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Neuroanatomical substrates of depression in the elderly.

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Krishnan, KR; McDonald, WM; Doraiswamy, PM; Tupler, LA; Husain, M; Boyko, OB; Figiel, GS; Ellinwood, EH
Published in: Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci
1993

The etiology of depression in the elderly is poorly understood. In this study, magnetic resonance imaging was used to evaluate the role of subcortical structures in the pathophysiology of depression in the elderly. Elderly depressed patients were found to have smaller caudate nuclei, smaller putaminal complexes and in increased frequency of subcortical hyperintensities compared with normal, healthy controls. These findings were more pronounced in patients with late-onset depression. Based on these findings, the authors discuss the role of the basal ganglia in the pathophysiology of depression in the elderly.

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Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci

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ISSN

0940-1334

Publication Date

1993

Volume

243

Issue

1

Start / End Page

41 / 46

Location

Germany

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Radiography
  • Psychiatry
  • Male
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Hypertension
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Depressive Disorder
  • Basal Ganglia Diseases
 

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Krishnan, K. R., McDonald, W. M., Doraiswamy, P. M., Tupler, L. A., Husain, M., Boyko, O. B., … Ellinwood, E. H. (1993). Neuroanatomical substrates of depression in the elderly. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 243(1), 41–46. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02191522
Krishnan, K. R., W. M. McDonald, P. M. Doraiswamy, L. A. Tupler, M. Husain, O. B. Boyko, G. S. Figiel, and E. H. Ellinwood. “Neuroanatomical substrates of depression in the elderly.Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 243, no. 1 (1993): 41–46. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02191522.
Krishnan KR, McDonald WM, Doraiswamy PM, Tupler LA, Husain M, Boyko OB, et al. Neuroanatomical substrates of depression in the elderly. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 1993;243(1):41–6.
Krishnan, K. R., et al. “Neuroanatomical substrates of depression in the elderly.Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, vol. 243, no. 1, 1993, pp. 41–46. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/BF02191522.
Krishnan KR, McDonald WM, Doraiswamy PM, Tupler LA, Husain M, Boyko OB, Figiel GS, Ellinwood EH. Neuroanatomical substrates of depression in the elderly. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 1993;243(1):41–46.
Journal cover image

Published In

Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci

DOI

ISSN

0940-1334

Publication Date

1993

Volume

243

Issue

1

Start / End Page

41 / 46

Location

Germany

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Radiography
  • Psychiatry
  • Male
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Hypertension
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Depressive Disorder
  • Basal Ganglia Diseases