavioral laterality in individuals with Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome and basal ganglia alterations: A preliminary report. Biological Psychiatry 1995, 38: 386-390. PMID: 8547458, DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(94)00302-j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGTS patientsTourette syndromeIntact basal ganglia functionGilles de la Tourette's syndromeGTS subjectsAdult GTS patientsBasal ganglia alterationsBasal ganglia functionLa Tourette's syndromePrevious MRI studiesNeuropsychological measuresFunctional asymmetryGanglia functionTic symptomsNormal controlsMRI studiesSyndromePreliminary reportPatientsNeuropsychological tasksFunctional significanceSubjectsBehavioral lateralitySymptomsAbnormalities
1989
Possible Subtypes of Affective Disorder Suggested by Differences in Cerebral Laterality and Testosterone: A Preliminary Report
Wexler B, Mason J, Giller E. Possible Subtypes of Affective Disorder Suggested by Differences in Cerebral Laterality and Testosterone: A Preliminary Report. JAMA Psychiatry 1989, 46: 429-433. PMID: 2712661, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1989.01810050043007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum testosterone levelsDichotic listening testAffective disordersTestosterone levelsMean serum testosterone levelCerebral lateralityTime of admissionPathophysiological heterogeneityDiagnostic groupsSymptom severityPreliminary reportPossible subtypesHemisphere functionDisordersSubgroupsLateralityMeaningful subgroupsPositive correlationNegative correlationGroupHospitalizationPatientsAdmissionPathogenesesTestosterone