2008
Corpus callosum in maltreated children with posttraumatic stress disorder: A diffusion tensor imaging study
Jackowski AP, Douglas-Palumberi H, Jackowski M, Win L, Schultz RT, Staib LW, Krystal JH, Kaufman J. Corpus callosum in maltreated children with posttraumatic stress disorder: A diffusion tensor imaging study. Psychiatry Research 2008, 162: 256-261. PMID: 18296031, PMCID: PMC3771642, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2007.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderCorpus callosumStress disorderPathophysiology of PTSDDiffusion tensor imaging studyHistory of traumaWhite matter developmentEffects of stressWhite matter tractsWhite matter integrityDiffusion tensor imagingStudies of adultsInterhemispheric projectionsPediatric studiesPrimary white matter tractPreclinical studiesNormal controlsPosterior corpusHippocampus atrophyImaging studiesBrain structuresTensor imagingFractional anisotropyCallosumChildren
2005
Applications of Morphometric and Diffusion Tensor Magnetic Resonance Imaging to the Study of Brain Abnormalities in the Alcoholism Spectrum
Daurignac E, Toga A, Jones D, Aronen H, Hommer D, Jernigan T, Krystal J, Mathalon D. Applications of Morphometric and Diffusion Tensor Magnetic Resonance Imaging to the Study of Brain Abnormalities in the Alcoholism Spectrum. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2005, 29: 159-166. PMID: 15895490, DOI: 10.1097/01.alc.0000150891.72900.62.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingBrain abnormalitiesAlcohol exposureMicrostructural brain abnormalitiesMicrostructural brain alterationsBrain volume deficitsRecent magnetic resonance imagingPrenatal alcohol exposureWhite matter tract integrityWhite matter tractsStructural MRI methodsDiffusion tensor magnetic resonanceChronic alcoholicsBrain alterationsClinical subtypesMorphometric abnormalitiesAlcoholic drinkingVolume deficitsClinical subpopulationsResonance imagingTract integrityNeuropsychiatric diseasesUnique anatomyMicrostructural disruptionStudy of alcoholism