2023
Structural Neuroimaging of Hippocampus and Amygdala Subregions in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Scoping Review
Ben-Zion Z, Korem N, Fine N, Katz S, Siddhanta M, Funaro M, Duek O, Spiller T, Danböck S, Levy I, Harpaz-Rotem I. Structural Neuroimaging of Hippocampus and Amygdala Subregions in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Scoping Review. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science 2023, 4: 120-134. PMID: 38298789, PMCID: PMC10829655, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2023.07.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-traumatic stress disorderAmygdala subregionsStress disorderKey limbic regionsEtiology of PTSDPosttraumatic stress disorderDentate gyrusLimbic regionsSubiculum volumeSubregion volumesHippocampal subregionsDisorder pathogenesisStructural neuroimagingAutomatic segmentation softwareAmygdalar subregionsHippocampusNucleus volumeScoping ReviewPathogenesisCurrent literatureDisordersSegmentation softwareMethodological limitationsPost-traumatic psychopathologyReview
2021
Absence seizures and their relationship to depression and anxiety: Evidence for bidirectionality
Gruenbaum BF, Sandhu MRS, Bertasi RAO, Bertasi TGO, Schonwald A, Kurup A, Gruenbaum SE, Freedman IG, Funaro MC, Blumenfeld H, Sanacora G. Absence seizures and their relationship to depression and anxiety: Evidence for bidirectionality. Epilepsia 2021, 62: 1041-1056. PMID: 33751566, PMCID: PMC8443164, DOI: 10.1111/epi.16862.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbsence seizuresMood disordersChildhood epilepsyCommon manifestationInclusion criteriaEffective treatmentGenetic predispositionGreater oddsAnimal modelsAnatomical pathwaysSystematic reviewDepressionShort lossDisordersPatientsBidirectional relationshipSeizuresCurrent literatureAnxietySocial impairmentFurther researchReviewEpilepsyStrong correlationImpairment