Structural covariance network centrality in maltreated youth with posttraumatic stress disorder.
Journal Article (Journal Article;Multicenter Study)
Childhood maltreatment is associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and elevated rates of adolescent and adult psychopathology including major depression, bipolar disorder, substance use disorders, and other medical comorbidities. Gray matter volume changes have been found in maltreated youth with (versus without) PTSD. However, little is known about the alterations of brain structural covariance network topology derived from cortical thickness in maltreated youth with PTSD. High-resolution T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging scans were from demographically matched maltreated youth with PTSD (N = 24), without PTSD (N = 64), and non-maltreated healthy controls (n = 67). Cortical thickness data from 148 cortical regions was entered into interregional partial correlation analyses across participants. The supra-threshold correlations constituted connections in a structural brain network derived from four types of centrality measures (degree, betweenness, closeness, and eigenvector) estimated network topology and the importance of nodes. Between-group differences were determined by permutation testing. Maltreated youth with PTSD exhibited larger centrality in left anterior cingulate cortex than the other two groups, suggesting cortical network topology specific to maltreated youth with PTSD. Moreover, maltreated youth with versus without PTSD showed smaller centrality in right orbitofrontal cortex, suggesting that this may represent a vulnerability factor to PTSD following maltreatment. Longitudinal follow-up of the present results will help characterize the role that altered centrality plays in vulnerability and resilience to PTSD following childhood maltreatment.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Sun, D; Peverill, MR; Swanson, CS; McLaughlin, KA; Morey, RA
Published Date
- March 2018
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 98 /
Start / End Page
- 70 - 77
PubMed ID
- 29294430
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC5814244
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1879-1379
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2017.12.015
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- England