Background Pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD) is a severe disorder characterized by mood
fluctuations starting at a young age. Several neuroimaging studies revealed a specific …

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies have contributed to the
understanding of bipolar disorder. However the effect of medication on brain activation …

Differentiating bipolar disorder from unipolar depression is one of the most difficult clinical
questions posed in pediatric psychiatric practices, as misdiagnosis can lead to severe …

Objective Converging evidence from structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) studies points to amygdala alteration as crucial in the development of paediatric …

Bipolar disorder may begin as depression or mania, which can affect the treatment and
prognosis of bipolar disorder. However, the physiological and pathological differences of …

Pediatric bipolar disorder is a serious condition that affects a child's ability to function
normally during important developmental stages. Pediatric bipolar disorder often presents …

Pediatric bipolar disorder (BD) and unipolar disorder (UD) share common symptomatic and
functional impairments. Various brain imaging techniques have been used to investigate the …

METHODS A PubMed literature search was performed to identify all original research
articles that used neuroimaging methods to study pediatric BD published between January …

Hafeman DM, Chang KD, Garrett AS, Sanders EM, Phillips ML. Effects of medication on
neuroimaging findings in bipolar disorder: an updated review. Bipolar Disord 2012: 14: 375 …

Objective: This functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study investigated the effects
of pharmacotherapy on brain function underlying affect dysregulation and cognitive function …