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ArticleThe Israel journal of psychiatry and related sciences2012

A magnetic resonance spectroscopy study of the anterior cingulate cortex in youth with emotional dysregulation.

Janet Wozniak, Atilla Gönenç, Joseph Biederman, Constance Moore, Gagan Joshi, Anna Georgiopoulos, Paul Hammerness, Hannah McKillop, Scott E Lukas, Aude Henin

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Article in The Israel journal of psychiatry and related sciences, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Janet WozniakPediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Atilla Gönenç
Joseph Biederman
Constance Moore
Gagan Joshi
Anna Georgiopoulos
Paul Hammerness
Hannah McKillop
Scott E Lukas
Aude Henin
Massachusetts General Hospital · US

Funding

Longitudinal Family Study of Pediatric Bipolar DisorderR01MH066237 · NIMH · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI WOZNIAK, JANET · 2003 to 2007
$2.9M
Glutamine and Glutamate in Children and Adolescents with Bipolar DisorderR01MH073998 · NIMH · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI MOORE, CONSTANCE M · 2008 to 2012
$1.5M
DEVELOPMENTAL SUBTYPES OF JUVENILE BIPOLAR DISORDERK08MH001503 · NIMH · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI WOZNIAK, JANET · 1997 to 2001
$312k
NIMH NIH HHS K08 MH001503NIMH NIH HHS K08MH001503NIMH NIH HHS MH073998NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH066237NIMH NIH HHS R01MH066237NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH073998
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe main aim of this study was to use proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) to identify brain biomarkers for emotional dysregulation in youth as measured by subscales of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL).

methodsWe measured glutamate (Glu) concentrations in the anterior cingulated cortex (ACC) of 37 pediatric subjects (aged 6-17 years) using high field (4.0 Tesla) proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS). Subjects were grouped based on combined T scores on three subscales (Anxiety/Depression, Aggression and Attention) of the CBCL previously associated with deficits in the regulation of emotion. Subjects were stratified into those with high (> 180) (N=10) and low (< 180) (N=27) scores. LIMITATIONS: Limitations include small sample size, wide age range studied, focus on Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC) only, and that some subjects received psychopharmacological treatments.

resultsWe found a statistically significant correlation between Glu levels in the ACC and CBCL dysregulation profile scores among subjects with high dysregulation profile scores.

conclusionsThese results suggest that glutamatergic dysregulation in the ACC may represent a useful biomarker of emotional dysregulation in youth. Further investigation into the causality, time line and utility as a predictive metric is warranted.

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AdolescentAffective SymptomsChildChild Behavior DisordersFemaleGyrus CinguliHumansMaleProton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

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PMID22652930
PMCPMC5735421
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