White matter microstructural abnormalities in bipolar disorder: A whole brain diffusion tensor imaging study☆

•Using DTI and whole brain voxel-based analysis, we mapped WM anomalies in BD.•Relative to controls, the bipolar group showed widespread regions of lower FA.•MD and RD were abnormally elevated in patients in many of these same regions.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Barysheva, Marina, Jahanshad, Neda, Foland-Ross, Lara, Altshuler, Lori L., Thompson, Paul M.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3777761/