Correlation between Peripheral Levels of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Hippocampal Volume in Children and Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder

Pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD) is a serious mental disorder that affects the development and emotional growth of affected patients. The brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is recognized as one of the possible markers of the framework and its evolution. Abnormalities in BDNF signaling in the h...

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Main Authors: Tatiana Lauxen Peruzzolo, Mauricio Anes, Andre de Moura Kohmann, Ana Claudia Mércio Loredo Souza, Ramiro Borges Rodrigues, Juliana Basso Brun, Roberta Peters, Bianca Wollenhaupt de Aguiar, Flavio Kapczinski, Silzá Tramontina, Luis Augusto Paim Rohde, Cristian Patrick Zeni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Neural Plasticity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/324825