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Greater body mass index is associated with reduced frontal cortical volumes among adolescents with bipolar disorder
Alvi H. Islam, Arron W.S. Metcalfe, Bradley J. MacIntosh, Daphne J. Korczak and Benjamin I. Goldstein
J Psychiatry Neurosci March 01, 2018 43 (2) 120-130; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/jpn.170041
Alvi H. Islam
From the Centre for Youth Bipolar Disorder, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Islam, Metcalfe, Goldstein); the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Korczak, Goldstein); the Hurvitz Brain Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Metcalfe, MacIntosh); the Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Metcalfe, MacIntosh, Goldstein); the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Korczak); the Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada (MacIntosh); the Department of Physical Sciences, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont., Canada (MacIntosh); and the Department of Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Goldstein).
Arron W.S. Metcalfe
From the Centre for Youth Bipolar Disorder, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Islam, Metcalfe, Goldstein); the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Korczak, Goldstein); the Hurvitz Brain Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Metcalfe, MacIntosh); the Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Metcalfe, MacIntosh, Goldstein); the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Korczak); the Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada (MacIntosh); the Department of Physical Sciences, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont., Canada (MacIntosh); and the Department of Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Goldstein).
Bradley J. MacIntosh
From the Centre for Youth Bipolar Disorder, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Islam, Metcalfe, Goldstein); the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Korczak, Goldstein); the Hurvitz Brain Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Metcalfe, MacIntosh); the Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Metcalfe, MacIntosh, Goldstein); the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Korczak); the Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada (MacIntosh); the Department of Physical Sciences, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont., Canada (MacIntosh); and the Department of Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Goldstein).
Daphne J. Korczak
From the Centre for Youth Bipolar Disorder, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Islam, Metcalfe, Goldstein); the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Korczak, Goldstein); the Hurvitz Brain Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Metcalfe, MacIntosh); the Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Metcalfe, MacIntosh, Goldstein); the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Korczak); the Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada (MacIntosh); the Department of Physical Sciences, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont., Canada (MacIntosh); and the Department of Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Goldstein).
Benjamin I. Goldstein
From the Centre for Youth Bipolar Disorder, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Islam, Metcalfe, Goldstein); the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Korczak, Goldstein); the Hurvitz Brain Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Metcalfe, MacIntosh); the Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Metcalfe, MacIntosh, Goldstein); the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Korczak); the Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada (MacIntosh); the Department of Physical Sciences, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont., Canada (MacIntosh); and the Department of Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Goldstein).

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Greater body mass index is associated with reduced frontal cortical volumes among adolescents with bipolar disorder
Alvi H. Islam, Arron W.S. Metcalfe, Bradley J. MacIntosh, Daphne J. Korczak, Benjamin I. Goldstein
J Psychiatry Neurosci Mar 2018, 43 (2) 120-130; DOI: 10.1503/jpn.170041
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