2018
Shared and distinct alterations of white matter tracts in remitted and nonremitted patients with schizophrenia
Huang J, Liu C, Hwang T, Chen Y, Hsu Y, Hwu H, Lin Y, Hsieh M, Liu C, Chien Y, Tseng W. Shared and distinct alterations of white matter tracts in remitted and nonremitted patients with schizophrenia. Human Brain Mapping 2018, 39: 2007-2019. PMID: 29377322, PMCID: PMC6866389, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23982.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneralized fractional anisotropyGeneralized fractional anisotropy valuesAdequate antipsychotic treatmentNegative symptom scoresNonremission groupWhite matter tract integrityWhite matter integrityHealthy controlsRemission stateWhite matter tract bundlesWhite matter tractsReduced integrationAntipsychotic treatmentNonremitted patientsSchizophrenia patientsSymptomatic remissionIllness durationAnalysis of covarianceSchizophreniaDiffusion spectrum imagingTract integrityPost hoc analysisFractional anisotropyMedication dosesEducation years
2015
Primary and secondary alterations of white matter connectivity in schizophrenia: A study on first-episode and chronic patients using whole-brain tractography-based analysis
Wu C, Hwang T, Chen Y, Hsu Y, Lo Y, Liu C, Hwu H, Liu C, Hsieh M, Chien Y, Chen C, Tseng W. Primary and secondary alterations of white matter connectivity in schizophrenia: A study on first-episode and chronic patients using whole-brain tractography-based analysis. Schizophrenia Research 2015, 169: 54-61. PMID: 26443482, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2015.09.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexBilateral DLPFCFirst-episode patientsWhite matter connectivityFirst-episodeChronic patientsBilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortexFirst-episode schizophreniaWidespread white matter abnormalitiesBilateral temporal polesDebilitating mental disorderReduced white matter connectivityRight arcuate fasciculusSuperior longitudinal fasciculus IDuration of illnessAssociated with clinical variablesCallosal fibersBetween-group analysisWhite matter tractsWhite matter abnormalitiesPrefrontal cortexImpaired connectivityTemporal poleArcuate fasciculusCerebral white matter