2009
Frequency, prognosis and surgical treatment of structural abnormalities seen with magnetic resonance imaging in childhood epilepsy
Berg AT, Mathern GW, Bronen RA, Fulbright RK, DiMario F, Testa FM, Levy SR. Frequency, prognosis and surgical treatment of structural abnormalities seen with magnetic resonance imaging in childhood epilepsy. Brain 2009, 132: 2785-2797. PMID: 19638447, PMCID: PMC2759335, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awp187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge of OnsetAnticonvulsantsBrainChildChild, PreschoolCognitionCohort StudiesDrug ResistanceEpilepsyFemaleFunctional LateralityHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedInfantLogistic ModelsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeurologic ExaminationNeuropsychological TestsNeurosurgical ProceduresPrognosisSclerosisTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingPositive MRI scansEpilepsy patientsMRI scansEpilepsy syndromesEpilepsy evaluationSurgical proceduresMultiple logistic regression analysisUse of MRIComprehensive epilepsy evaluationNon-idiopathic patientsPediatric epilepsy patientsComprehensive Epilepsy CenterPositive MRI findingsCommunity-based cohortNormal neurological examPre-surgical evaluationLogistic regression analysisIdiopathic epilepsy syndromesFrequency of lesionsClinical factorsMRI abnormalitiesMRI findingsNeurological examSurgical treatment
2002
Childhood Trauma Associated With Smaller Hippocampal Volume in Women With Major Depression
Vythilingam M, Heim C, Newport J, Miller AH, Anderson E, Bronen R, Brummer M, Staib L, Vermetten E, Charney DS, Nemeroff CB, Bremner JD. Childhood Trauma Associated With Smaller Hippocampal Volume in Women With Major Depression. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2002, 159: 2072-2080. PMID: 12450959, PMCID: PMC3230324, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.2072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmaller hippocampal volumesMajor depressive disorderHippocampal volumeDepressive disorderDepressed subjectsDepressed womenHealthy subjectsChildhood abuseUnipolar major depressive disorderRight hippocampal volumeCoronal MRI scansAdrenal axisDepressed patientsMajor depressionControl brain regionsTemporal lobeWhole hippocampusComparison subjectsMRI scansTrauma AssociatedEarly childhood traumaFemale volunteersWhole brainBrain regionsStudy participants
1998
Development and Reliability of a Method for Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Definition of Regions of Interest for Positron Emission Tomography
Bremner JD, Bronen RA, De Erasquin G, Vermetten E, Staib LH, Ng CK, Soufer R, Charney DS, Innis RB. Development and Reliability of a Method for Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Definition of Regions of Interest for Positron Emission Tomography. Molecular Imaging And Biology 1998, 1: 145-159. PMID: 14516589, DOI: 10.1016/s1095-0397(98)00015-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMagnetic resonance imagingPositron emission tomographyCoregistered magnetic resonance imagingResonance imagingBrain regionsEmission tomographyPoor anatomical resolutionAnatomical resolutionRegional metabolic rateBrain metabolic rateIntra-class correlation coefficientSuperior anatomical resolutionPET scansMRI scansMetabolic rateBrain scansPhysiologic informationAnatomical landmarksPET brain imagesReliable methodPets siteIndependent ratersScansImportant physiological informationStandard anatomical atlas