Neurochemistry of the hippocampus in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Atmaca, Murad; Yildirim, Hanefi; Ozdemir, Hüseyin; Koc, Mustafa; Ozler, Sinan; Tezcan, Ertan

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1819.2009.01993.x

Neurochemistry of the hippocampus in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Atmaca M., Yildirim H., Ozdemir H. , Koc M., Ozler S., Tezcan E.

PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES, vol.63, no.4, pp.486-490, 2009 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 63 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2009
Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2009.01993.x
Title of Journal : PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES
Page Numbers: pp.486-490

Abstract

Aim: To date, despite possible neuroanatomical importance, no magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) study on hippocampus has been performed in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The purpose of the present study was therefore to compare hippocampal chemicals in patients with OCD with those in healthy subjects with no psychopathology.