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 correctionCaudatePatients
2016
Coordinated 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 centers