Brain morphometry changes and depressive symptoms after traumatic brain injury

Anne Hudak1, Matthew Warner, Carlos Marquez de la Plata

  • 1Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390-9055, USA. Anne.Hudak@utsouthwestern.edu

Psychiatry Research
|February 12, 2011
PubMed
Summary

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can lead to depression. This study found that atrophy in specific brain regions, including the anterior cingulate and orbitofrontal cortex, correlated with depressive symptoms after TBI.