Post-dexamethasone cortisol levels and computerized tomographic findings in manic patients.
The relations of post-dexamethasone cortisol levels to computerized tomography (CT) scan findings of lateral and third ventricle size and cortical sulcal prominence rated separately for frontal and parieto-occipital distributions were examined in 15 manic patients. Failure to suppress endogenous cortisol after a dexamethasone challenge was associated with larger third ventricles, but not to any of the other CT scan measures.
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Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912-3800.
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D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D003907:Dexamethasone; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003907:Dexamethasone; D006854:Hydrocortisone