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SUBMITTER: Kondo DG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3003951 | biostudies-other | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Depression research and treatment 20101004
Introduction. This paper focuses on the application of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) to the study of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in children and adolescents. Method. A literature search using the National Institutes of Health's PubMed database was conducted to identify indexed peer-reviewed MRS studies in pediatric patients with MDD. Results. The literature search yielded 18 articles reporting original MRS data in pediatric MDD. Neurochemical alterations in Choline, Glutamate, and N- ...[more]