2019
Short-interval intracortical inhibition is decreased in restless legs syndrome across a range of severity
Magalhães S, Queiroz de Paiva J, Kaelin-Lang A, Sterr A, Eckeli A, Winkler A, Fernandes do Prado G, Amaro E, Conforto A. Short-interval intracortical inhibition is decreased in restless legs syndrome across a range of severity. Sleep Medicine 2019, 62: 34-42. PMID: 31539846, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.03.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-interval intracortical inhibitionRLS/WEDCortical thicknessIntracortical inhibitionRestless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom diseaseRestless legs syndromePrimary motor cortexWillis-Ekbom diseaseCharacteristic curve analysisGray matter thicknessDiscrimination of participantsIdiopathic mildRange of severityLegs syndromeMotor cortexMagnetic resonance imaging dataMild symptomsSurface-based analysisSeverity ScaleCortical areasMagnetic stimulationWhole brainCurve analysisCharacteristic curveSeverity
2017
Anxiety modulates the relation between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder severity and working memory-related brain activity
van der Meer D, Hoekstra P, van Rooij D, Winkler A, van Ewijk H, Heslenfeld D, Oosterlaan J, Faraone S, Franke B, Buitelaar J, Hartman C. Anxiety modulates the relation between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder severity and working memory-related brain activity. The World Journal Of Biological Psychiatry 2017, 19: 450-460. PMID: 28635543, PMCID: PMC5581282, DOI: 10.1080/15622975.2017.1287952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAnxietyAnxiety DisordersAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityCerebellumChildCognitive DysfunctionCohort StudiesComorbidityCorpus StriatumFemaleFunctional NeuroimagingHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMemory, Short-TermSeverity of Illness IndexThalamusYoung AdultConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderCo-occurring anxietyADHD severityNeural activityMemory taskAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder severityMemory-related brain activityPresence of ADHDVisuospatial Working Memory TaskWorking Memory TaskLevel of anxietyVSWM tasksMemory loadHyperactivity disorderTask accuracyPrevious theorisingAnxiety severityBrain activityNeurobiological heterogeneityDisorder severityAnxietyWorse performanceInformation gatingYoung adultsNeural pathways
2016
A comprehensive tractography study of patients with bipolar disorder and their unaffected siblings
Sprooten E, Barrett J, McKay DR, Knowles EE, Mathias SR, Winkler AM, Brumbaugh MS, Landau S, Cyr L, Kochunov P, Glahn DC. A comprehensive tractography study of patients with bipolar disorder and their unaffected siblings. Human Brain Mapping 2016, 37: 3474-3485. PMID: 27198848, PMCID: PMC5496097, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlgorithmsBipolar DisorderBrainComorbidityDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingDiffusion Tensor ImagingFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMaleNeural PathwaysOrgan SizePattern Recognition, AutomatedPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSeverity of Illness IndexSiblingsYoung Adult