Bipolar Disorder

Reports from University of California, Department of Neurology highlight recent research in bipolar disorder

Published in Mental Health Law Weekly, February 23rd, 2008

A report, 'Increased volume of the amygdala and hippocampus in bipolar patients treated with lithium,' is newly published data in NeuroReport. According to recent research from the United States, "Previous structural neuroimaging studies of bipolar disorder have reported conflicting findings in limbic structures. Medication heterogeneity of patient samples may have contributed to these inconsistencies."

"Using structural magnetic resonance imaging we assessed whether lithium treatment was associated with differences in amygdala and hippocampal volumes in a sample of bipolar adults. A total of 49 magnetic resonance imaging scans were collected from patients who...

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