2023
Cognitive impairment in long-COVID and its association with persistent dysregulation in inflammatory markers
Damiano R, de Almeida Rocca C, de Pádua Serafim A, Loftis J, Talib L, Pan P, Cunha-Neto E, Kalil J, de Castro G, Seelaender M, Guedes B, Marie S, de Souza H, Nitrini R, Miguel E, Busatto G, Forlenza O, Group H, Utiyama E, Segurado A, Perondi B, Miethke-Morais A, Montal A, Harima L, Fusco S, Silva M, Rocha M, Marcilio I, Rios I, Kawano F, de Jesus M, Kallas É, Carmo C, Tanaka C, Marchini J, Carvalho C, Ferreira J, Levin A, Oliveira M, Guimarães T, dos Santos Lázari C, da Silva Duarte A, Sabino E, Magri M, Barros-Filho T, Francisco M. Cognitive impairment in long-COVID and its association with persistent dysregulation in inflammatory markers. Frontiers In Immunology 2023, 14: 1174020. PMID: 37287969, PMCID: PMC10242059, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1174020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive impairmentInflammatory markersSARS-CoV-2 infectionLong-term cognitive impairmentLong-term cognitive outcomesC-reactive proteinDisease severity markersCOVID-19 infectionCognitive performanceHospital dischargeInflammatory backgroundClinical statusD-dimerSeverity markersGeneral cognitionOverall cognitive performanceTNF-betaPhysical activityParticipants 6Severe formG-CSFPersistent dysregulationMultivariate analysisSociodemographic characteristicsCognitive deficitsSpatial normalization discrepancies between native and MNI152 brain template scans in gamma ventral capsulotomy patients
Giff A, Noren G, Magnotti J, Lopes A, Batistuzzo M, Hoexter M, Greenberg B, Marsland R, Miguel E, Rasmussen S, McLaughlin N. Spatial normalization discrepancies between native and MNI152 brain template scans in gamma ventral capsulotomy patients. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging 2023, 329: 111595. PMID: 36680842, PMCID: PMC10153791, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2023.111595.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Co-Occurring Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder and Compulsive Sexual Behavior: Clinical Features and Psychiatric Comorbidities
Snaychuk L, Ferrão Y, Fontenelle L, Miguel E, de Mathis M, Scanavino M, Kim H. Co-Occurring Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder and Compulsive Sexual Behavior: Clinical Features and Psychiatric Comorbidities. Archives Of Sexual Behavior 2022, 51: 4111-4123. PMID: 36066680, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-022-02412-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCo-occurring obsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderPsychiatric comorbidityCompulsive sexual behaviorBinary logistic regression analysisComorbid obsessive-compulsive disorderGreater psychiatric comorbidityLogistic regression analysisComplex treatment needsSexual behaviorClinical characteristicsClinical factorsClinical featuresStandardized self-report measuresComorbiditiesControl disordersTreatment needsPsychiatric conditionsDisordersRegression analysisPreliminary evidenceSelf-report measuresCurrent studySemi-structured interviewsParticipantsPost-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection: relationship of central nervous system manifestations with physical disability and systemic inflammation
Busatto G, de Araujo A, Castaldelli-Maia J, Damiano R, Imamura M, Guedes B, de Rezende Pinna F, Sawamura M, Mancini M, da Silva K, Garcia M, Sumita N, Brunoni A, da Silva Duarte A, Burdmann E, Kallas E, Cerri G, Nitrini R, Bento R, Rocha V, de Souza H, Miguel E, de Carvalho C, Forlenza O, Batistella L. Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection: relationship of central nervous system manifestations with physical disability and systemic inflammation. Psychological Medicine 2022, 52: 2387-2398. PMID: 35521752, PMCID: PMC9151630, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291722001374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionPost-acute sequelaeC-reactive proteinSystemic inflammationBlood levelsPhysical disabilityD-dimer blood levelsCentral nervous system manifestationsPersistent physical disabilityPersistent systemic inflammationNervous system manifestationsSevere COVID-19Cognitive manifestationsPoor physical performanceElevated blood levelsCoronavirus disease 2019Pattern of symptomsDifferent organ systemsExploratory factor analysisSame followSystem manifestationsD-dimerClinical manifestationsKidney dysfunctionPerson visits
2021
Brain areas involved with obsessive-compulsive disorder present different DNA methylation modulation
