2024
Magnetic resonance imaging of regional gray matter volume in persons who died by suicide
Deininger-Czermak E, Spencer L, Zoelch N, Sankar A, Gascho D, Guggenberger R, Mathieu S, Thali M, Blumberg H. Magnetic resonance imaging of regional gray matter volume in persons who died by suicide. Molecular Psychiatry 2024, 1-5. PMID: 39237718, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02730-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGray matter volumeMatter volumeBrain regionsIn vivo neuroimaging researchRegional gray matter volumeGray matter volume measurementsBrain voxel-based analysisStudy of suicideEmotion regulationNeuroimaging researchSuicide attemptsSelf-perceptionSuicideCompare personsMagnetic resonance imagingSuicide deathsPersonsBrainAmygdalaInsulaStriatumNeuroimagingMotivationIndividualsHypothesis
2022
Gender-related association among childhood maltreatment, brain structure and clinical features in bipolar disorder
Colic L, Clark A, Sankar A, Rathi DJ, Goldman DA, Kim JA, Villa LM, Edmiston EK, Lippard ETC, Pittman B, Constable RT, Mazure CM, Blumberg HP. Gender-related association among childhood maltreatment, brain structure and clinical features in bipolar disorder. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2022, 63: 35-46. PMID: 36037590, PMCID: PMC9593266, DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2022.07.186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical featuresBipolar disorderCM severityChildhood maltreatmentLeft hippocampusPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) comorbidityBrain structuresStructural magnetic resonance imagingGender-related associationMagnetic resonance imagingGray matter structuresChildhood Trauma QuestionnaireGender-related differencesCM exposureHealthy controlsClinical assessmentDisorder comorbidityMood symptomsPathophysiological modelGender-related effectsResonance imagingHippocampusFrontal poleTrauma QuestionnaireSeverity
2018
Preliminary examination of gray and white matter structure and longitudinal structural changes in frontal systems associated with future suicide attempts in adolescents and young adults with mood disorders
Lippard ETC, Johnston JAY, Spencer L, Quatrano S, Fan S, Sankar A, Weathers J, Pittman B, Oquendo MA, Blumberg HP. Preliminary examination of gray and white matter structure and longitudinal structural changes in frontal systems associated with future suicide attempts in adolescents and young adults with mood disorders. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2018, 245: 1139-1148. PMID: 30699858, PMCID: PMC6487887, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.11.097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnisotropyBipolar DisorderCross-Sectional StudiesDepressive Disorder, MajorDiffusion Tensor ImagingFemaleFrontal LobeGray MatterGyrus CinguliHumansInternal CapsuleMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMood DisordersPrefrontal CortexSuicidal IdeationSuicide, AttemptedWhite MatterYoung AdultConceptsMood disordersGray matter volumeLongitudinal structural changesSuicide-related behaviorsFuture suicide attemptsFractional anisotropyWhite matter structuresMatter volumeWhite matterSuicide attemptsHigh-resolution structural magnetic resonance imagingYoung adultsWhite matter fractional anisotropyMajor risk factorStructural magnetic resonance imagingCross-sectional studyFrontal white matterPrefrontal gray matter volumeMatter structuresMagnetic resonance imagingDiffusion tensor imagingInternal capsuleRisk factorsAnterior limbPrevention strategies
2009
Functional and Structural Connectivity Between the Perigenual Anterior Cingulate and Amygdala in Bipolar Disorder
Wang F, Kalmar JH, He Y, Jackowski M, Chepenik LG, Edmiston E, Tie K, Gong G, Shah MP, Jones M, Uderman J, Constable RT, Blumberg HP. Functional and Structural Connectivity Between the Perigenual Anterior Cingulate and Amygdala in Bipolar Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2009, 66: 516-521. PMID: 19427632, PMCID: PMC2830492, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2009.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerigenual anterior cingulate cortexHealthy comparison subjectsBipolar disorderFunctional magnetic resonance imagingDiffusion tensor imagingFunctional connectivityWhite matterFractional anisotropyHC groupPerigenual anterior cingulateAnterior cingulate cortexMagnetic resonance imagingGray matter structuresRegional fractional anisotropyWhite matter connectivityEmotional processingFunctional connectivity measuresSignificant positive associationBD groupComparison subjectsAnterior cingulateCingulate cortexResonance imagingSignificant associationBrain regions
2006
Age, Rapid-Cycling, and Pharmacotherapy Effects on Ventral Prefrontal Cortex in Bipolar Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Study
Blumberg HP, Krystal JH, Bansal R, Martin A, Dziura J, Durkin K, Martin L, Gerard E, Charney DS, Peterson BS. Age, Rapid-Cycling, and Pharmacotherapy Effects on Ventral Prefrontal Cortex in Bipolar Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Study. Biological Psychiatry 2006, 59: 611-618. PMID: 16414030, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy comparison subjectsWhite matter volumeMagnetic resonance imagingMatter volumeBD patientsHigh-resolution structural magnetic resonance imagingYoung adulthoodStructural magnetic resonance imagingTotal brain volumeCross-sectional studyGray matter volumeAge group interactionVentral prefrontal cortexPharmacotherapy effectsPrefrontal cortex functionIllness featuresBD IProtective effectVolume abnormalitiesHC subjectsComparison subjectsBrain volumeVolume deficitsBipolar disorderRapid initial decline