Health Dictionary
Reliable, easy-to-read patient information on common medical conditions — written in plain language, free of jargon, and grounded in current evidence. Browse the most frequent diagnoses, understand what they mean for everyday life, and learn which steps and questions help you have a focused conversation with your doctor.
Major depressive disorder Brain CT scan
Introduction
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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