1991
Effects of Substance Abuse on Ventricular and Sulcal Measures Assessed by Computerised Tomography
Cascella N, Pearlson G, Wong D, Broussolle E, Nagoshi C, Margolin R, London E. Effects of Substance Abuse on Ventricular and Sulcal Measures Assessed by Computerised Tomography. The British Journal Of Psychiatry 1991, 159: 217-221. PMID: 1773237, DOI: 10.1192/bjp.159.2.217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance abuseSulcal measuresCocaine useSulcal widthWider third ventriclesEffect of ageBrain atrophyBrain ratioChronic useComputerised tomographyThird ventricleNormal controlsAlcohol consumptionBrain morphologyAlcohol usePolydrug abusersSignificant predictorsAgeVentricleSeverityTomographyPositive correlationAbusePossible effectsVentricular
1989
Structural brain CT changes and cognitive deficits in elderly depressives with and without reversible dementia (‘pseudodementia’)*
Pearlson G, Rabins P, Kim W, Speedie L, Moberg P, Burns A, Bascom M. Structural brain CT changes and cognitive deficits in elderly depressives with and without reversible dementia (‘pseudodementia’)*. Psychological Medicine 1989, 19: 573-584. PMID: 2798631, DOI: 10.1017/s003329170002417x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMini-Mental State ExaminationVentricular brain ratioAD patientsDepressed patientsNormal controlsDSM-III major depressionCognitive deficitsShort-term progressionStructural brain abnormalitiesCranial CT scanProbable Alzheimer's diseaseCT attenuation valuesCT valuesReversible dementiaElderly patientsMost patientsBrain ratioCT attenuation numbersCT changesElderly depressivesBrain abnormalitiesDementia syndromesMajor depressionCT scanPatients
1987
Mania After Brain Injury: A Controlled Study of Causative Factors
Starkstein S, Pearlson G, Boston J, Robinson R. Mania After Brain Injury: A Controlled Study of Causative Factors. JAMA Neurology 1987, 44: 1069-1073. PMID: 3632381, DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1987.00520220065019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain injuryVentricle/brain ratiosPossible family historyFocal brain injurySecondary maniaRight hemisphere lesionsSubcortical atrophyBrain ratioDepressive episodeLimbic areasManic patientsFamily historyManic syndromeFocal lesionsAffective disordersPatientsInjuryLesionsCausative factorsRare occurrenceHemisphere lesionsGenetic loadingRight hemisphereManiaRight hemisphere involvementIncreased ventricle-to-brain ratio in late-onset schizophrenia
Rabins P, Pearlson G, Jayaram G, Steele C, Tune L. Increased ventricle-to-brain ratio in late-onset schizophrenia. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1987, 144: 1216-1218. PMID: 3631322, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.144.9.1216.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1985
Symptomatic, Familial, Perinatal, and Social Correlates of Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT) Changes in Schizophrenics and Bipolars
PEARLSON G, GARBACZ D, MOBERG P, AHN H, DEPAULO J. Symptomatic, Familial, Perinatal, and Social Correlates of Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT) Changes in Schizophrenics and Bipolars. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 1985, 173: 42-50. PMID: 3965611, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-198501000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricular enlargementFamily historyNegative symptomsComputerized axial tomography scanLateral ventricular enlargementAxial tomography scanPast psychiatric historyEarly brain damageMarked ventricular enlargementSubgroup of schizophrenicsPoor premorbid adjustmentLateral ventricularTomography changesBrain ratioPatient groupBrain damageTomography scanPsychiatric illnessPsychiatric historyBipolar patientsNormal controlsEarly onsetPatientsPremorbid adjustmentSignificant proportion
1984
Lateral ventricular enlargement associated with persistent unemployment and negative symptoms in both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Pearlson G, Garbacz D, Breakey W, Ahn H, DePaulo J. Lateral ventricular enlargement associated with persistent unemployment and negative symptoms in both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Psychiatry Research 1984, 12: 1-9. PMID: 6589656, DOI: 10.1016/0165-1781(84)90133-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research