Obsessive compulsive symptom dimensions are linked to altered white-matter microstructure in a community sample of youth
Grazioplene RG, DeYoung CG, Hampson M, Anticevic A, Pittenger C. Obsessive compulsive symptom dimensions are linked to altered white-matter microstructure in a community sample of youth. Translational Psychiatry 2022, 12: 328. PMID: 35948535, PMCID: PMC9365814, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-022-02013-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite matter abnormalitiesObsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive symptomsGeneral psychopathologyCorpus callosumWhite matterFractional anisotropyDistinct white matter abnormalitiesAnterior corpus callosumPosterior corpus callosumWhite matter correlatesAge-dependent mannerWhite matter measuresGeneral psychopathology factorWhite matter microstructureThe thalamus and its subnuclei—a gateway to obsessive-compulsive disorder
Weeland CJ, Kasprzak S, de Joode NT, Abe Y, Alonso P, Ameis SH, Anticevic A, Arnold PD, Balachander S, Banaj N, Bargallo N, Batistuzzo MC, Benedetti F, Beucke JC, Bollettini I, Brecke V, Brem S, Cappi C, Cheng Y, Cho KIK, Costa DLC, Dallaspezia S, Denys D, Eng GK, Ferreira S, Feusner JD, Fontaine M, Fouche JP, Grazioplene RG, Gruner P, He M, Hirano Y, Hoexter MQ, Huyser C, Hu H, Jaspers-Fayer F, Kathmann N, Kaufmann C, Kim M, Koch K, Bin Kwak Y, Kwon JS, Lazaro L, Li CR, Lochner C, Marsh R, Martínez-Zalacaín I, Mataix-Cols D, Menchón JM, Minnuzi L, Moreira PS, Morgado P, Nakagawa A, Nakamae T, Narayanaswamy JC, Nurmi EL, Ortiz AE, Pariente JC, Piacentini J, Picó-Pérez M, Piras F, Piras F, Pittenger C, Reddy YCJ, Rodriguez-Manrique D, Sakai Y, Shimizu E, Shivakumar V, Simpson HB, Soreni N, Soriano-Mas C, Sousa N, Spalletta G, Stern ER, Stevens MC, Stewart SE, Szeszko PR, Takahashi J, Tanamatis T, Tang J, Thorsen AL, Tolin D, van der Werf YD, van Marle H, van Wingen GA, Vecchio D, Venkatasubramanian G, Walitza S, Wang J, Wang Z, Watanabe A, Wolters LH, Xu X, Yun JY, Zhao Q, White T, Thompson P, Stein D, van den Heuvel O, Vriend C. The thalamus and its subnuclei—a gateway to obsessive-compulsive disorder. Translational Psychiatry 2022, 12: 70. PMID: 35190533, PMCID: PMC8861046, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-022-01823-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBrainChildHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingObsessive-Compulsive DisorderThalamusConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderMagnetic resonance imagingThalamic volumeOCD patientsThalamic subregionsT1-weighted brain magnetic resonance imagingBrain magnetic resonance imagingClinical-level symptomsLarger thalamic volumesPediatric OCD patientsAdult OCD patientsSeparate multiple linear regression modelsVolumetric group differencesThalamus sizeMedicated patientsAdolescent patientsAnterior thalamusHealthy controlsSubregional volumesGeneral populationMedication statusMultiple comparison correctionPatientsResonance imagingIntracranial volume