Hippocampal and Amygdala Volumes According to Psychosis Stage and Diagnosis
Author(s) -
Dennis Velakoulis,
Stephen J. Wood,
Michael T. H. Wong,
Patrick D. McGorry,
Alison R. Yung,
Lisa Phillips,
De Smith,
Warrick J. Brewer,
Tina Proffitt,
Patricia Desmond,
Christos Pantelis
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
archives of general psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3636
pISSN - 0003-990X
DOI - 10.1001/archpsyc.63.2.139
Subject(s) - psychosis , hippocampal formation , temporal lobe , schizophreniform disorder , psychology , psychiatry , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , amygdala , population , medicine , neuroscience , schizoaffective disorder , epilepsy , environmental health
Magnetic resonance imaging studies have identified hippocampal volume reductions in schizophrenia and amygdala volume enlargements in bipolar disorder, suggesting different medial temporal lobe abnormalities in these conditions. These studies have been limited by small samples and the absence of patients early in the course of illness.
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