2001
Regional Brain and Ventricular Volumes in Tourette Syndrome
Peterson BS, Staib L, Scahill L, Zhang H, Anderson C, Leckman JF, Cohen DJ, Gore JC, Albert J, Webster R. Regional Brain and Ventricular Volumes in Tourette Syndrome. JAMA Psychiatry 2001, 58: 427-440. PMID: 11343521, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.58.5.427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParieto-occipital regionsTourette syndromeTic symptomsCerebral volumeVentricular volumePathophysiology of TST subjectsWhite matter portionsThalamo-cortical circuitrySignificant inverse associationRegional cerebral volumesHigh-resolution anatomical magnetic resonance imagesStandard anatomical landmarksSex differencesAge-related findingsDorsal prefrontal regionsRegional brainCortico-striatoHealthy childrenHealthy controlsInverse associationHealthy subjectsOccipital volumeTS groupCortical regions
1985
Computed tomographic brain scanning in four neuropsychiatric disorders of childhood
Harcherik DF, Cohen DJ, Ort S, Paul R, Shaywitz BA, Volkmar FR, Rothman SL, Leckman JF. Computed tomographic brain scanning in four neuropsychiatric disorders of childhood. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1985, 142: 731-734. PMID: 3859227, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.142.6.731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain densityVentricular volumeNeuropsychiatric disordersMedical control patientsTomographic brain scanningVentricle-brain ratioTotal ventricular volumeVentricular volume ratioControl patientsMedical patientsVentricular asymmetryBrain scanningControl groupCAT scanPatientsDiagnostic groupsPatient diagnosisNeuropsychiatric patientsSignificant differencesDiagnosisDisordersChildhoodGroup