Structural alterations in lateral prefrontal, parietal and posterior midline regions of men with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder.

  • Cindy Eckart
  • Christian Stoppel
  • Jörn Kaufmann
  • Claus Tempelmann
  • Hermann Hinrichs
  • Thomas Elbert
  • Hans-Jochen Heinze
  • Iris-Tatjana Kolassa

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Abstract

So far, the neural network associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been suggested to mainly involve the amygdala, hippocampus and medial prefrontal cortex. However, increasing evidence indicates that cortical regions extending beyond this network might also be implicated in the pathophysiology of PTSD. We aimed to investigate PTSD-related structural alterations in some of these regions.

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Original languageEnglish
Article number3
ISSN1180-4882
Publication statusPublished - 2011
pubmed 21118656