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 centers