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Grey matter abnormalities in obsessive–compulsive disorder: Statistical parametric mapping of segmented magnetic resonance images

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Kim, Jae-Jin, Lee, Myung Chul, Kim, Jaeseok, Kim, In Young, Kim, Sun I., Han, Moon Hee, Chang, Kee-Hyun, Kwon, Jun Soo·2001·British Journal of Psychiatry

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Background: Although a number of functional imaging studies are in agreement in suggesting orbitofrontal and subcortical hyperfunction in the pathophysiology of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), the structural findings have been contradictory. Aims: To investigate grey matter abnormalities in patients with OCD by employing a novel voxel-based analysis of magnetic resonance images. Method: Statistical parametric mapping was utilised to compare segmented grey matter images from 25 patients with OCD with those from 25 matched controls. Results: Increased regional grey matter density was found in multiple cortical areas, including the left orbitofrontal cortex, and in subcortical areas, including the thalamus. On the other hand, regions of reduction were confined to posterior parts of the brain, such as the left cuneus and the left cerebellum. Conclusions: Increased grey matter density of frontal–subcortical circuits, consonant with the hypermetabolic findings from functional imaging studies, seems to exist in patients with OCD, and cerebellar dysfunction may be involved in the pathophysiology of OCD.

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  • In adult obsessive-compulsive disorder, deficits exist during similar and even identical tasks of motor inhibition, interference inhibition and cognitive switching.

    “contrast with findings in adult OCD of deficits during similar and even identical tasks of motor inhibition, interference inhibition and cognitive switching. 1,2”

    From Brain activation in paediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder during tasks of inhibitory control (2008) · cites this paper as [2]

    In “Parietal and cerebellar involvements in OCD” (page unavailable), the paper discusses abnormal neuropsychological performance and possible executive deficits in OCD. It does not report deficits on motor-inhibition, interference-inhibition, or cognitive-switching tasks, let alone establish that the tasks were similar or identical. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • Deficits in selective attention and cognitive flexibility, not only inhibitory functions, have been found in adult patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    “Deficits in selective attention and cognitive flexibility, not just inhibitory functions, have been found in adult patients with OCD. 1,2”

    From Brain activation in paediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder during tasks of inhibitory control (2008) · cites this paper as [2]

    In “Parietal and cerebellar involvements in OCD,” the paper discusses cognitive deficits in OCD, including executive dysfunction, and refers to abnormal neuropsychological performance. It does not specifically report deficits in selective attention or cognitive flexibility; its proposed link between cerebellar changes and cognitive deficits is described as speculative. (LLM, conf=0.77)

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  • In adult obsessive-compulsive disorder, evidence indicates abnormalities in inhibitory functions such as motor and interference inhibition and task switching, as well as in frontostriatothalamic networks.

    “In adult obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) there is evidence of abnormalities in inhibitory functions such as motor and interference inhibition and task switching, 1,2 as well as in mediating frontostriatothalamic networks. [3][4]4][5]”

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Authors
Kim, J.-J., Lee, M. C., Kim, J., Kim, I. Y., Kim, S. I., Han, M. H., Chang, K.-H., & Kwon, J. S.
Affiliations
Seoul National University (KR)
Corresponding author
Kwon, Jun Soo
Venue
British Journal of Psychiatry
Published
2001-10
Volume
179
Issue
4
Pages
330-334
ISSN
  • 0007-1250 (ISSN-L)
  • 1472-1465
OpenAlex
W2040455976
Cited by
217
References
35
Citations by year
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FWCI
10.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • The British Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • YUHSpace (Yonsei University Medical Library) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Keywords
obsessive-compulsive disorder, gray matter abnormalities, gray matter density, orbitofrontal cortex, thalamus, cerebellum, cuneus, frontal-subcortical circuits, cerebellar dysfunction, brain structure
MeSH terms
Adult, Cerebellum, Female, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Stereotaxic Techniques, Case-Control Studies

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