Magnetic resonance imaging of the caudate nuclei in depression: preliminary observations

…, WM McDonald, PR Escalona… - Archives of general …, 1992 - jamanetwork.com
• A role of the caudate nucleus in depression has been suggested from relevant clinical
conditions, such as patients with Huntington's disease or caudate infarcts, as well as animal …

A magnetic resonance imaging study of putamen nuclei in major depression

…, PM Doraiswamy, GS Figiel, C Na, PR Escalona… - Psychiatry Research …, 1991 - Elsevier
The basal ganglia are recognized as putative mediators of certain cognitive and behavioral
symptoms of major depression. Moreover, patients with basal ganglia lesions have …

MR assessment of pituitary gland morphology in healthy volunteers: age-and gender-related differences.

…, SN Lurie, C Na, PR Escalona… - American Journal …, 1992 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
PURPOSE AND METHODS High-field MR images at 1.5 T were used to characterize the
effects of age and gender on pituitary size and shape in a sample of 71 adult volunteers (40 …

In vivo assessment of pituitary volume with magnetic resonance imaging and systematic stereology: relationship to dexamethasone suppression test results in patients

…, PM Doraiswamy, OB Boyko, PR Escalona… - Psychiatry …, 1992 - Elsevier
The relationship between dexamethasone suppression test (DST) results and in vivo pituitary
volume was studied in 24 psychiatric inpatients. The principles of systematic stereology …

In vivo stereological assessment of human cerebellar volume: effects of gender and age.

PR Escalona, WM McDonald… - American Journal …, 1991 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
Intermediate T2-weighted MR images and a systematic sampling stereological method were
used in 37 normal volunteers, 24 to 79 years old, to assess the effects of age and sex on …

Posterior fossa abnormalities in major depression: a controlled magnetic resonance imaging study

…, MM Husain, PR Escalona… - Acta Psychiatrica …, 1992 - Wiley Online Library
High‐field magnetic resonance (MR) images were used to study posterior fossa morphology
in 27 patients with major depression and 36 normal control subjects. Depressed patients …

Reduction of cerebellar volume in major depression: a controlled MRI study

PR Escalona, B Early, WM McDonald… - …, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
A systematic sampling stereological method of serially acquired axial intermediate T2‐weighted
Spin echo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain was used to measure …

Pituitary abnormalities in eating disorders: further evidence from MRI studies

…, MH Husain, GS Figiel, VJ Palese, PR Escalona… - Progress in Neuro …, 1991 - Elsevier
Doraiswamy, P. Murali, K. Ranga Krishnan, Orest B. Boyko, Mustafa M. Husain, Gary S.
Figiel, Vincent J. Palese P. Rodrigo Escalona, Sunjay A. Shah, William M. McDonald WJ …

Interuncal distance measurements in healthy volunteers and in patients with Alzheimer disease.

B Early, PR Escalona, OB Boyko… - American journal …, 1993 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
PURPOSE To evaluate further the clinical utility of the interuncal distance (IUD) measured
from axial MR scans as a reflection of hippocampal atrophy. METHODS The IUD measured …

Electroconvulsive therapy in a depressed patient with an intracranial arachnoid cyst: a brain magnetic resonance imaging study

PR Escalona, CE Coffey, J Maus-Feldman - The Journal of ECT, 1991 - journals.lww.com
We describe a depressed man with an asymptomatic arachnoid cyst of the left sylvian fissure
who was successfully treated with ECT. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain before …