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Reduced white matter integrity and verbal fluency impairment in young adults with bipolar disorder: a diffusion tensor imaging study.

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Bauer, IE; Ouyang, A; Mwangi, B; Sanches, M; Zunta-Soares, GB; Keefe, RSE; Huang, H; Soares, JC
Published in: J Psychiatr Res
March 2015

BACKGROUND: Clinical evidence shows that bipolar disorder (BD) is characterized by white matter (WM) microstructural abnormalities. However, little is known about the biological mechanisms associated with these abnormalities and their relationship with cognitive functioning. METHODS: 49 adult BD patients ((M±SD): 29.27 ± 7.92 years; 17 males, 32 females; 34 BD-I, 10 BD-II, and 5 BD-NOS) and 28 age-matched normal subjects ((M±SD): 29.19 ± 7.35 years; 10 males and 18 females) underwent diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) imaging. DTI metrics were computed using whole-brain tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) as part of the FMRIB Software Library. Measures of WM coherence (fractional anisotropy - FA) and axonal structure (mean, axial and radial diffusivity - MD, AD and RD) were employed to characterize the microstructural alterations in the limbic, commissural, association and projection fiber tracts. All participants performed the Brief Assessment of Cognition for Affective disorders (BAC-A). RESULTS: BD patients performed poorly on verbal fluency tasks and exhibited large clusters of altered FA, RD and MD values within the retrolenticular part of the internal capsule, the superior and anterior corona radiata, and the corpus callosum. Increased FA values in the left IFOF and the forceps minor correlated positively with verbal fluency scores. Altered RD parameters in the corticospinal tract and the forceps minor were associated with reduced visuomotor abilities. CONCLUSIONS: The reported verbal fluency deficits and FA, RD and MD alterations in WM structures are potential cognitive and neural markers of BD. Abnormal RD values may be associated with progressive demyelination.

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J Psychiatr Res

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1879-1379

Publication Date

March 2015

Volume

62

Start / End Page

115 / 122

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • White Matter
  • Speech Disorders
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Male
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Humans
 

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Bauer, I. E., Ouyang, A., Mwangi, B., Sanches, M., Zunta-Soares, G. B., Keefe, R. S. E., … Soares, J. C. (2015). Reduced white matter integrity and verbal fluency impairment in young adults with bipolar disorder: a diffusion tensor imaging study. J Psychiatr Res, 62, 115–122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2015.01.008
Bauer, Isabelle E., Austin Ouyang, Benson Mwangi, Marsal Sanches, Giovana B. Zunta-Soares, Richard S. E. Keefe, Hao Huang, and Jair C. Soares. “Reduced white matter integrity and verbal fluency impairment in young adults with bipolar disorder: a diffusion tensor imaging study.J Psychiatr Res 62 (March 2015): 115–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2015.01.008.
Bauer IE, Ouyang A, Mwangi B, Sanches M, Zunta-Soares GB, Keefe RSE, et al. Reduced white matter integrity and verbal fluency impairment in young adults with bipolar disorder: a diffusion tensor imaging study. J Psychiatr Res. 2015 Mar;62:115–22.
Bauer, Isabelle E., et al. “Reduced white matter integrity and verbal fluency impairment in young adults with bipolar disorder: a diffusion tensor imaging study.J Psychiatr Res, vol. 62, Mar. 2015, pp. 115–22. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2015.01.008.
Bauer IE, Ouyang A, Mwangi B, Sanches M, Zunta-Soares GB, Keefe RSE, Huang H, Soares JC. Reduced white matter integrity and verbal fluency impairment in young adults with bipolar disorder: a diffusion tensor imaging study. J Psychiatr Res. 2015 Mar;62:115–122.
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Published In

J Psychiatr Res

DOI

EISSN

1879-1379

Publication Date

March 2015

Volume

62

Start / End Page

115 / 122

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • White Matter
  • Speech Disorders
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Male
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Humans