J Korean Neuropsychiatr Assoc.  1997 Mar;36(2):274-280.

Quantitative Morphologic Analysis Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Corpus Callosum and Lateral Ventricle in Boys with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• Lee JS
• Kim JH
• Hong KE

Abstract

By means of retrospective quantitative neuroanatomic imaging, the authors assessed the corpus callosum and the lateral venticle in the boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The midsagittal cross-sectional area of the corpus callosum, divided into seven regions, and the axial ventricle-brain ratio were measured from magnetic resonance images of 18 boys with ADHD and 15 comparison boys. Two anterior regions, the menu and the rostral body, were found to have significantly smaller areas in the ADHD boys. There was no significantly difference in ventricle-brain ratio between ADHD and comparison boys. This finding supports the theory of abnormal frontal lobe development in ADHD.

Keyword

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Morphology; Corpus callosum; Lateral ventricle; Boy

MeSH Terms

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity*
Corpus Callosum*
Frontal Lobe
Humans
Lateral Ventricles*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Retrospective Studies