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ArticleBrain sciences2023

Cortical Thickness of the Orbitofrontal Cortex in Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder.

Murad Atmaca, Muhammed Fatih Tabara, Mustafa Koc, Mehmet Gurkan Gurok, Sema Baykara, Sevda Korkmaz, Osman Mermi

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Murad AtmacaDepartment of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig 23119, Turkey.
Muhammed Fatih TabaraDepartment of Psychiatry, Bingol State Hospital, Bingol 12000, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-7479-5622
Mustafa KocDepartment of Radiology, School of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig 23119, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-3028-6068
Mehmet Gurkan GurokDepartment of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig 23119, Turkey.
Sema BaykaraDepartment of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig 23119, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-4683-0945
Sevda KorkmazDepartment of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig 23119, Turkey.
Osman MermiDepartment of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig 23119, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0003-1616-3341

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Abstract

aimsIn the present study, it was hypothesised that compared to healthy control subjects, significant differences in the cortical thickness of the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) region of the brain, which is relevant to both impulsivity and decision making, would be identified.

methodsThe subject groups included in the study were composed of 15 individuals who met the criteria for alcohol use disorder, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition (DSM 5) diagnostic criteria based on the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM 5 (SCID), and were admitted to the Firat University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry or were hospitalised, and 17 healthy control comparisons were made. The volumes of and cortical thickness of the OFC were measured in the subjects.

resultsIt was found that patients with alcohol use disorder had reduced volumes of the OFC bilaterally and a thinner cortical thickness of the same region bilaterally compared to those of the healthy control comparisons.

conclusionsConsequently, it is suggested that the OFC region of the brain appears to be statistically significantly smaller in patients with alcohol use disorder, both in terms of cortical thickness and volume, compared to healthy controls. Future research should focus on the status of these relationships longitudinally and should assess the causality of the association with the treatment response.

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alcohol use disordercortical thicknessorbitofrontal cortex (OFC)

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PMID37190518
PMCPMC10136971

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