Developmental trajectories of gyrification and sulcal morphometrics in children and adolescents at high familial risk for bipolar disorder or schizophrenia
Simon R. Poortman,
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Jakub Jamarík,
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Louise ten Harmsen van der Beek
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et al.
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
72, P. 101536 - 101536
Published: Feb. 24, 2025
Offspring
of
parents
with
severe
mental
illness
are
at
increased
risk
developing
psychopathology.
Identifying
endophenotypic
markers
in
high-familial-risk
individuals
can
aid
early
detection
and
inform
development
prevention
strategies.
Using
generalized
additive
mixed
models,
we
compared
age
trajectories
gyrification
index
(GI)
sulcal
morphometric
measures
(i.e.,
depth,
length
width)
between
familial
for
bipolar
disorder
or
schizophrenia
controls.
300
T1-weighted
MRI
scans
were
obtained
187
(53
%
female,
range:
8-23
years)
(n
=
80,
n
families=55)
53,
families=36)
controls
54,
families=33).
113
underwent
two
scans.
Globally,
GI,
depth
decreased
significantly
age,
width
a
(near-)linear
manner.
There
no
differences
groups
mean
values
any
the
measures.
These
findings
suggest
that,
on
average,
young
have
preserved
developmental
patterns
morphometrics
during
childhood
adolescence.
Language: Английский
Non-linear development of brain morphometry in child and adolescent offspring of individuals with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia
European Neuropsychopharmacology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
87, P. 56 - 66
Published: July 30, 2024
Offspring
of
parents
with
severe
mental
illness
(e.g.,
bipolar
disorder
or
schizophrenia)
are
at
increased
risk
developing
psychopathology.
Structural
brain
alterations
have
been
found
in
child
and
adolescent
offspring
patients
schizophrenia,
but
the
developmental
trajectories
anatomy
this
high-familial-risk
population
still
unclear.
300
T1-weighted
scans
were
obtained
187
least
one
parent
diagnosed
(n=80)
schizophrenia
(n=53)
without
(n=54).
The
age
range
was
8
to
23
years
old;
113
underwent
two
scans.
Global
measures
regional
cortical
thickness
surface
area
computed.
A
generalized
additive
mixed
model
used
capture
non-linear
trajectories.
had
smaller
total
volume
than
(d=-0.20,
p=0.004)
control
(d=-0.22,
p=0.005)
lower
mean
(d=-0.23,
p<0.001).
showed
differential
cerebral
white
matter
compared
(both
p's=0.003).
Regionally,
a
significantly
different
trajectory
middle
temporal
gyrus
versus
(p<0.001)
(p=0.001),
which
no
longer
significant
after
correcting
for
thickness.
These
findings
suggest
that
particularly
familial
high
is
related
reductions
deviating
global
structure
measures,
not
driven
by
specific
regions.
Language: Английский