Major depressive disorder Brain CT scan
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mitra Chitsazan, M.D.[2]
CT scan
CT scan
- There are no gross CT scan findings associated with major depressive disorder.
- However, some studies have shown enlarged cerebral ventricles in patients with psychotic depression, and diminished basal ganglia blood flow in some depressed patients. [1] [2]
References
References
- ↑ Boland, Robert (2022). Kaplan & Sadock’s synopsis of psychiatry. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer. ISBN 1975145569.
- ↑ Scott ML, Golden CJ, Ruedrich SL, Bishop RJ (1983). “Ventricular enlargement in major depression”. Psychiatry Res. 8 (2): 91–3. doi:10.1016/0165-1781(83)90095-1. PMID 6574534.
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