2022
Right Prefrontal Cortical Thickness Is Associated With Response to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Children With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Bertolín S, Alonso P, Martínez-Zalacaín I, Menchón J, Jimenez-Murcia S, Baker J, Bargalló N, Batistuzzo M, Boedhoe P, Brennan B, Feusner J, Fitzgerald K, Fontaine M, Hansen B, Hirano Y, Hoexter M, Huyser C, Jahanshad N, Jaspers-Fayer F, Kuno M, Kvale G, Lazaro L, Machado-Sousa M, Marsh R, Morgado P, Nakagawa A, Norman L, Nurmi E, O’Neill J, Ortiz A, Perriello C, Piacentini J, Picó-Pérez M, Shavitt R, Shimizu E, Simpson H, Stewart S, Thomopoulos S, Thorsen A, Walitza S, Wolters L, Group E, Real E, Segalas C, Morer A, Brem S, Ferreira S, Moreira P, Hagen K, Hamatani S, Takahashi J, Yoshida T, de Mathis M, Miguel E, Pariente J, Tang J, Thompson P, van den Heuvel O, Stein D, Soriano-Mas C. Right Prefrontal Cortical Thickness Is Associated With Response to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Children With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2022, 62: 403-414. PMID: 36526161, PMCID: PMC10065927, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2022.07.865.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyObsessive-compulsive disorderCBT responseCortical thicknessMagnetic Resonance Imaging PredictorsBaseline cortical thicknessPrefrontal cortex thicknessFirst-line treatmentRostral middle frontal gyrusPrefrontal cortical thicknessIdentification of predictorsHigher cortical thicknessMiddle frontal gyrusRight prefrontal cortexCortical surface areaMechanism of actionAdult patientsImaging predictorsPrefrontal cortex regionsClinical managementLarge seriesSubcortical volumesAdult populationFrontal polePrefrontal cortex
2019
Are serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor concentrations related to brain structure and psychopathology in late childhood and early adolescence?
de Araujo C, Swardfager W, Zugman A, Cogo-Moreira H, Belangero S, Ota V, Spindola L, Hakonarson H, Pellegrino R, Gadelha A, Salum G, Pan P, Mansur R, Hoexter M, Picon F, Sato J, Brietzke E, Grassi-Oliveira R, Rohde L, Miguel E, Bressan R, Jackowski A. Are serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor concentrations related to brain structure and psychopathology in late childhood and early adolescence? CNS Spectrums 2019, 25: 790-796. PMID: 31845634, DOI: 10.1017/s1092852919001688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum BDNF concentrationsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorBDNF concentrationsBDNF genotypeCortical thicknessPsychiatric disordersSerum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) concentrationsBrain-derived neurotrophic factor concentrationSubcortical volumesMental disordersWell-Being Behavior AssessmentBrain structuresBDNF serum concentrationsNeurotrophic factor concentrationsPeripheral blood concentrationsHigh Risk Cohort StudyLate childhoodAdult psychiatric disordersLarge independent samplesCohort studyNeurotrophic factorCortical maturationSerum concentrationsBlood concentrationsMet carriers
2018
F168. PSYCHOTIC EXPERIENCE AND ADOLESCENT BRAIN TRAJECTORY: EVIDENCE FOR STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS IN DOPAMINERGIC REGIONS
Zugman A, Gadelha A, Argolo F, Pan P, Rohde L, Miguel E, Bressan R, Jackowski A. F168. PSYCHOTIC EXPERIENCE AND ADOLESCENT BRAIN TRAJECTORY: EVIDENCE FOR STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS IN DOPAMINERGIC REGIONS. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2018, 44: s286-s286. PMCID: PMC5888229, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sby017.699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCortical thickness measuresMental disordersCortical thicknessPsychotic experiencesSubcortical volumesLower subcortical volumesHigh-risk cohortCurrent psychiatric diagnosisPathogenesis of schizophreniaCurrent psychotic disorderAge interaction termMultiple comparisonsMulti-site longitudinal studyCommunity cohortDopaminergic neurotransmissionSubsequent riskDopaminergic imbalanceRight putamenBrain developmental trajectoriesMRI scansPsychiatric diagnosisPsychotic disordersBaseline assessmentCaudateAdolescent brain