2001
Cerebral blood flow in obsessive–compulsive patients with major depression: effect of treatment with sertraline or desipramine on treatment responders and non-responders
Hoehn-Saric R, Schlaepfer T, Greenberg B, McLeod D, Pearlson G, Wong S. Cerebral blood flow in obsessive–compulsive patients with major depression: effect of treatment with sertraline or desipramine on treatment responders and non-responders. Psychiatry Research 2001, 108: 89-100. PMID: 11738543, DOI: 10.1016/s0925-4927(01)00114-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBlood Flow VelocityCerebral CortexDepressive Disorder, MajorDesipramineDominance, CerebralDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMaleMiddle AgedObsessive-Compulsive DisorderRegional Blood FlowSertralineTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonTreatment OutcomeConceptsRegional cerebral blood flowHigher regional cerebral blood flowWeeks of treatmentCerebral blood flowYale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive ScaleBlood flowTemporal regionsType of medicationEffects of sertralineMajor depressive episodePrefrontal regional cerebral blood flowAdministration of medicationsPrefrontal regionsHMPAO SPECT scansEffect of treatmentObsessive Compulsive ScaleDiffuse reductionRCBF reductionStudy entryBasal gangliaDepressive episodeClinical changesMajor depressionDrug treatmentTreatment responders
1997
Basal ganglia volume in adults with Down syndrome
Aylward E, Li Q, Habbak R, Warren A, Pulsifer M, Barta P, Jerram M, Pearlson G. Basal ganglia volume in adults with Down syndrome. Psychiatry Research 1997, 74: 73-82. PMID: 9204510, DOI: 10.1016/s0925-4927(97)00011-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal ganglia volumesGanglia volumesDS subjectsBasal gangliaDown syndromeControl subjectsDementia statusNeuropsychological test performanceBrain volumeSmaller total brain volumeVolumes of caudateTotal brain volumeBasal ganglia abnormalitiesOverall brain volumeLarger putamen volumesTotal brainGlobus pallidusPutamen volumeNormal individualsGangliaTest performanceNeuropsychological testsSignificant correlationSyndromeAge
1996
A Quantitative MRI Study of the Basal Ganglia in Depression in HIV Seropositive Men
Davison S, Aylward E, McArthur J, Selnes O, Lyketsos C, Barta P, Pearlson G. A Quantitative MRI Study of the Basal Ganglia in Depression in HIV Seropositive Men. Journal Of LGBT Health Research 1996, 1: 29-41. PMID: 16873169, DOI: 10.1300/j128v01n03_02.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-seropositive menBasal ganglia volumesBasal ganglia atrophyBasal gangliaMagnetic resonance imagingSeropositive menGanglia volumesHIV infectionHIV-seropositive homosexual menSeropositive homosexual menHIV-seropositive patientsQuantitative MRI studyQuantitative magnetic resonance imagingSeropositive patientsSuch infectionsComparison subjectsMRI studiesHomosexual menAffective disordersDepressive symptomatologyGangliaResonance imagingInfectionSignificant differencesDepressionExploratory factor analysis of MRI brain structure measures in schizophrenia
Tien A, Eaton W, Schlaepfer T, McGilchrist I, Menon R, Richard P, Aylward E, Barta P, Strauss M, Pearlson G. Exploratory factor analysis of MRI brain structure measures in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 1996, 19: 93-101. PMID: 8789907, DOI: 10.1016/0920-9964(96)88520-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuperior temporal gyrusSchizophrenia groupNormal groupTemporal gyrusStructural brain abnormalitiesLateral temporal lobe structuresBrain volume measuresTemporal lobe structuresSpecific brain regionsPosterior superior temporal gyrusBrain structure measuresBasal gangliaBrain abnormalitiesCortical greyEntorhinal cortexBrain regionsSchizophrenic subjectsNeuropsychiatric dataLobe structuresSchizophreniaSignificant differencesSignificant correlationGray regionGyrusFactor structure
1988
SPECT IMAGING WITH I-123 ISOPROPYL AMPHETAMINE IN ASYMPTOMATIC HIV SEROPOSITIVE PERSONS
LaFrance N, Pearlson G, Schaerf F, McArthur J, Bascom M, Kumar A, Turek J, Cole P, Chen J, Wagner H. SPECT IMAGING WITH I-123 ISOPROPYL AMPHETAMINE IN ASYMPTOMATIC HIV SEROPOSITIVE PERSONS. Clinical Nuclear Medicine 1988, 13: 393. DOI: 10.1097/00003072-198805000-00042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV encephalopathyAsymptomatic HIV-seropositive personsMini-Mental State EvaluationHIV-seropositive personsForamen of MonroSeropositive personsSeropositive individualsBasal gangliaFirst manifestationEarly predictorNormal controlsPatientsSubcortical regionsPET studiesIsopropyl amphetamineSPECT imagingCortical asymmetryAsymmetry indexSPECT slicesTrails BSingle studyDementiaAIDSSPECT dataMonths
1986
Positron Emission Tomography Reveals Elevated D2 Dopamine Receptors in Drug-Naive Schizophrenics
Wong D, Wagner H, Tune L, Dannals R, Pearlson G, Links J, Tamminga C, Broussolle E, Ravert H, Wilson A, Toung J, Malat J, Williams J, O'Tuama L, Snyder S, Kuhar M, Gjedde A. Positron Emission Tomography Reveals Elevated D2 Dopamine Receptors in Drug-Naive Schizophrenics. Science 1986, 234: 1558-1563. PMID: 2878495, DOI: 10.1126/science.2878495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsD2 dopamine receptorsD2 dopamine receptor densityPositron emission tomographyGroup of patientsDopamine receptor densityDopamine receptorsCaudate nucleusReceptor densityNormal volunteersEmission tomographyDrug-naive schizophrenicsNumber of receptorsMost patientsBasal gangliaNeuroleptic drugsPostmortem studiesBiochemical abnormalitiesPatientsPsychiatric diseasesSchizophreniaReceptorsDrugsVolunteersTomographyGroup