[Present status and future of imaging methods in neuropsychiatry].
Introduction describes historical relations between neurology and psychiatry. Both disciplines are now much nearer to each other than before--they have received similar diagnostic tools and they have similar therapeutic methods. Psychiatry is considered to be an integral part of neuroscience. The article reviews findings on the structural and functional changes accompanying the most serious psychiatric diseases and the growing role of the brain imaging methods is depicted.
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Psychiatrická klinika LF MU a FN, Brno. eceska@med.muni.cz
Prikryl
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Kaspárek
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Kucerová
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D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D001931:Brain Mapping; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*