2013
White matter abnormalities in adolescents with major depressive disorder
Bessette KL, Nave AM, Caprihan A, Stevens MC. White matter abnormalities in adolescents with major depressive disorder. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2013, 8: 531-541. PMID: 24242685, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-013-9274-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderWhite matter abnormalitiesDiffusion tensor imagingDepressive disorderFrontal lobeWhole brainRegional white matter abnormalitiesRight thalamic radiationOlder depressed patientsTract-based spatial statisticsCorpus callosum genuFrontal lobe tractsFractional anisotropy valuesLower FAAbnormal white matter microstructureInferior longitudinal fasciculusWhite matter connectionsWhite matter microstructureInternal capsuleExternal capsuleFA abnormalitiesDepressed patientsHealthy controlsAdolescents ages 13Posterior limb
2012
Comparison of brain volume abnormalities between ADHD and conduct disorder in adolescence
Stevens MC, Haney-Caron E. Comparison of brain volume abnormalities between ADHD and conduct disorder in adolescence. Journal Of Psychiatry And Neuroscience 2012, 37: 389-398. PMID: 22663946, PMCID: PMC3493096, DOI: 10.1503/jpn.110148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain structure abnormalitiesWhite matter volumeMatter volumeConduct disorderStructure abnormalitiesStructural brain abnormalitiesStudy of patientsSex-matched controlsFuture etiological studiesBrain volume abnormalitiesGray matter volumeBrain structure imagesWhole brain greyVoxel-based analysisFrontal lobe regionsGray matter regionsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) samplesBrain abnormalitiesStudy groupVolume abnormalitiesFrontotemporal abnormalitiesFrontal lobeControl groupStructural abnormalitiesSubcortical deficits
2011
Cortical Thickness and Folding Deficits in Conduct-Disordered Adolescents
Hyatt CJ, Haney-Caron E, Stevens MC. Cortical Thickness and Folding Deficits in Conduct-Disordered Adolescents. Biological Psychiatry 2011, 72: 207-214. PMID: 22209639, PMCID: PMC3367056, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.11.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge of OnsetAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityCerebral CortexChildConduct DisorderFemaleFunctional LateralityHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedLinear ModelsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeuropsychological TestsPrefrontal CortexPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychomotor PerformanceSoftwareConceptsCortical thicknessParietal lobeBrain regionsControl subjectsParacentral lobuleConduct disorderThinner cortexCD participantsTemporal lobe structural abnormalitiesPure conduct disorderLocal gyrification indexBrain structure imagesAnterior brain regionsDifferent brain regionsSurface-based morphometryPosterior brain regionsTemporoparietal junctionBrain abnormalitiesGyrification indexTemporal lobeAnterior cingulateFrontal lobeDorsomedial prefrontalStructural abnormalitiesOrbitofrontal cortex