Scans May Spot Bipolar Disorder
Can detect metabolic differences in key areas of brain
Imaging technology called magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy may make it easier for psychiatrists to diagnose people with bipolar disorder.
Using MR spectroscopy, researchers at the Mayo Clinic examined the brains of 21 bipolar patients who weren’t taking any drugs or medications and 21 healthy control subjects. The MR spectroscopy identified major differences between the two groups in metabolite levels in four areas of the brain that control movement, behavior, reading and vision, and sensory information.
The findings were presented Nov. 30 the Radiological Society of North America’s annual meeting in Chicago.
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