2015
Brain structural correlates of sensory phenomena in patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder
Subirà M, Sato J, Alonso P, do Rosário M, Segalàs C, Batistuzzo M, Real E, Lopes A, Cerrillo E, Diniz J, Pujol J, Assis R, Menchón J, Shavitt R, Busatto G, Cardoner N, Miguel E, Hoexter M, Soriano-Mas C. Brain structural correlates of sensory phenomena in patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder. Journal Of Psychiatry And Neuroscience 2015, 40: 232-240. PMID: 25652753, PMCID: PMC4478056, DOI: 10.1503/jpn.140118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volume increasesObsessive-compulsive disorderSensorimotor cortexHealthy controlsSensory phenomenaGray matter volume differencesLeft sensorimotor cortexStructural correlatesBrain structural correlatesVoxel-based morphometryMagnetic resonance examinationMost patientsSuch patientsTic onsetCortex abnormalitiesTic disordersPremotor cortexPatientsResonance examinationVolume increaseSpecialized unitsCortexParticipant recruitmentDisorders StudyDifferent centersMulticenter Voxel-Based Morphometry Mega-Analysis of Structural Brain Scans in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
de Wit S, Alonso P, Schweren L, Mataix-Cols D, Lochner C, Menchón J, Stein D, Fouche J, Soriano-Mas C, Sato J, Hoexter M, Denys D, Nakamae T, Nishida S, Kwon J, Jang J, Busatto G, Cardoner N, Cath D, Fukui K, Jung W, Kim S, Miguel E, Narumoto J, Phillips M, Pujol J, Remijnse P, Sakai Y, Shin N, Yamada K, Veltman D, van den Heuvel O. Multicenter Voxel-Based Morphometry Mega-Analysis of Structural Brain Scans in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. FOCUS The Journal Of Lifelong Learning In Psychiatry 2015, 13: 204-212. DOI: 10.1176/appi.focus.130210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthy comparison subjectsObsessive-compulsive disorderOCD patientsHealthy subjectsComparison subjectsMatter volumeGreater cerebellar gray matter volumeStructural T1-weighted MRI scansWhite matter brain volumesWhite matter volume differencesT1-weighted MRI scansWhite matter volumePrevious smaller studiesStructural brain scansGray matter volumeCerebellar gray matter volumeVoxel-based morphometryAdult OCD patientsAnterior cingulate cortexAltered neuroplasticityClinical variablesInferior frontal gyrusCognitive dysfunctionDorsomedial prefrontal cortexMRI scans
2014
Multicenter Voxel-Based Morphometry Mega-Analysis of Structural Brain Scans in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
de Wit S, Alonso P, Schweren L, Mataix-Cols D, Lochner C, Menchón J, Stein D, Fouche J, Soriano-Mas C, Sato J, Hoexter M, Denys D, Nakamae T, Nishida S, Kwon J, Jang J, Busatto G, Cardoner N, Cath D, Fukui K, Jung W, Kim S, Miguel E, Narumoto J, Phillips M, Pujol J, Remijnse P, Sakai Y, Shin N, Yamada K, Veltman D, van den Heuvel O. Multicenter Voxel-Based Morphometry Mega-Analysis of Structural Brain Scans in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2014, 171: 340-349. PMID: 24220667, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13040574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy comparison subjectsObsessive-compulsive disorderOCD patientsHealthy subjectsComparison subjectsGreater cerebellar gray matter volumeMatter volumeStructural T1-weighted MRI scansWhite matter brain volumesWhite matter volume differencesT1-weighted MRI scansWhite matter volumePrevious smaller studiesStructural brain scansGray matter volumeVoxel-based morphometryAdult OCD patientsCerebellar gray matter volumeAnterior cingulate cortexAltered neuroplasticityClinical variablesInferior frontal gyrusCognitive dysfunctionDorsomedial prefrontal cortexTemporal cortex
2009
Association between symptom severity and internal capsule volume in obsessive-compulsive disorder
de Souza Duran F, Hoexter M, Valente A, Miguel E, Busatto G. Association between symptom severity and internal capsule volume in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Neuroscience Letters 2009, 452: 68-71. PMID: 19150484, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2009.01.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite matter volumeObsessive-compulsive disorderMagnetic resonance imagingMatter volumeCingulum bundleWhite matter volume deficitsPathophysiology of OCDOCD patientsAsymptomatic control subjectsWhite matter reductionThalamic-cortical circuitWhite matter alterationsVoxel-based morphometryWhite matter tractsRegional white matter volumeSymptom severity ratingsInternal capsuleNeurosurgical treatmentSeverity scoreControl subjectsAnterior limbConnectivity dysfunctionT MRI scannerOCD severity scoresVolume deficits
2005
Regional Gray Matter Abnormalities in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Voxel-Based Morphometry Study
Valente A, Miguel E, Castro C, Amaro E, Duran F, Buchpiguel C, Chitnis X, McGuire P, Busatto G. Regional Gray Matter Abnormalities in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Voxel-Based Morphometry Study. Biological Psychiatry 2005, 58: 479-487. PMID: 15978549, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.04.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoxel-based morphometryObsessive-compulsive disorderGray matterLeft anterior cingulate cortexOCD patientsOCD subjectsParietal associative cortexMagnetic resonance imaging studyStructural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studiesRegional gray matter abnormalitiesGray matter reductionsGray matter abnormalitiesResonance imaging studyGray matter volumeAnterior cingulate cortexWarrants further investigationTemporolimbic regionsMedial thalamusBrain abnormalitiesObsessive-compulsive symptom severityHealthy volunteersImplicating dysfunctionMatter volumeAssociative cortexMorphometry study