2023
Association between perceived stress and brain structure volumes in older adults without late-life depression: a key role for the thalamus?
Anam A, Wang L, Pearlson G. Association between perceived stress and brain structure volumes in older adults without late-life depression: a key role for the thalamus? American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2023, 31: s61-s62. DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2022.12.221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLate-life depressionThalamus volumeEarly life stressHC groupLLD groupPrefrontal cortexOlder adultsAnterior cingulateBrain volumeControl groupDuke Depression Evaluation ScheduleMontgomery-Asberg Depression Rating ScaleSimilar findingsHealthy control subjectsDepression Rating ScaleIntracranial brain volumeSignificant differencesSignificant correlationConnecticut Health CenterDorsal anterior cingulateSubcortical brain regionsStandardized acquisition protocolBrain structure volumesVentral anterior cingulateInstitutional review board
1997
Basal ganglia volume in adults with Down syndrome
Aylward E, Li Q, Habbak R, Warren A, Pulsifer M, Barta P, Jerram M, Pearlson G. Basal ganglia volume in adults with Down syndrome. Psychiatry Research 1997, 74: 73-82. PMID: 9204510, DOI: 10.1016/s0925-4927(97)00011-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal ganglia volumesGanglia volumesDS subjectsBasal gangliaDown syndromeControl subjectsDementia statusNeuropsychological test performanceBrain volumeSmaller total brain volumeVolumes of caudateTotal brain volumeBasal ganglia abnormalitiesOverall brain volumeLarger putamen volumesTotal brainGlobus pallidusPutamen volumeNormal individualsGangliaTest performanceNeuropsychological testsSignificant correlationSyndromeAge
1996
Exploratory factor analysis of MRI brain structure measures in schizophrenia
Tien A, Eaton W, Schlaepfer T, McGilchrist I, Menon R, Richard P, Aylward E, Barta P, Strauss M, Pearlson G. Exploratory factor analysis of MRI brain structure measures in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 1996, 19: 93-101. PMID: 8789907, DOI: 10.1016/0920-9964(96)88520-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuperior temporal gyrusSchizophrenia groupNormal groupTemporal gyrusStructural brain abnormalitiesLateral temporal lobe structuresBrain volume measuresTemporal lobe structuresSpecific brain regionsPosterior superior temporal gyrusBrain structure measuresBasal gangliaBrain abnormalitiesCortical greyEntorhinal cortexBrain regionsSchizophrenic subjectsNeuropsychiatric dataLobe structuresSchizophreniaSignificant differencesSignificant correlationGray regionGyrusFactor structure
1986
Cerebral ventricular size and cerebrospinal fluid acetylcholinesterase levels in senile dementia of the Alzheimer type
Pearlson G, Tune L. Cerebral ventricular size and cerebrospinal fluid acetylcholinesterase levels in senile dementia of the Alzheimer type. Psychiatry Research 1986, 17: 23-29. PMID: 3484831, DOI: 10.1016/0165-1781(86)90038-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricle-brain ratioMini-Mental State ExaminationSenile dementiaComputed tomographyAlzheimer typeCerebrospinal fluid acetylcholinesterase activityLateral ventricle-brain ratiosCerebral ventricular sizeDuration of illnessAChE activityCSF AChE activityDegree of dementiaCerebral atrophyVentricular sizeCT scanDilutional effectState ExaminationCognitive impairmentAcetylcholinesterase levelsRadioenzymatic assayDementiaAcetylcholinesterase activityLaboratory dataPatientsSignificant correlation
1982
CT scan and neuropsychological correlates of Alzheimer's Disease and Huntington's Disease
Veroff A, Pearlson G, Ahn H. CT scan and neuropsychological correlates of Alzheimer's Disease and Huntington's Disease. Brain And Cognition 1982, 1: 177-184. PMID: 6242676, DOI: 10.1016/0278-2626(82)90015-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease patientsAlzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's disease patientsCT scan interpretationHuntington's disease patientsCT scan informationCT attenuation valuesClinical characteristicsPrimary neuropathologyDementia syndromesCT scanScan interpretationNormal agingDiseaseHuntington's diseaseAphasia subtypesNeuropsychological correlatesPatientsSignificant correlationDouble dissociationAttenuation valuesRecent studiesScan informationLobe densityNeuropathology