ERIC Number: EJ831658
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Publication Date: 2009-Jan
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Lower Orbital Frontal White Matter Integrity in Adolescents with Bipolar I Disorder
Kafantaris, Vivian; Kingsley, Peter; Ardekani, Babak; Saito, Ema; Lencz, Todd; Lim, Kelvin; Szeszko, Philip
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, v48 n1 p79 Jan 2009
Patients with bipolar I disorder demonstrated white matter abnormalities in white matter regions as seen through the use of diffusion tensor imaging. The findings suggest that white matter abnormalities in pediatric bipolar disorder may be useful in constructing neurobiological models of the disorder.
Descriptors: Brain, Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), Mental Disorders, Diagnostic Tests, Neurological Organization, Models
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