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ArticleBMC psychiatry2011

A pattern of cerebral perfusion anomalies between major depressive disorder and Hashimoto thyroiditis.

Maria Carolina Hardoy, Mariangela Cadeddu, Alessandra Serra, Maria Francesca Moro, Gioia Mura, Gisa Mellino, Krishna M Bhat, Gianmarco Altoé, Paolo Usai, Mario Piga and 1 more

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Article in BMC psychiatry, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Maria Carolina HardoyDepartment of Psychiatry, Reald University, Vlore, Albania. carolinahardoy@tiscali.it
Mariangela Cadeddu
Alessandra Serra
Maria Francesca Moro
Gioia Mura
Gisa Mellino
Krishna M Bhat
Gianmarco Altoé
Paolo Usai
Mario Piga
Mauro G Carta
University of Cagliari · ITThe University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · USUniversity of Vlora "Ismail Qemali" · AL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study aims to evaluate relationship between three different clinical conditions: Major Depressive Disorders (MDD), Hashimoto Thyroiditis (HT) and reduction in regional Cerebral Blood Flow (rCBF) in order to explore the possibility that patients with HT and MDD have specific pattern(s) of cerebral perfusion.

methods

designAnalysis of data derived from two separate data banks. SAMPLE: 54 subjects, 32 with HT (29 women, mean age 38.8 ± 13.9); 22 without HT (19 women, mean age 36.5 ± 12.25). ASSESSMENT: Psychiatric diagnosis was carried out by Simplified Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDIS) using DSM-IV categories; cerebral perfusion was measured by (99 m)Tc-ECD SPECT. Statistical analysis was done through logistic regression.

resultsMDD appears to be associated with left frontal hypoperfusion, left temporal hypoperfusion, diffuse hypoperfusion and parietal perfusion asymmetry. A statistically significant association between parietal perfusion asymmetry and MDD was found only in the HT group.

conclusionIn HT, MDD is characterized by a parietal flow asymmetry. However, the specificity of rCBF in MDD with HT should be confirmed in a control sample with consideration for other health conditions. Moreover, this should be investigated with a longitudinally designed study in order to determine a possible pathogenic cause. Future studies with a much larger sample size should clarify whether a particular perfusion pattern is associated with a specific course or symptom cluster of MDD.

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PMID21910915
PMCPMC3184264
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