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
1993
Reduced basal ganglia volumes in Tourette's syndrome using three-dimensional reconstruction techniques from magnetic resonance images.
Peterson B, Riddle MA, Cohen DJ, Katz LD, Smith JC, Hardin MT, Leckman JF. Reduced basal ganglia volumes in Tourette's syndrome using three-dimensional reconstruction techniques from magnetic resonance images. Neurology 1993, 43: 941-9. PMID: 8492950, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.43.5.941.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal gangliaSyndrome patientsNormal controlsReduced basal ganglia volumeBasal ganglia volumesTourette syndrome patientsGlobus pallidus nucleusSmaller mean volumesPathogenesis of TSEsNeuroleptic exposureGanglia volumesPallidus nucleusNeuroradiologic studiesTourette syndromeVolumetric asymmetryMean volumeMagnetic resonance imagesGangliaAxial imagesSocioeconomic statusAsymmetry indexSyndromeResonance imagesVolume reductionMR scanner