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Evidence for the changes of pituitary volumes in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder    
Yazarlar
Murad Atmaca
Omer Ozer
Sevda Korkmaz
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi İsmail TAŞKENT
Kastamonu Üniversitesi
Hanefi Yildirim
Özet
In pubertal and postpubertal patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), significantly greater pituitary gland volumes have been reported. Moving from this point, in the present study, we aimed to investigate pituitary gland volumes in patients with PTSD and hypothesized that volumes of the gland would be structurally changed. Volumetric magnetic resonance imaging of the pituitary gland was performed among sixteen patients with PTSD and fifteen healthy control subjects. We found that the mean volume of the pituitary gland was statistically significant and smaller than that of healthy subjects (0.69±0.08 cm3 for patient group and 0.83±0.21 for control subjects). Consequently, in the present study, we found that patients with PTSD had smaller pituitary gland volumes than those of healthy controls like other anxiety disorders. It is important to provide support for this finding in future longitudinal investigations.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Gland | Pituitary | PTSD | Volumetric
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü ESCI dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH-NEUROIMAGING
Dergi ISSN 0925-4927
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 02-2017
Cilt No 260
Sayı 1
Sayfalar 49 / 52
Doi Numarası 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2016.12.004