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Orbitofrontal cortex and impulsivity in borderline personality disorder: an MRI study of baseline brain perfusion

Wolf, Robert Christian, Thomann, Philipp Arthur, Sambataro, Fabio, Vasic, Nenad, Schmid, Markus, Wolf, Nadine Donata·2012·European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Abstract

Behavioral and neuroimaging studies in patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) have associated orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) dysfunction with distinct symptom clusters such as impulsivity. It is unclear, however, whether abnormal patterns of OFC activity are also present during resting-state conditions and whether OFC dysfunction is specifically associated with impulsivity in BPD. This study tested the hypothesis that BPD patients would exhibit changes of OFC baseline perfusion and explored the relationship between regional cerebral blood flow and distinct BPD symptom clusters, such as impulsivity, dissociation tension and depressive symptoms. Using continuous arterial spin labeling magnetic resonance imaging at 3 Tesla, we investigated 16 women with BPD according to DSM-IV criteria and 16 healthy female control participants during resting-state conditions. Between-group comparisons were conducted using an analysis of variance (p < 0.05 cluster corrected). Compared to controls, BPD patients exhibited decreased blood flow in the medial OFC, whereas increased blood flow was found in the left and right lateral OFC. Correlation analyses revealed a positive relationship between medial and lateral orbitofrontal blood flow and impulsivity scores, whereas measures of dissociation tension and depression did not exhibit a significant correlation with OFC perfusion. These data suggest that dysfunction of medial and lateral regions of the OFC could specifically mediate symptoms of impulsivity in BPD.

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  • Wolf et al. (2012) found that compared to healthy controls, BPD patients exhibited decreased blood flow in the medial OFC and increased blood flow in the lateral OFC bilaterally, with no significant correlation with self-reported dissociation (DSS); instead, medial and lateral OFC blood flow was positively correlated with impulsivity.

    “Compared to HCs, patients exhibited decreased blow flow in the medial OFC, while increased blood flow was found in the lateral OFC bilaterally. Like in the study by Sar and colleagues [132], no significant correlation with self-reported dissociation (DSS) was observed. Instead, medial and lateral OFC blood flow was positively correlated with impulsivity, as measured with the Barratt impulsiveness”

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Authors
Wolf, R. C., Thomann, P. A., Sambataro, F., Vasic, N., Schmid, M., & Wolf, N. D.
Affiliations
  • Heidelberg University (DE)
  • Italian Institute of Technology (IT)
  • Universität Ulm (DE)
  • Central Institute of Mental Health (DE)
Corresponding author
Wolf, Robert Christian
Venue
European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience
Published
2012-03-11
Volume
262
Issue
8
Pages
677-685
ISSN
  • 0003-9373 (ISSN-L)
  • 0940-1334
  • 1433-8491
OpenAlex
W2007780783
Cited by
54
References
67
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FWCI
8.34
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Institutional Research Information System (University of Udine) (submittedVersion)
  • Padua Research Archive (University of Padova) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Universität Ulm
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
Keywords
borderline personality disorder, impulsivity, orbitofrontal cortex, cerebral blood flow, arterial spin labeling, depressive symptoms, medial orbitofrontal cortex, lateral orbitofrontal cortex, symptom clusters
MeSH terms
Adult, Borderline Personality Disorder, Female, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Impulsive Behavior, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Oxygen, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychometrics, Statistics as Topic, Prefrontal Cortex, Young Adult

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