Targum S D, Rosen L N, Citrin C M
South Med J. 1983 Aug;76(8):985-7. doi: 10.1097/00007611-198308000-00010.
Computerized tomograms (CT scans) were completed on 75 melancholic depressed patients. Enlarged lateral cerebral ventricles were noted in eight of 36 delusional depressives (22%) in contrast to one of 39 nondelusional depressives (3%) (P less than .005). There were no demographic or clinical differences between patients with enlarged ventricles and those with normal ventricular size. The group of delusional patients had significantly lower verbal and performance scores on the Wechsler scales than did nondelusional patients (P less than .01), but this difference was not related to ventricular enlargement in the delusional group. The possible clinical relevance of enlarged cerebral ventricles is discussed.
对75例忧郁症抑郁症患者进行了计算机断层扫描（CT扫描）。36例妄想性抑郁症患者中有8例（22%）发现侧脑室扩大，相比之下，39例非妄想性抑郁症患者中有1例（3%）侧脑室扩大（P<0.005）。脑室扩大的患者与脑室大小正常的患者在人口统计学或临床特征上没有差异。妄想症患者组在韦氏量表上的语言和操作得分显著低于非妄想症患者（P<0.01），但这种差异与妄想症组的脑室扩大无关。文中讨论了侧脑室扩大可能的临床意义。
