Hippocampus and amygdala volumes in patients with vaginismus  

作　　者：Murad Atmaca Sema Baykara Omer Ozer Sevda Korkmaz Unsal Akaslan Hanefi Yildirim 

机构地区：[1]Department of Psychiatry,School of Medicine,Firat University [2]Elazig Mental Health Hospital [3]Department of Radiology,School of Medicine,Firat University

出　　处：《World Journal of Psychiatry》2016年第2期221-225,共5页世界精神病学杂志

摘　　要：AIM: To compare hippocampus and amygdala volumes of patients with vaginismus with those of healthy control subjects.METHODS: Magnetic resonance imaging was performed on ten patients with vaginismus and ten control subjects matched for age and gender. Volumes of the hippocampus and amygdala were blindly measured. RESULTS: We found that the mean right amygdala volume of patients with vaginismus were smaller than that of the healthy controls. With regard to hippocampus volumes, the mean left and right hippocampus volumes were smaller than those of the healthy controls. CONCLUSION: Our present findings suggest that there have been hippocampus and amygdala structural abnormalities in patients with vaginismus. These changes provide the notion that vaginismus may be a fear-related condition.AIM: To compare hippocampus and amygdala volumes of patients with vaginismus with those of healthy control subjects.METHODS: Magnetic resonance imaging was performed on ten patients with vaginismus and ten control subjects matched for age and gender. Volumes of the hippocampus and amygdala were blindly measured. RESULTS: We found that the mean right amygdala volume of patients with vaginismus were smaller than that of the healthy controls. With regard to hippocampus volumes, the mean left and right hippocampus volumes were smaller than those of the healthy controls. CONCLUSION: Our present findings suggest that there have been hippocampus and amygdala structural abnormalities in patients with vaginismus. These changes provide the notion that vaginismus may be a fear-related condition.

关 键 词：VAGINISMUS HIPPOCAMPUS AMYGDALA VOLUMES PATIENTS 

分 类 号：R749[医药卫生—神经病学与精神病学]