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