de Oliveira K, Camilo C, Gastaldi V, Sant’Anna Feltrin A, Lisboa B, de Jesus Rodrigues de Paula V, Moretto A, Lafer B, Hoexter M, Miguel E, Maschietto M, Brentani H. Brain areas involved with obsessive-compulsive disorder present different DNA methylation modulation. BMC Genomic Data 2021, 22: 45. PMID: 34717534, PMCID: PMC8557022, DOI: 10.1186/s12863-021-00993-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene modulesMethylation changesBrain areasCpG sitesProtein-protein interaction networkDNA methylation modulationCommon transcriptional factorsDNA methylation changesSpecific signaling pathwaysGene expression dataOCD patientsPost-mortem brain tissueEpigenetic mechanismsInteraction networksMethylation modulationHypomethylation patternTranscriptional factorsEnvironmental risk factorsGene expressionBiological processesBackgroundObsessive–compulsive disorderSignaling pathwaysExpression dataG proteinsRisk factorsThe impact of child psychiatric conditions on future educational outcomes among a community cohort in Brazil
Hoffmann M, McDaid D, Salum G, Silva-Ribeiro W, Ziebold C, King D, Gadelha A, Miguel E, de Jesus Mari J, Rohde L, Pan P, Bressan R, Mojtabai R, Evans-Lacko S. The impact of child psychiatric conditions on future educational outcomes among a community cohort in Brazil. Epidemiology And Psychiatric Sciences 2021, 30: e69. PMID: 36178130, PMCID: PMC8581950, DOI: 10.1017/s2045796021000561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBullying perpetrationAdverse educational outcomesPsychiatric conditionsEducational outcomesWell-Being Behavior AssessmentImpact of fearHigh family riskMental health problemsFamily riskLiteracy performanceGrade repetitionChild psychiatric conditionsFuture educational outcomesCommunity cohortPopulation attributable risk percentageSchool dropoutPerpetrationNegative long-term effectsSample attritionAttributable risk percentageLarge Brazilian cohortBehavior assessmentNegative impactRobust negative impactBrazilian childrenMental health conditions in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Asexual youth in Brazil: A call for action
Terra T, Schafer J, Pan P, Costa A, Caye A, Gadelha A, Miguel E, Bressan R, Rohde L, Salum G. Mental health conditions in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Asexual youth in Brazil: A call for action. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2021, 298: 190-193. PMID: 34715179, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.10.108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsexual youthMental disordersWell-Being Behavior AssessmentHigh-risk cohortMental health conditionsPost-traumatic stress disorderAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderMental health problemsDeficit hyperactivity disorderMental health disparitiesStressful life eventsDepressive disorderPsychiatric disordersPrevalence estimatesHealth problemsConfidential questionnaireHealth disparitiesLogistic regressionStress disorderAnxiety disordersHealth conditionsConduct disorderGroup comparisonsHyperactivity disorderDisordersLongitudinal associations between positive attributes and psychopathology and their interactive effects on educational outcomes
Romani-Sponchiado A, Vidal-Ribas P, Bressan R, de Jesus Mari J, Miguel E, Gadelha A, Rohde L, Evans-Lacko S, Salum G, Hoffmann M. Longitudinal associations between positive attributes and psychopathology and their interactive effects on educational outcomes. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2021, 32: 463-474. PMID: 34559317, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-021-01882-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEducational outcomesSchool dropoutCross-lagged panel modelBetter educational outcomesLow literacy abilityPositive attributesLiteracy abilitiesLongitudinal impactGeneral factorDropoutConduct symptomsSchoolingLiteracyLearningConduct problemsYouthConstructsOutcomesPanel modelLongitudinal associationsAttributesA randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of a Nurse Home Visiting Program for Pregnant Adolescents
Fatori D, Fonseca Zuccolo P, Shephard E, Brentani H, Matijasevich A, Archanjo Ferraro A, Aparecida Fracolli L, Chiesa AM, Leckman J, Constantino Miguel E, V. Polanczyk G. A randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of a Nurse Home Visiting Program for Pregnant Adolescents. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 14432. PMID: 34257407, PMCID: PMC8277870, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-93938-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeeks of pregnancyAdolescent mothersNurse Home Visiting ProgramStandardized effect sizeChild's ageHome Visiting ProgramTrajectories of outcomesInfant Development-Third EditionEffect sizeLow-income adolescent mothersChildren's expressive language developmentAnthropometric indicesNurse homeDaily stimulationEndpoint assessmentBayley ScalesPregnant adolescentsVisiting ProgramExpressive language developmentPromising interventionChild developmentIntervention effectsPregnancyPoor urban areasAlpha frequencyCellular 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
