Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 86, Issue 1 , Pages 61-67 , May 2005

1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy investigation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in bipolar disorder patients

  • Paolo Brambilla

      Affiliations

    • Division of Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
    • Department of Pathology and Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Section of Psychiatry, University of Udine School of Medicine, Udine, Italy
    • Advanced Biotechnology Center, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
    • ,
  • Jeffrey A. Stanley

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Mark A. Nicoletti

      Affiliations

    • Division of Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
    • ,
  • Roberto B. Sassi

      Affiliations

    • Advanced Biotechnology Center, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
    • Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    • Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
    • ,
  • Alan G. Mallinger

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Ellen Frank

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • David Kupfer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Matcheri S. Keshavan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Jair C. Soares

      Affiliations

    • Division of Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
    • Department of Radiology, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
    • South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA. Tel.: +1 210 5675492; fax: +1 210 5673759.

Received 6 October 2004 ,Accepted 10 December 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2004.12.008

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 86, Issue 1 , Pages 61-67 , May 2005

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