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ArticleBrain imaging and behavior2025

The study on agitation and structure of orbitofrontal cortex subregion in first-episode drug-naïve patients with schizophrenia.

Yingbo Dong, Congxin Chen, Yuting Li, Peiyu Cao, Yilin Tang, Guoxin Xu, Qi Si, Runda Li, Yuxiu Sui

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Yingbo Dong *Department of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China.
Congxin Chen *Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210011, China.
Yuting LiDepartment of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China.
Peiyu CaoDepartment of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China.
Yilin TangDepartment of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China.
Guoxin XuDepartment of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China.
Qi SiDepartment of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China.
Runda LiDepartment of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37240, USA.
Yuxiu SuiDepartment of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China. suiyuxiu@aliyun.com.

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the Key Points of Nanjing Health and Family Planning Commission ZKX17030the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20151076
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Abstract

Agitation is one of the core symptoms of schizophrenia. The occurrence of agitation may be related to orbitofrontal cortex dysfunction. However, due to methodological heterogeneity, the relationship between agitation and orbitofrontal cortex subregions remains unclear. Based on the multi-dimensional structure of the orbitofrontal cortex subregion, this study aims to explore the relationship between orbitofrontal cortex structure and agitation in first-episode drug-naïve patients with schizophrenia. The study subjects included 50 first-episode drug-naïve patients with schizophrenia and 29 healthy controls. All participants underwent structure magnetic resonance imaging scanning. The patients' clinical symptoms were assessed using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, and the agitation were evaluated using the Brief Agitation Rating Scale. SPSS 26.0 was used to compare the differences in the orbitofrontal cortex subregion between the two groups in different structure dimensions and then conduct a Pearson's partial correlations analysis to observe the relationship between orbitofrontal cortex subregion structure and agitation. There were no significant differences in demographic factors between the two groups. Our results show the folding index of the orbitofrontal cortex subregion in patients with schizophrenia were significantly smaller compared to the healthy controls. The surface area in the orbitofrontal cortex subregion is significantly negatively correlated with agitation in first-episode drug-naïve schizophrenia patients. These results suggest that structure alterations in the orbitofrontal cortex subregion may be involved in schizophrenia agitation.

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Prefrontal CortexPsychomotor AgitationSchizophreniaAdultFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleYoung AdultAgitationOrbitofrontal cortexSchizophrenia

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