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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2022

Abnormal hubs in global network as potential neuroimaging marker in generalized anxiety disorder at rest.

Lili Meng, Yuandong Zhang, Hang Lin, Jingping Mu, Heng Liao, Runlan Wang, Shufen Jiao, Zilong Ma, Zhuangzhuang Miao, Wei Jiang and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Lili MengDepartment of Psychiatry, Wuhan Mental Health Center, Wuhan, China.
Yuandong ZhangClinical College, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Hang LinClinical College, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Jingping MuDepartment of Mental Health, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.
Heng LiaoDepartment of Mental Health, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.
Runlan WangDepartment of Psychiatry, Wuhan Mental Health Center, Wuhan, China.
Shufen JiaoDepartment of Psychiatry, Wuhan Mental Health Center, Wuhan, China.
Zilong MaDepartment of Psychiatry, Wuhan Mental Health Center, Wuhan, China.
Zhuangzhuang MiaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Wei JiangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Xi WangDepartment of Mental Health, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.
Hubei University of Medicine · CNWuhan University of Science and Technology · CNHuazhong University of Science and Technology · CNTongji Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Mounting studies have reported altered neuroimaging features in generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). However, little is known about changes in degree centrality (DC) as an effective diagnostic method for GAD. Therefore, we aimed to explore the abnormality of DCs and whether these features can be used in the diagnosis of GAD. Methods: Forty-one GAD patients and 45 healthy controls participated in the study. Imaging data were analyzed using DC and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) methods. Results: Compared with the control group, increased DC values in bilateral cerebellum and left middle temporal gyrus (MTG), and decreased DC values in the left medial frontal orbital gyrus (MFOG), fusiform gyrus (FG), and bilateral posterior cingulate cortex (PCC). The ROC results showed that the DC value of the left MTG could serve as a potential neuroimaging marker with high sensitivity and specificity for distinguishing patients from healthy controls. Conclusion: Our findings demonstrate that abnormal DCs in the left MTG can be observed in GAD, highlighting the importance of GAD pathophysiology.

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degree centralitygeneralized anxiety disordermagnetic resonance imagingmiddle temporal gyrusreceiver operating characteristic

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