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ArticleJournal of psychiatric research2011

Thalamic morphology in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder.

Matthew J Smith, Lei Wang, Will Cronenwett, Daniel Mamah, Deanna M Barch, John G Csernansky

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6 authors.

Matthew J SmithDepartments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 446 East Ontario Street, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60611, United States. matthewsmith@northwestern.edu
Lei Wang
Will Cronenwett
Daniel Mamah
Deanna M Barch
John G Csernansky

Funding

MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE (MCTS) PROGRAM (UL1)UL1RR025741 · NCRR · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI GREENLAND, PHILIP · 2008 to 2011
$24.7M
STRUCTURE, FUNCTION AND COGNITION IN SCHIZOPHRENIAP50MH071616 · NIMH · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI CSERNANSKY, JOHN G · 2004 to 2008
$11.2M
NEUROMORPHOMETRY IN SCHIZOPHRENIA BY COMPUTER ALGORITHMR01MH056584 · NIMH · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI CSERNANSKY, JOHN G · 1998 to 2011
$4.2M
Neuromorphometry of Psychosis in Bipolar DisorderK08MH085948 · NIMH · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MAMAH, DANIEL · 2010 to 2014
$840k
NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR025741NIMH NIH HHS K08 MH085948NIMH NIH HHS P50 MH071616NIMH NIH HHS P50MH071616NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH056584
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Abstract

backgroundBiomarkers are needed that can distinguish between schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder to inform the ongoing debate over the diagnostic boundary between these two disorders. Neuromorphometric abnormalities of the thalamus have been reported in individuals with schizophrenia and linked to core features of the disorder, but have not been similarly investigated in individuals with schizoaffective disorder. In this study, we examine whether individuals with schizoaffective disorder have a pattern of thalamic deformation that is similar or different to the pattern found in individuals with schizophrenia.

methodT1-weighted magnetic resonance images were collected from individuals with schizophrenia (n = 47), individuals with schizoaffective disorder (n = 15), and controls (n = 42). Large-deformation, high-dimensional brain mapping was used to obtain three-dimensional surfaces of the thalamus. Multiple analyses of variance were used to test for group differences in volume and measures of surface shape.

resultsIndividuals with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder have similar thalamic volumes. Thalamic surface shape deformation associated with schizophrenia suggests selective involvement of the anterior and posterior thalamus, while deformations in mediodorsal and ventrolateral regions were observed in both groups. Schizoaffective disorder had distinct deformations in medial and lateral thalamic regions.

conclusionsAbnormalities distinct to schizoaffective disorder suggest involvement of the central and ventroposterior medial thalamus which may be involved in mood circuitry, dorsolateral nucleus which is involved in recall processing, and the lateral geniculate nucleus which is involved in visual processing.

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AdultAntipsychotic AgentsBrain MappingChi-Square DistributionCognition DisordersFemaleFunctional LateralityHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychotic DisordersSchizophreniaStatistics as TopicAntipsychotic Agents

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PMCPMC2996474

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