2018
Polygenic Risk Score for Alzheimer’s Disease: Implications for Memory Performance and Hippocampal Volumes in Early Life
Axelrud L, Santoro M, Pine D, Talarico F, Gadelha A, Manfro G, Pan P, Jackowski A, Picon F, Brietzke E, Grassi-Oliveira R, Bressan R, Miguel E, Rohde L, Hakonarson H, Pausova Z, Belangero S, Paus T, Salum G. Polygenic Risk Score for Alzheimer’s Disease: Implications for Memory Performance and Hippocampal Volumes in Early Life. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2018, 175: 555-563. PMID: 29495896, PMCID: PMC6372950, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17050529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHippocampal volumeEarly-life cognitionCanadian sampleMemory taskCognitive abilitiesExecutive functionImmediate recallMemory performanceCognitive testsGenetic riskReplication sampleBrain algorithmPolygenic risk scoresStandardized testsLower hippocampal volumeDistinct tasksBrain structuresAlzheimer's diseaseCognitionIndependent samplesLate-life dementiaDevelopmental conditionsRecallPrevious evidenceTask
2016
Distinct Subcortical Volume Alterations in Pediatric and Adult OCD: A Worldwide Meta- and Mega-Analysis
Boedhoe PS, Schmaal L, Abe Y, Ameis SH, Arnold PD, Batistuzzo MC, Benedetti F, Beucke JC, Bollettini I, Bose A, Brem S, Calvo A, Cheng Y, Cho KI, Dallaspezia S, Denys D, Fitzgerald KD, Fouche JP, Giménez M, Gruner P, Hanna GL, Hibar DP, Hoexter MQ, Hu H, Huyser C, Ikari K, Jahanshad N, Kathmann N, Kaufmann C, Koch K, Kwon JS, Lazaro L, Liu Y, Lochner C, Marsh R, Martínez-Zalacaín I, Mataix-Cols D, Menchón JM, Minuzzi L, Nakamae T, Nakao T, Narayanaswamy JC, Piras F, Piras F, Pittenger C, Reddy YC, Sato JR, Simpson HB, Soreni N, Soriano-Mas C, Spalletta G, Stevens MC, Szeszko PR, Tolin DF, Venkatasubramanian G, Walitza S, Wang Z, van Wingen GA, Xu J, Xu X, Yun JY, Zhao Q, Thompson P, Stein D, van den Heuvel O, Abe Y, Alonso P, Ameis S, Arnold P, Bargalló N, Batistuzzo M, Benedetti F, Beucke J, Boedhoe P, Bollettini I, Bose A, Brem S, Busatto G, Calvo A, Calvo R, Cath D, Cheng Y, Cho K, Dallaspezia S, de Vries F, de Wit S, Denys D, Fang Y, Fitzgerald K, Fontaine M, Fouche J, Giménez M, Gruner P, Hanna G, Hibar D, Hoexter M, Hu H, Huyser C, Ikari K, Jahanshad N, Kathmann N, Kaufmann C, Khadka S, Koch K, Kwon J, Lazaro L, Liu Y, Lochner C, Marsh R, Martínez-Zalacaín I, Mataix-Cols D, Menchón J, Miguel E, Minuzzii L, Morer A, Nakamae T, Nakao T, Narayanaswamy J, Piras F, Piras F, Pittenger C, Reddy Y, Sato J, Simpson H, Schmaal L, Soreni N, Soriano-Mas C, Spalletta G, Stein D, Stevens M, Szeszko P, Thompson P, Tolin D, Veltman D, Venkatasubramanian G, van den Heuvel O, van der Werf Y, van Wingen G, Walitza S, Wang Z, Xu J, Xu X, Yun J, Zhao Q. Distinct Subcortical Volume Alterations in Pediatric and Adult OCD: A Worldwide Meta- and Mega-Analysis. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2016, 174: 60-69. PMID: 27609241, PMCID: PMC5344782, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.16020201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult obsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderOCD patientsLarger thalamic volumesSubcortical volume alterationsSmaller hippocampal volumesAdult OCD patientsPediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderPotential modulating effectSubcortical brain volumesLimited statistical powerPallidum volumeClinical characteristicsAdult patientsPediatric patientsMean ageThalamic volumeControl subjectsPediatric controlsSubcortical abnormalitiesIllness profileHippocampal volumeHealthy subjectsNeurodevelopmental alterationsPatientsCoordinated 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
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 centersORBITOFRONTAL THICKNESS AS A MEASURE FOR TREATMENT RESPONSE PREDICTION IN OBSESSIVE–COMPULSIVE DISORDER
Hoexter M, Diniz J, Lopes A, Batistuzzo M, Shavitt R, Dougherty D, Duran F, Bressan R, Busatto G, Miguel E, Sato J. ORBITOFRONTAL THICKNESS AS A MEASURE FOR TREATMENT RESPONSE PREDICTION IN OBSESSIVE–COMPULSIVE DISORDER. Depression And Anxiety 2015, 32: 900-908. PMID: 26032588, DOI: 10.1002/da.22380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-naïve OCD patientsObsessive-compulsive disorderTreatment responseIndependent cohortOCD patientsOFC thicknessRefractory OCD patientsTreatment-naïve patientsOrbitofrontal cortex thicknessSecond independent cohortLogistic regression modelsBaseline thicknessClinical trialsTreatment outcomesInitial cohortClinical utilityOrbitofrontal thicknessIneffective treatmentPatientsCohortMedial OFCNeuroimaging techniquesMorphometric biomarkersBiomarkersCortex thickness
2011
Gray Matter Volumes in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Before and After Fluoxetine or Cognitive-Behavior Therapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Hoexter M, de Souza Duran F, D'Alcante C, Dougherty D, Shavitt R, Lopes A, Diniz J, Deckersbach T, Batistuzzo M, Bressan R, Miguel E, Busatto G. Gray Matter Volumes in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Before and After Fluoxetine or Cognitive-Behavior Therapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Neuropsychopharmacology 2011, 37: 734-745. PMID: 22030709, PMCID: PMC3260985, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2011.250.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavior therapyObsessive-compulsive disorderGray matter volumeLeft putamenClinical trialsOCD patientsGM volumeMatter volumeSignificant GM volume changesPathophysiology of OCDFluoxetine-treated patientsGM volume abnormalitiesMatched-healthy controlsTreatment-naive patientsFirst-line treatmentStructural brain abnormalitiesGM volume changesCBT-treated patientsGroup cognitive behavior therapySmaller GM volumeRegional brain volumesRegional brain morphologyAnterior cingulate cortexStructural magnetic resonanceRegional gray matter volume