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Pneumo-Encephalographic and Computerized Axial Tomography Scan Changes in Affective Disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

H. M. A. S. Standish-Barry ,
N. Bouras ,
P. K. Bridges  and
J. R. Bartlett
H. M. A. S. Standish-Barry
Affiliation:
Guy's Hospital Medical School, London SE1 9RT; Current appointment: University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9LT
N. Bouras
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Guy's Hospital Medical School
P. K. Bridges
Affiliation:
Guy's Hospital, Brook General Hospital, Bexley Hospital; Guy's Hospital Medical School
J. R. Bartlett
Affiliation:
The Geoffrey Knight Psychosurgical Unit, Regional Neurosurgical Centre, Brook General Hospital, Shooters Hill Road, London SE18 4LW
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Summary

The pneumo-encephalographs and computerized axial tomography scans of fifty patients with severe affective disorder were studied. Measures of ventricular size were compared with those reported by other workers. Findings suggested that some patients suffering from severe affective illness showed abnormalities of brain structure as demonstrated by ventricular enlargement.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 141 , Issue 6 , December 1982 , pp. 614 - 617
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1982 

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