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Neuropsychiatric Investigation
Volume 63
Pages: 1-4
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Published Online: July 10, 2025
Murad Atmaca
Department of Psychiatry, Fırat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazığ, Türkiye
Mehmet Gürkan Gürok
Department of Psychiatry, Fırat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazığ, Türkiye
Muhammed Fatih Tabara
Department of Psychiatry, Fırat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazığ, Türkiye
Osman Mermi
Department of Psychiatry, Fırat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazığ, Türkiye
Sevda Korkmaz
Department of Psychiatry, Fırat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazığ, Türkiye
Sema Baykara
Erenköy Mental and Nervous Diseases Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
Ömer Özer
Clinic of Psychiatry, Siirt Public Hospital, Siirt, Türkiye
Hanefi Yıldırım
Department of Radiology, Fırat University, Faculty of Medicine, Elazığ, Türkiye
Atmaca, M., Gürok, M. G., Tabara, M. F., Mermi, O., Korkmaz, S., Baykara, S., … Yıldırım, H. (2025). Volumetric Magnetic Resonance Imaging Investigation of the Pituitary in Patients with Vaginismus. Neuropsychiatric Investigation, 63, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.5152/NeuropsychiatricInvest.2025.24050
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Abstract
Objective: Many previous studies have reported decreased pituitary volume in various anxiety disorders compared to healthy controls. In this context, this study was conducted with the hypothesis that pituitary volume is reduced in this patient group as in other anxiety disorders.
Methods: Ten women with vaginismus and 10 healthy controls were included in the study. Structural magnetic resonance imaging and volume measurements of the participants were performed in the radiology
department.
Results: The mean pituitary volume of women with vaginismus was found to be significantly decreased compared to healthy controls.
Conclusion: The present findings suggest that vaginismus may be closely related to anxiety-related conditions involving at least the pituitary gland.
Cite this article as: Atmaca M, Gürokk MG, Tabara MF, et al. Volumetric MRI investigation of the pituitary in patients with vaginismus. Neuropsychiatr Invest. 2025, 63, 0050, doi: 10.5152/NeuropsychiatricInvest.2025.24050.
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Journal
Neuropsychiatric Investigation
Volume / Issue
Volume 63
Pages
1-4
History
Published Online
July 10, 2025
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Murad Atmaca
Department of Psychiatry, Fırat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazığ, Türkiye
Mehmet Gürkan Gürok
Department of Psychiatry, Fırat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazığ, Türkiye
Muhammed Fatih Tabara
Department of Psychiatry, Fırat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazığ, Türkiye
Osman Mermi
Department of Psychiatry, Fırat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazığ, Türkiye
Sevda Korkmaz
Department of Psychiatry, Fırat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazığ, Türkiye
Sema Baykara
Erenköy Mental and Nervous Diseases Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
Ömer Özer
Clinic of Psychiatry, Siirt Public Hospital, Siirt, Türkiye
Hanefi Yıldırım
Department of Radiology, Fırat University, Faculty of Medicine, Elazığ, Türkiye
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Atmaca, M., Gürok, M. G., Tabara, M. F., Mermi, O., Korkmaz, S., Baykara, S., … Yıldırım, H. (2025). Volumetric Magnetic Resonance Imaging Investigation of the Pituitary in Patients with Vaginismus. Neuropsychiatric Investigation, 63, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.5152/NeuropsychiatricInvest.2025.24050
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