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ArticleHuman brain mapping2016

Multimodal MRI reveals structural connectivity differences in 22q11 deletion syndrome related to impaired spatial working memory.

Erik O'Hanlon, Sarah Howley, Sarah Prasad, Jane McGrath, Alexander Leemans, Colm McDonald, Hugh Garavan, Kieran C Murphy

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Article in Human brain mapping, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Erik O'HanlonDepartment of Psychiatry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Educational and Research Centre, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland.
Sarah HowleyDepartment of Psychiatry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Educational and Research Centre, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland.
Sarah PrasadDepartment of Psychiatry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Educational and Research Centre, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland.
Jane McGrathSchool of Psychology and Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Alexander LeemansImage Sciences Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Colm McDonaldDepartment of Psychiatry, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
Hugh GaravanSchool of Psychology and Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Kieran C MurphyDepartment of Psychiatry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Educational and Research Centre, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland.
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland · IETrinity College Dublin · IEOllscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway · IEUniversity Medical Center Utrecht · NL

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Abstract

introductionImpaired spatial working memory is a core cognitive deficit observed in people with 22q11 Deletion syndrome (22q11DS) and has been suggested as a candidate endophenotype for schizophrenia. However, to date, the neuroanatomical mechanisms describing its structural and functional underpinnings in 22q11DS remain unclear. We quantitatively investigate the cognitive processes and associated neuroanatomy of spatial working memory in people with 22q11DS compared to matched controls. We examine whether there are significant between-group differences in spatial working memory using task related fMRI, Voxel based morphometry and white matter fiber tractography. MATERIALS AND

methodsMultimodal magnetic resonance imaging employing functional, diffusion and volumetric techniques were used to quantitatively assess the cognitive and neuroanatomical features of spatial working memory processes in 22q11DS. Twenty-six participants with genetically confirmed 22q11DS aged between 9 and 52 years and 26 controls aged between 8 and 46 years, matched for age, gender, and handedness were recruited.

resultsPeople with 22q11DS have significant differences in spatial working memory functioning accompanied by a gray matter volume reduction in the right precuneus. Gray matter volume was significantly correlated with task performance scores in these areas. Tractography revealed extensive differences along fibers between task-related cortical activations with pronounced differences localized to interhemispheric commissural fibers within the parietal section of the corpus callosum.

conclusionsAbnormal spatial working memory in 22q11DS is associated with aberrant functional activity in conjunction with gray and white matter structural abnormalities. These anomalies in discrete brain regions may increase susceptibility to the development of psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia. Hum Brain Mapp 37:4689-4705, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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22q11 Deletion SyndromeAdolescentAdultBrainChildCohort StudiesFemaleGray MatterHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMemory DisordersMiddle AgedMultimodal ImagingNeural PathwaysNeuropsychological Tests22q11Deletion syndrome (22q11DS)diffusion weighted imaging (DWI)functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)spatial working memorytractographyvoxel based morphometry (VBM)

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