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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ795931
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-May-1
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0890-8567
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Three-Dimensional Mapping of Hippocampal Anatomy in Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder
Bearden, Carrie E.; Soares, Jair C.; Klunder, Andrea D.; Nicoletti, Mark; Dierschki, Nicole; Hayashi, Kiralee M.; Narr, Katherine L.; Bhrambilla, Paolo; Sassi, Roberto B.; Axelson, David; Ryan, Neal; Birmaher, Boris; Thompson, Paul M.
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, v47 n5 p515-525 May 2008
The article discusses the use of three-dimensional mapping methods in children and adolescents with bipolar disorder to find out if localized alterations in hippocampal structure are exhibited. It also explores the developmental differences where the patient with bipolar disorder showed increasing hippocampal size with increasing age.
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Adolescents, Anatomy, Depression (Psychology), Developmental Stages, Brain, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Age Differences, Patients
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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