Table 1 Subject demographics and clinical information

From: A longitudinal pilot proton MRS investigation of the manic and euthymic states of bipolar disorder

 

Healthy control (N=6)

Bipolar manic (N=7)

Bipolar euthymic (N=7)

Age

35.2±8.1

37.6±10.7

39.7±10.9

Gender

3 M, 3 F

3 M, 4 F

3 M, 4 F

MADRS

—

12.7±2.9

3.71±2.7

YMRS

—

22.1±8.2

2.0±3.2

PANSS

—

56.3±13.0

35.4±3.7

Anticonvulsants

—

5

3

SGAs

—

7

5

Lithium

—

5

4

CPZ equivalents

—

343±154

352.2±437

Benzodiazepines

—

5

2

  1. Abbreviations: CPZ, chlorpromazine; F, female; M, male; MADRS, Montgomery–Asberg Depression Rating Scale; PANSS, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale; SGA, second generation antipsychotic, YMRS, Young Mania Rating Scale.
  2. Mean±s.d. where appropriate.
  3. Numbers in medication rows are the number of subjects whose regimen includes that class of psychotropic medication. In addition to psychotropic medications, three bipolar subjects were prescribed other medications including one patient taking anti-hypertensive medication, one subject taking a statin, anti-hypertensive medication and oral anti-hyperglycemic medication and one subject taking a statin and a oral anti-hyperglycemic medication.
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