Smaller hippocampal volumes in patients with bipolar disorder are masked by exposure to lithium: a meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Tomáš Hájek,
Miloslav Kopeček,
Cyril Höschl,
Martin Alda
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of psychiatry and neuroscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.767
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1488-2434
pISSN - 1180-4882
DOI - 10.1503/jpn.110143
Subject(s) - hippocampal formation , bipolar disorder , neuroimaging , lithium (medication) , confidence interval , meta analysis , medicine , psychology , hippocampus , depression (economics) , cardiology , psychiatry , economics , macroeconomics
Smaller hippocampal volumes relative to controls are among the most replicated neuroimaging findings in individuals with unipolar but not bipolar depression. Preserved hippocampal volumes in most studies of participants with bipolar disorder may reflect potential neuroprotective effects of lithium (Li).
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