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