2017
Smaller Hippocampal Volume in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Multisite ENIGMA-PGC Study: Subcortical Volumetry Results From Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Consortia
Logue MW, van Rooij SJH, Dennis EL, Davis SL, Hayes JP, Stevens JS, Densmore M, Haswell CC, Ipser J, Koch SBJ, Korgaonkar M, Lebois LAM, Peverill M, Baker JT, Boedhoe PSW, Frijling JL, Gruber SA, Harpaz-Rotem I, Jahanshad N, Koopowitz S, Levy I, Nawijn L, O’Connor L, Olff M, Salat DH, Sheridan MA, Spielberg JM, van Zuiden M, Winternitz SR, Wolff JD, Wolf EJ, Wang X, Wrocklage K, Abdallah CG, Bryant RA, Geuze E, Jovanovic T, Kaufman ML, King AP, Krystal JH, Lagopoulos J, Bennett M, Lanius R, Liberzon I, McGlinchey RE, McLaughlin KA, Milberg WP, Miller MW, Ressler KJ, Veltman DJ, Stein DJ, Thomaes K, Thompson PM, Morey RA. Smaller Hippocampal Volume in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Multisite ENIGMA-PGC Study: Subcortical Volumetry Results From Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Consortia. Biological Psychiatry 2017, 83: 244-253. PMID: 29217296, PMCID: PMC5951719, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderStress disorderTrauma-exposed control subjectsCurrent posttraumatic stress disorderSmaller hippocampal volumesControl subjectsSmaller hippocampiHippocampal volumeClinical dataAmygdala volumeAmygdala findingsSmaller amygdalaConsortium studySubcortical structuresNeuroimaging studiesLargest neuroimaging studyENIGMA consortiumBrain responsesNeurobiological underpinningsPsychiatric Genomics ConsortiumDisordersSubjectsWorking GroupSignificance levelHippocampusAnterior hippocampal dysconnectivity in posttraumatic stress disorder: a dimensional and multimodal approach
Abdallah CG, Wrocklage KM, Averill CL, Akiki T, Schweinsburg B, Roy A, Martini B, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Scott JC. Anterior hippocampal dysconnectivity in posttraumatic stress disorder: a dimensional and multimodal approach. Translational Psychiatry 2017, 7: e1045-e1045. PMID: 28244983, PMCID: PMC5545643, DOI: 10.1038/tp.2017.12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlobal brain connectivityPosttraumatic stress disorderAnterior hippocampusStress disorderPTSD severityTraumatic brain injuryMultimodal approachOverall PTSD severityAnxiety-related behaviorDorsolateral prefrontal connectivityDorsolateral prefrontal cortexElevated PTSD symptomsAnatomical dysconnectivityHippocampal dysconnectivityUS veteransBrain injuryHippocampal volumePTSD subgroupBrain biomarkersClinical valueMedication statusPrefrontal connectivitySignificant associationPrefrontal cortexBrain connectivity
2015
Amygdala-Hippocampal Volume and the Phenotypic Heterogeneity of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Study
Pietrzak RH, Averill LA, Abdallah CG, Neumeister A, Krystal JH, Levy I, Harpaz-Rotem I. Amygdala-Hippocampal Volume and the Phenotypic Heterogeneity of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Study. JAMA Psychiatry 2015, 72: 396-398. PMID: 25692480, PMCID: PMC5134909, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.2470.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional studyPosttraumatic stress disorderHippocampal volumeStress disorderPhenotypic heterogeneity
2008
Decreased hippocampal volume on MRI is associated with increased extracellular glutamate in epilepsy patients
Cavus I, Pan JW, Hetherington HP, Abi‐Saab W, Zaveri HP, Vives KP, Krystal JH, Spencer SS, Spencer DD. Decreased hippocampal volume on MRI is associated with increased extracellular glutamate in epilepsy patients. Epilepsia 2008, 49: 1358-1366. PMID: 18410365, DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01603.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobe epilepsyHippocampal volumeClinical factorsHippocampal atrophyEpileptogenic hippocampusGABA levelsNeurochemical levelsElevated extracellular glutamate levelsContralateral hippocampal volumeIntracranial EEG evaluationMedication-resistant epilepsyRefractory TLE patientsHigh seizure frequencyRelevant clinical factorsSmaller hippocampal volumesExtracellular glutamate levelsFebrile seizure historyTreatment of epilepsySeizure frequencyLobe epilepsySeizure historyTLE patientsAtrophic hippocampusGlutamate levelsExtracellular glutamate
2003
Amygdala and Hippocampal Volumes in Adolescents and Adults With Bipolar Disorder
Blumberg HP, Kaufman J, Martin A, Whiteman R, Zhang JH, Gore JC, Charney DS, Krystal JH, Peterson BS. Amygdala and Hippocampal Volumes in Adolescents and Adults With Bipolar Disorder. JAMA Psychiatry 2003, 60: 1201-1208. PMID: 14662552, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.60.12.1201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHippocampal volumeMedial temporal lobe structuresTemporal lobe structuresBipolar disorderIllness featuresVeterans Affairs Medical CenterLobe structuresRepeated-measures statistical analysisCourse of illnessTotal brain volumeAmygdala volume reductionsBD type IAnatomic magnetic resonanceHealthy comparison subjectsPaucity of dataVolume reductionSignificant volume reductionVolumetric abnormalitiesNeurodegenerative changesIllness durationOutpatient treatmentUniversity HospitalGreater effect sizeMedical CenterHippocampal region