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Neuroradiological findings in post partum psychiatric disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

T Becker ,
E Hofmann ,
M Knoche  and
M Lanczik
T Becker
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Würzburg, Füchsleinstraβe 15, D-8700Würzburg, Germany
E Hofmann
Affiliation:
Neuroradiology, University of Würzburg, Füchsleinstraβe 15, D-8700Würzburg, Germany
M Knoche
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Würzburg, Füchsleinstraβe 15, D-8700Würzburg, Germany
M Lanczik
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Würzburg, Füchsleinstraβe 15, D-8700Würzburg, Germany
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Summary

CT findings in 17 patients and MRI in one patient with post partum psychiatric disorder (PPPD; psychosis: n = 17, depressive neurosis: n = 1) were compared with randomly selected CT scans in non-PPPD patients matched for age and sex. In the PPPD group, 13 examinations (controls: 8) revealed one or several abnormal findings such as sulcal widening, ventricular enlargement and asymmetry. There was a higher prevalence of abnormal CT/MRI findings in the PPPD group (trend, P < 0.1).

Keywords

post partum psychosisCTMRIvulnerability marker
Type
Short communication
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , 1993 , pp. 105 - 107
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Copyright © Elsevier, Paris 1993

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