2016
Amygdala volume is reduced in early course schizophrenia
Rich AM, Cho YT, Tang Y, Savic A, Krystal JH, Wang F, Xu K, Anticevic A. Amygdala volume is reduced in early course schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging 2016, 250: 50-60. PMID: 27035063, PMCID: PMC4904038, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2016.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingAmygdala volumeSchizophrenia patientsSubcortical structuresEarly course schizophrenia patientsEarly illness courseChronic schizophrenia patientsNeuropathology of schizophreniaMajor subcortical structuresSmaller amygdala volumesEarly course schizophreniaHealthy comparison subjectsBonferroni correctionGray matter volumeAcute stress responseMedication useIllness coursePathophysiologic changesGlobus pallidusIllness phaseNucleus accumbensHigh riskComparison subjectsMatter volumeHR subjects
2001
Quantitative Morphology of the Caudate and Putamen in Patients With Cocaine Dependence
Jacobsen LK, Giedd JN, Gottschalk C, Kosten TR, Krystal JH. Quantitative Morphology of the Caudate and Putamen in Patients With Cocaine Dependence. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2001, 158: 486-489. PMID: 11229995, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.158.3.486.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine dependenceDopaminergic functionStriatal dopaminergic depletionTypical neuroleptic treatmentTotal brain volumeChronic cocaine dependenceCocaine-dependent subjectsChronic cocaine useStriatal hypertrophyExtrapyramidal symptomsNeuroleptic treatmentDopaminergic depletionHealthy subjectsBrain volumePutamen volumeCocaine useStriatal structuresCaudatePatientsPutamenHypertrophyMagnetic resonanceDeficitsQuantitative morphologySubjects