Computed tomography in the elderly. 3. Affective disorder.

摘要: Clinical and computed tomographic (CT) data on a consecutive series of 41 elderly patients with affective disorders are presented, comparisons made group 50 healthy controls. In both groups ventricular size increased age, but only in the controls was there an age correlation sulcal widening. Using clinical radiological criteria, prevalence cerebrovascular disease patient 12 per cent. A sub-group enlarged ventricles emerged, whose first depression began later life, who at time this study were older showed more "endogenous" features than remainder. It is suggested that provides further evidence organic cerebral factors may have aetiological significance some depressions old age.