2019
Caudate volume differences among treatment responders, non-responders and controls in children with obsessive–compulsive disorder
Vattimo E, Barros V, Requena G, Sato J, Fatori D, Miguel E, Shavitt R, Hoexter M, Batistuzzo M. Caudate volume differences among treatment responders, non-responders and controls in children with obsessive–compulsive disorder. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2019, 28: 1607-1617. PMID: 30972581, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-019-01320-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderGroup cognitive behavioral therapyPediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderRight caudateTreatment responseCognitive behavioral therapyCaudate nucleusPossible neural substrateTreatment respondersGM volumeStructural magnetic resonance imagingNeural substratesPrevious evidenceNeurobiological underpinningsOrbitofrontal cortexAge-matched controlsTotal GM volumeMagnetic resonance imagingBrain structuresResonance imagingChildrenRespondersBonferroni correctionCaudatePatients
2018
F168. PSYCHOTIC EXPERIENCE AND ADOLESCENT BRAIN TRAJECTORY: EVIDENCE FOR STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS IN DOPAMINERGIC REGIONS
Zugman A, Gadelha A, Argolo F, Pan P, Rohde L, Miguel E, Bressan R, Jackowski A. F168. PSYCHOTIC EXPERIENCE AND ADOLESCENT BRAIN TRAJECTORY: EVIDENCE FOR STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS IN DOPAMINERGIC REGIONS. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2018, 44: s286-s286. PMCID: PMC5888229, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sby017.699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCortical thickness measuresMental disordersCortical thicknessPsychotic experiencesSubcortical volumesLower subcortical volumesHigh-risk cohortCurrent psychiatric diagnosisPathogenesis of schizophreniaCurrent psychotic disorderAge interaction termMultiple comparisonsMulti-site longitudinal studyCommunity cohortDopaminergic neurotransmissionSubsequent riskDopaminergic imbalanceRight putamenBrain developmental trajectoriesMRI scansPsychiatric diagnosisPsychotic disordersBaseline assessmentCaudateAdolescent brain