ISSN:
1432-1084
Keywords:
MRI
;
Psychiatry
;
white matter
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract T2-weighted MRI scans of psychiatric patients with at least one white matter lesion (WML) were compared to 83 non-psychiatric controls with respect to WML number and distribution. MANOVA results in significant effects for sex, age and patient group with respect to WML number. In the psychiatric patients, infratentorial WML prevailed in organic psychoses. WML number was positively correlated with age with the exception of rith temporal lobe WML. Based on WML spatial distribution, four patient clusters were found. Clusters with widely distributed WML comprised older patients with late onset of illness; right frontal and temporal WML were associated with mania, euphoria and unstable mood.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00595838
