Aging of the brain in bipolar disorder: Illness- and onset-related effects in cortical thickness and subcortical gray matter volume
Villa L, Colic L, Kim J, Sankar A, Goldman D, Lessing B, Pittman B, Alexopoulos G, van Dyck C, Blumberg H. Aging of the brain in bipolar disorder: Illness- and onset-related effects in cortical thickness and subcortical gray matter volume. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2022, 323: 875-883. PMID: 36526112, PMCID: PMC9839524, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.12.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeOccipital cortical thicknessSubcortical gray matter volumesCortical thicknessBipolar disorderMatter volumeOlder adultsOnset of BDIndividuals age 40Striatal gray matter volumeGray matter reductionsOnset bipolar disorderGray matter decreasesPrefrontal cortical thicknessStructural brain differencesHigh suicide riskCross-sectional designHealthy controlsCognitive dysfunctionTreatment resistanceAge 40Striatal volumeSevere symptomsSuicide attempt historySuicide attemptsNeuroimaging Studies of Brain Structure in Older Adults with Bipolar Disorder: A Review
Rajashekar N, Blumberg HP, Villa LM. Neuroimaging Studies of Brain Structure in Older Adults with Bipolar Disorder: A Review. Journal Of Psychiatry And Brain Science 2022, 7: e220006. PMID: 36092855, PMCID: PMC9453888, DOI: 10.20900/jpbs.20220006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBipolar disorderWhite matterBrain regionsBrain differencesDiffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging studiesOlder adultsMagnetic resonance imaging studyMood-stabilizing medicationsWhite matter findingsGray matter reductionsLater lifeCommon mood disorderYounger age groupsResonance imaging studyStructural brain differencesSubcortical brain regionsAdverse outcomesCognitive dysfunctionBrain changesClinical dataMood disordersProtective effectElevated riskHigh riskCognitive symptoms