2020
Using supervised machine learning on neuropsychological data to distinguish OCD patients with and without sensory phenomena from healthy controls
Stamatis C, Batistuzzo M, Tanamatis T, Miguel E, Hoexter M, Timpano K. Using supervised machine learning on neuropsychological data to distinguish OCD patients with and without sensory phenomena from healthy controls. British Journal Of Clinical Psychology 2020, 60: 77-98. PMID: 33300635, DOI: 10.1111/bjc.12272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderNeuropsychological literatureNeuropsychological processesSensory phenomenaOCD patientsDistinct cognitive processesDifferent cognitive profilesExecutive function deficitsDistinct neuropsychological featuresCognitive processesNeuropsychological paradigmsCognitive profileNeuropsychological dataFunction deficitsNeuropsychological featuresHealthy controlsMultiple analytic approachesPatient subsampleSymptom presentationCommon experienceSymptom-based approachEmpirical findingsDistinct drivesRisk sensitivityMotivationDelayed Brain Cyst Formation After Gamma Knife Anterior Capsulotomy
Kasabkojian S, Dwan A, Maziero M, de Salles A, Gorgulho A, Miguel E, Fillipo de Queiroz Vattimo E, Lopes A. Delayed Brain Cyst Formation After Gamma Knife Anterior Capsulotomy. World Neurosurgery 2020, 145: 298-300. PMID: 33022431, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.07.199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRefractory obsessive-compulsive disorderAnterior capsulotomyObsessive-compulsive disorderBrain cyst formationFrontal lobe symptomsMagnetic resonance imagingAnterior frontal regionsPostoperative monthBrain cystsBrain edemaManic episodesVisual hallucinationsRadiosurgical proceduresAbnormal complicationsHigh dosesCapsulotomyResonance imagingObsessive-compulsive symptomsCyst formationEffective optionLeft hemisphereRight hemisphereFrontal regionsComplicationsSymptomsPredicting marriage and divorce in obsessive-compulsive disorder
Muhlbauer J, Ferrão Y, Eppingstall J, Albertella L, do Rosário M, Miguel E, Fontenelle L. Predicting marriage and divorce in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal Of Sex & Marital Therapy 2020, 47: 90-98. PMID: 32783604, DOI: 10.1080/0092623x.2020.1804021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial losses predict a faster onset and greater severity of obsessive-compulsive disorder
Destrée L, Albertella L, Torres A, Ferrão Y, Shavitt R, Miguel E, Fontenelle L. Social losses predict a faster onset and greater severity of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2020, 130: 187-193. PMID: 32828024, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.07.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical obsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderStressful life eventsSpeed of progressionYale-Brown ObsessiveDSM-IV Axis I DisordersLife eventsCompulsive ScaleAxis I DisordersStructured Clinical InterviewSeverity of symptomsSymptom dimensionsBeck Depression InventorySubclinical obsessive-compulsive symptomsBeck Anxiety InventorySpecific obsessive-compulsive symptom dimensionsI disordersFaster onsetPsychiatric disordersHistory questionnaireBrown AssessmentClinical InterviewGreater severityDepression InventoryObsessive-compulsive symptomsMaternal Parenting Electronic Diary in the Context of a Home Visit Intervention for Adolescent Mothers in an Urban Deprived Area of São Paulo, Brazil: Randomized Controlled Trial
Fatori D, Argeu A, Brentani H, Chiesa A, Fracolli L, Matijasevich A, Miguel E, Polanczyk G. Maternal Parenting Electronic Diary in the Context of a Home Visit Intervention for Adolescent Mothers in an Urban Deprived Area of São Paulo, Brazil: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR MHealth And UHealth 2020, 8: e13686. PMID: 32720906, PMCID: PMC7420524, DOI: 10.2196/13686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeeks of pregnancyMonths of ageCompliance rateAdolescent mothersNurse homePregnant adolescentsDeprived areasHome-visiting interventionElectronic daily diaryLow-income adolescent mothersMaternal parentingControlled TrialsMiddle-income countriesAdverse outcomesEligibility criteriaUrban deprived areasControl groupPregnancyMaternal parenting behaviorsDaily diariesElectronic diaryMonthsInterventionMothersWeeksAttentional Bias in specific symmetry and cleaning dimensions of obsessive-compulsive disorder
