2021
Neurocircuitry of Deep Brain Stimulation for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder as Revealed by Tractography: A Systematic Review
Vieira E, Arantes P, Hamani C, Iglesio R, Duarte K, Teixeira M, Miguel E, Lopes A, Godinho F. Neurocircuitry of Deep Brain Stimulation for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder as Revealed by Tractography: A Systematic Review. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2021, 12: 680484. PMID: 34276448, PMCID: PMC8280498, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.680484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeep brain stimulationObsessive-compulsive disorderBrain stimulationEffects of DBSMechanisms of DBSRefractory obsessive-compulsive disorderOCD patientsVentral anterior limbDifferent white matter pathwaysCorresponding clinical outcomesDiffusion-weighted imagingDifferent fiber tractsDiffusion tensor imagingPostoperative periodWhite matter pathwaysClinical outcomesInternal capsuleFavorable outcomeDBS effectsDTI-MRIAnterior limbAffective symptomsElectronic databasesWhite matterPatientsCellular and Extracellular White Matter Abnormalities in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
Maziero M, Seitz-Holland J, Cho K, Goldenberg J, Tanamatis T, Diniz J, Cappi C, Alice de Mathis M, Otaduy M, da Graça Morais Martin M, de Melo Felipe da Silva R, Shavitt R, Batistuzzo M, Lopes A, Miguel E, Pasternak O, Hoexter M. Cellular and Extracellular White Matter Abnormalities in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2021, 6: 983-991. PMID: 33862255, PMCID: PMC8502196, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2021.04.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderClinical variablesControl subjectsLower fractional anisotropyFractional anisotropyWhite matterDiffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imaging studyDiffusion measuresDiffusion magnetic resonance imaging studyWhite matter abnormalitiesTract-based spatial statisticsResonance imaging studyMagnetic resonance imagingFree-water imagingExtracellular abnormalities
2016
Children with Poor Reading Skills at the Word Level Show Reduced Fractional Anisotropy in White Matter Tracts of Both Hemispheres
de Moura L, Cogo-Moreira H, de Ávila C, Pan P, Gadelha A, Moriyama T, Del Aquilla M, Hoexter M, Salum G, Picon F, Anés M, Mercadante M, Lacerda A, Amaro E, Miguel E, Rohde L, Bressan R, McGuire P, Sato J, de Jesus Mari J, Jackowski A. Children with Poor Reading Skills at the Word Level Show Reduced Fractional Anisotropy in White Matter Tracts of Both Hemispheres. Brain Connectivity 2016, 6: 519-523. PMID: 27353747, DOI: 10.1089/brain.2016.0430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite matter tractsRadial diffusivityDiffusion tensor imaging studyLatent class analysisSignificant fractional anisotropy reductionYears of ageReduced fractional anisotropyFractional anisotropy reductionsMultiple cortical regionsWhite matter microstructureWhite matterWidespread structural alterationsCortical regionsImaging studiesFractional anisotropyLeft hemisphereTractCoordinated brain development: exploring the synchrony between changes in grey and white matter during childhood maturation
Moura L, Crossley N, Zugman A, Pan P, Gadelha A, Del Aquilla M, Picon F, Anés M, Amaro E, de Jesus Mari J, Miguel E, Rohde L, Bressan R, McGuire P, Sato J, Jackowski A. Coordinated brain development: exploring the synchrony between changes in grey and white matter during childhood maturation. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2016, 11: 808-817. PMID: 27169540, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-016-9555-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingCortical thicknessDiffusion tensor imagingFractional anisotropyWhite matterBrain regionsStructural magnetic resonance imagingGray matter changesWhite matter tractsGray matter regionsCortical thinningMatter changesResonance imagingBrain developmentMatter regionsTensor imagingRespective tractsSignificant heterogeneityTractPrefrontal regionsAge 7Previous studiesBrain architectureAsynchronous maturation