Association of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder With Reduced In Vivo Norepinephrine Transporter Availability in the Locus Coeruleus
Pietrzak RH, Gallezot JD, Ding YS, Henry S, Potenza MN, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Carson RE, Neumeister A. Association of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder With Reduced In Vivo Norepinephrine Transporter Availability in the Locus Coeruleus. JAMA Psychiatry 2013, 70: 1199-1205. PMID: 24048210, PMCID: PMC4026855, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2013.399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCarbon IsotopesCase-Control StudiesFemaleFunctional NeuroimagingHumansLocus CoeruleusMaleMorpholinesNorepinephrine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsRadionuclide ImagingReboxetineSeverity of Illness IndexStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticWounds and InjuriesConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderNorepinephrine transporter availabilityLocus coeruleusPTSD groupTransporter availabilityHC groupVeterans Affairs Medical CenterStress disorderPTSD symptomsClinician-Administered PTSD ScalePositron emission tomography studyEmission tomography studiesPositron emission tomographyAnxious arousal symptomsNoradrenergic dysfunctionMedical CenterStudy groupMAIN OUTCOMEPTSD symptom clustersPTSD ScaleHealthy adultsCoeruleusBrain regionsChronic stressEmission tomography