De Mathis M, Batistuzzo M, Bar-Haim Y, Abend R, Miguel E, Morais I, Requena G, Salum G, Shavitt R. Attentional Bias in specific symmetry and cleaning dimensions of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2020, 73: 102238. PMID: 32447225, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderAttentional biasAB scoresComputerized dot-probe taskSymptoms of OCDDot-probe taskAllocation of attentionThreat stimuliNeutral stimuliTask conditionsOCD dimensionsOCD patientsDemographic variablesStimuliPositive interactionsNeutral conditionsMixed-effects modelsHealthy controlsIQDisordersBiasTaskScoresSymptomsPictureA transdiagnostic perspective of constructs underlying obsessive-compulsive and related disorders: An international Delphi consensus study
Fontenelle L, Oldenhof E, Moreira-de-Oliveira M, Abramowitz J, Antony M, Cath D, Carter A, Dougherty D, Ferrão Y, Figee M, Harrison B, Hoexter M, Kwon J, Küelz A, Lazaro L, Lochner C, Marazziti D, Mataix-Cols D, McKay D, Miguel E, Morein-Zamir S, Moritz S, Nestadt G, O’Connor K, Pallanti S, Purdon C, Rauch S, Richter P, Rotge J, Shavitt R, Soriano-Mas C, Starcevic V, Stein D, Steketee G, Storch E, Taylor S, van den Heuvel O, Veale D, Woods D, Verdejo-Garcia A, Yücel M. A transdiagnostic perspective of constructs underlying obsessive-compulsive and related disorders: An international Delphi consensus study. Australian & New Zealand Journal Of Psychiatry 2020, 54: 719-731. PMID: 32364439, DOI: 10.1177/0004867420912327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk factors for obsessive–compulsive symptoms. Follow-up of a community-based youth cohort
Macul Ferreira de Barros P, do Rosário MC, Szejko N, Polga N, Requena GL, Ravagnani B, Fatori D, Batistuzzo MC, Hoexter MQ, Rohde LA, Polanczyk GV, Leckman JF, Miguel EC, de Alvarenga PG. Risk factors for obsessive–compulsive symptoms. Follow-up of a community-based youth cohort. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2020, 30: 89-104. PMID: 32076869, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-020-01495-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive symptomsRisk factorsAbsence of breastfeedingOCS scoresBaseline anxiety disordersPotential risk factorsLarge community cohortLow socioeconomic statusRegression analysisMental health assessmentMaternal stress levelsLower intelligence quotientCommunity cohortChildhood adversityLower ageHigher OCS scoresAnxiety disordersPsychopathological factorsSocioeconomic statusGenetic factorsSignificant predictorsBaselineHealth assessmentScoresAgeEffects of semantic categorization strategy training on episodic memory in children and adolescents
Miotto E, Balardin J, da Graça M. Martin M, Polanczyk G, Savage C, Miguel E, Batistuzzo M. Effects of semantic categorization strategy training on episodic memory in children and adolescents. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0228866. PMID: 32069310, PMCID: PMC7028277, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingEpisodic memoryPrefrontal cortexCognitive trainingStrategy trainingMiddle frontal gyrus activationDefault mode network areasVerbal episodic memoryImproved memory performanceRight frontal poleLateral orbital gyrusCategorization trainingSuccessful memoryExecutive processesNeural correlatesMemory performanceWord listsAnterior cingulateFrontal poleMemoryHigher activationBrain regionsAdolescentsOrbital gyrusBehavioral effectsToward identifying reproducible brain signatures of obsessive-compulsive profiles: rationale and methods for a new global initiative
Simpson H, van den Heuvel O, Miguel E, Reddy Y, Stein D, Lewis-Fernández R, Shavitt R, Lochner C, Pouwels P, Narayanawamy J, Venkatasubramanian G, Hezel D, Vriend C, Batistuzzo M, Hoexter M, de Joode N, Costa D, de Mathis M, Sheshachala K, Narayan M, van Balkom A, Batelaan N, Venkataram S, Cherian A, Marincowitz C, Pannekoek N, Stovezky Y, Mare K, Liu F, Otaduy M, Pastorello B, Rao R, Katechis M, Van Meter P, Wall M. Toward identifying reproducible brain signatures of obsessive-compulsive profiles: rationale and methods for a new global initiative. BMC Psychiatry 2020, 20: 68. PMID: 32059696, PMCID: PMC7023814, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-020-2439-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingCircuit abnormalitiesNew global initiativesBrain signaturesGlobal InitiativeHealthy control subjectsMedication-free adultsMultiple brain circuitsMedication-free subjectsBackgroundObsessive–compulsive disorderClinical profileClinical symptomsControl subjectsClinical evaluationHealthy controlsLeading causeGlobal disabilityLifetime prevalenceResonance imagingNeurocognitive assessmentBrain circuitsImaging signaturesFunctional connectivityBrain-behavior associationsDisease dimensions