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Hippocampal volume reduction in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome

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Debbané, Martin, Schaer, Marie, Farhoumand, Riaz, Glaser, Bronwyn, Eliez, Stephan·2006·Neuropsychologia

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Hippocampal volume reduction and decreased memory skills form a characteristic neurofunctional alteration observed in schizophrenia. Individuals affected with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS), while exhibiting memory deficits throughout development, are also at high risk for developing schizophrenia. The present study sought to investigate hippocampal volume reduction as separate of global grey matter reduction in a large, independent sample of individuals with 22q11DS. Volumetric data from structural magnetic resonance imaging was obtained for 43 individuals affected with 22q11DS, aged 6-39 years of age, as well as for 40 healthy individuals matched for age and gender. Drawing of the amygdala was included to enhance the delineation of the hippocampus, and circumscription of both the amygdala and the hippocampus were executed using an increased resolution matrix. After controlling for total grey volume reductions observed in affected individuals, a significant decrease in hippocampus volume was observed in the 22q11DS group, driven by significant bilateral volumetric reduction of the body of the hippocampus. These results are discussed in reference to memory and cerebral alterations already reported in 22q11DS. Further, the specific implications of hippocampus body volume reduction are outlined in light of its anatomical relationships and its function in memory. Finally, reduction of hippocampal volume in 22q11DS is examined in the context of psychiatric risk status associated to the deletion.

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  • Imaging studies in 22q11.2 syndrome have revealed smaller brain volume, decreased cortical thickness in the superior parietal, right parietooccipital and inferior frontal gyrus, heterotopias and fewer gyri, and reduced volume in the hippocampus, cerebellum and amygdala, some of which varies based on the presence of schizophrenia or cognitive deficits.

    “Imaging studies in 22q11.2 syndrome have revealed smaller brain volume [361], decreased cortical thickness in the superior parietal, right parietooccipital and inferior frontal gyrus, heterotopias and fewer gyri [27, 193, 314], and reduced volume in the hippocampus [84, 85], cerebellum [49] and amygdala [85], some of which varies based on the presence of schizophrenia or cognitive deficits [20, 31”

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Authors
Debbané, M., Schaer, M., Farhoumand, R., Glaser, B., & Eliez, S.
Affiliations
University of Geneva (CH)
Corresponding author
Debbané, Martin
Venue
Neuropsychologia
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2006-01
Volume
44
Issue
12
Pages
2360-2365
ISSN
0028-3932 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2001977453
Cited by
69
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64
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FWCI
3.22
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Neuropsychologia (publishedVersion)
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  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) (submittedVersion)
  • Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Keywords
22q11.2 deletion syndrome, hippocampal volume, gray matter reduction, memory impairment, schizophrenia risk, brain structure, brain development
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Child, Chromosome Deletion, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22, Female, Hippocampus, Humans, Intelligence Tests, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Schizophrenia, Multivariate Analysis, Case-Control Studies, Chromosome Disorders

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