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Neuroimaging of Bipolar Disorder: Emphasis on Novel MRI Techniques
Author(s) -
Bruno Stefania D.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
epilepsia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.687
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1528-1167
pISSN - 0013-9580
DOI - 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2005.463004.x
Subject(s) - neuroimaging , neuropathology , bipolar disorder , neuroscience , psychology , magnetic resonance imaging , medicine , psychiatry , cognition , pathology , radiology , disease
Summary: The explosion of neuroimaging in the last decade has contributed to a revision of the concept of bipolar disorder, which was traditionally seen as a cyclic illness with return to normality between episodes lacking “by default” permanent brain abnormalities. A conspicuous corpus of neuroimaging and neuropathology studies indicates that brain changes occur in bipolar disorder, although their etiology and their relation to clinical features are yet to be established. This review summarizes the results from magnetic resonance imaging studies using conventional and novel techniques in patients with bipolar disorder.