2022
Shape analysis of subcortical structures in obsessive‐compulsive disorder and the relationship with comorbid anxiety, depression, and medication use: A meta‐analysis by the OCD Brain Imaging Consortium
Fouche J, Groenewold N, Sevenoaks T, Heany S, Lochner C, Alonso P, Batistuzzo M, Cardoner N, Ching C, de Wit S, Gutman B, Hoexter M, Jahanshad N, Kim M, Kwon J, Mataix‐Cols D, Menchon J, Miguel E, Nakamae T, Phillips M, Pujol J, Sakai Y, Yun J, Soriano‐Mas C, Thompson P, Yamada K, Veltman D, van den Heuvel O, Stein D. Shape analysis of subcortical structures in obsessive‐compulsive disorder and the relationship with comorbid anxiety, depression, and medication use: A meta‐analysis by the OCD Brain Imaging Consortium. Brain And Behavior 2022, 12: e2755. PMID: 36106505, PMCID: PMC9575597, DOI: 10.1002/brb3.2755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaudate nucleusHealthy controlsOCD patientsComorbid depressionMedication statusComorbid anxietySubcortical shapeSignificant differencesDeep gray matter structuresRight caudate nucleusCo-morbid anxietyLeft caudate nucleusObsessive-compulsive disorder patientsSubcortical brain morphologyGray matter structuresDisease durationMedication useObsessive-compulsive disorderSubgroup analysisBrain MRINucleus accumbensDisorder patientsPatientsBrain volumePutamen
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 correctionCaudatePatientsSU72 TRANSCRIPTOME STUDY IN OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDERS
Lisboa B, Tahira A, Sant'Anna A, Oliveira K, Miguel E, Hoexter M, Farfel J, Brentani H. SU72 TRANSCRIPTOME STUDY IN OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDERS. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2019, 29: s927. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2017.08.261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObsessive-compulsive disorderNucleus accumbensSubgenual cingulate gyrusCortico-striatal circuitryOrbitofrontal cortexAffective circuitryCingulate gyrusCaudate nucleusBrain areasCognitive circuitryBrazilian Aging Brain Study GroupCompulsive disorderEnsheathment of neuronsEnrichment analysisBackground Obsessive-compulsive disorderDrug metabolic processFunctional neuroimaging studiesCortico-striatal loopsDopaminergic synapsesBrain BankThalamic circuitryGene expressionStudy groupNeurological system processPsychiatric disorders
2006
Tourette's Syndrome
Shavitt R, Hounie A, Campos M, Miguel E. Tourette's Syndrome. Psychiatric Clinics Of North America 2006, 29: 471-486. PMID: 16650718, DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2006.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsReuptake inhibitorsLong-term side effect profileFirst-choice treatmentFirst-line optionSide effect profileCurrent treatment strategiesDorsolateral caudate nucleusPathophysiology of OCDExpression of TSTypical antipsychoticsAtypical antipsychoticsClinical manifestationsSomato-sensoryGenetic epidemiologic studiesGlobus pallidusTreatment strategiesEpidemiologic studiesCaudate nucleusTourette syndromePatient associationsRelated disordersBehavioral therapyPresence of TsSegregation analysis studies
1995
Transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo e os gânglios da base
Filho E. Transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo e os gânglios da base. Arquivos De Neuro-Psiquiatria 1995, 53: 858-859. PMID: 8729788, DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x1995000500036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderBasal gangliaCaudate nucleusPathophysiology of OCDSmaller caudate nucleusPrimary lesionCingulate cortexBrain structuresMagnetic resonance imagesCortexMental functionsPatientsGangliaMotor controlResonance imagesNucleus functionRecent studiesAdaptative responseThalamusPathophysiology