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Corpus callosum in maltreated children with posttraumatic stress disorder: A diffusion tensor imaging study

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Jackowski, Andrea P., Douglas-Palumberi, Heather, Jackowski, Marcel, Win, Lawrence, Schultz, Robert T., Staib, Lawrence W., Krystal, John H., Kaufman, Joan·2008·Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging

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Contrary to expectations derived from preclinical studies of the effects of stress, and imaging studies of adults with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), there is no evidence of hippocampus atrophy in children with PTSD. Multiple pediatric studies have reported reductions in the corpus callosum--the primary white matter tract in the brain. Consequently, in the present study, diffusion tensor imaging was used to assess white matter integrity in the corpus callosum in 17 maltreated children with PTSD and 15 demographically matched normal controls. Children with PTSD had reduced fractional anisotropy in the medial and posterior corpus, a region which contains interhemispheric projections from brain structures involved in circuits that mediate the processing of emotional stimuli and various memory functions--core disturbances associated with a history of trauma. Further exploration of the effects of stress on the corpus callosum and white matter development appears a promising strategy to better understand the pathophysiology of PTSD in children.

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Authors
Jackowski, A. P., Douglas-Palumberi, H., Jackowski, M., Win, L., Schultz, R. T., Staib, L. W., Krystal, J. H., & Kaufman, J.
Affiliations
  • Yale University (US)
  • Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
Corresponding author
Kaufman, Joan
Venue
Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-04
Volume
162
Issue
3
Pages
256-261
ISSN
0925-4927 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2039964460
Cited by
206
References
34
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FWCI
12.22
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Scientific Electronic Library Online (São Paulo Research Foundation, Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico) (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • UNIFESP Institutional Repository (Universidade Federal de São Paulo) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Yale University
  • National Center for PTSD, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (P50 AA-12870-04, P50AA012870)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (1 R01MH65519-01, R01MH065519)
  • National Center for Research Resources (M01RR006022, M01 RR-06022)
  • NIH Clinical Center
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
Keywords
post-traumatic stress disorder, child abuse, corpus callosum, white matter integrity, fractional anisotropy, pediatric PTSD, interhemispheric connections, emotional processing, memory
MeSH terms
Adult, Child, Child Abuse, Corpus Callosum, Female, Humans, Male, Nerve Net, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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