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
1998
A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Tic Suppression in Tourette Syndrome
Peterson BS, Skudlarski P, Anderson AW, Zhang H, Gatenby JC, Lacadie CM, Leckman JF, Gore JC. A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Tic Suppression in Tourette Syndrome. JAMA Psychiatry 1998, 55: 326-333. PMID: 9554428, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.55.4.326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTic suppressionTourette syndromeTic symptomsBasal gangliaPathogenesis of ticsVoluntary tic suppressionMagnetic resonance imaging studyResonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studySubcortical neural circuitsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingConnected cortical regionsRegional signal changesImpaired modulationSignal changesFunctional debilityNeuronal activityResonance imagingAdult subjectsImaging studiesCortical regionsNeuropsychiatric disordersNeural circuitsSyndrome