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Cerebellum and psychiatric disorders

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Baldaçara, Leonardo, Borgio, João Guilherme Fiorani, Lacerda, Acioly Luiz Tavares de, Jackowski, Andrea Parolin·2008·Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this update article is to report structural and functional neuroimaging studies exploring the potential role of cerebellum in the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders. METHOD: A non-systematic literature review was conducted by means of Medline using the following terms as a parameter: "cerebellum", "cerebellar vermis", "schizophrenia", "bipolar disorder", "depression", "anxiety disorders", "dementia" and "attention deficit hyperactivity disorder". The electronic search was done up to April 2008. DISCUSSION: Structural and functional cerebellar abnormalities have been reported in many psychiatric disorders, namely schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, dementia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Structural magnetic resonance imaging studies have reported smaller total cerebellar and vermal volumes in schizophrenia, mood disorders and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Functional magnetic resonance imaging studies using cognitive paradigms have shown alterations in cerebellar activity in schizophrenia, anxiety disorders and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. In dementia, the cerebellum is affected in later stages of the disease. CONCLUSION: Contrasting with early theories, cerebellum appears to play a major role in different brain functions other than balance and motor control, including emotional regulation and cognition. Future studies are clearly needed to further elucidate the role of cerebellum in both normal and pathological behavior, mood regulation, and cognitive functioning.

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  • Abnormalities of the anterior cingulate cortex and supplementary motor area regions were normalized along with improved capacity of self-regulatory control in stimulant treatment.

    “Due to localized effects at DAT sites corresponding to the action of stimulants (Ciliax et al., 1999; Schou et al., 2005), abnormalities of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and supplementary motor area (SMA) regions were normalized along with improved capacity of self-regulatory control (Baldaçara, Borgio, De Lacerda, & Jackowski, 2008; Fan, McCandliss, Fossella, Flombaum, & Posner, 2005; Posn”

    From Overlapping and differential neuropharmacological mechanisms of stimulants and nonstimulants for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A comparative neuroimaging analysis (2024) · cites this paper as Baldaçara, Borgio, De Lacerda, & Jackowski, 2008

    Section 6 (Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; page unavailable) reports anterior cingulate cortex abnormalities in adults with ADHD. It does not report supplementary motor area abnormalities or improved self-regulatory control with stimulant treatment. The section says the brain-volume findings it discusses appeared unrelated to stimulant treatment, so it does not support the claimed treatment-related normalization. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Authors
Baldaçara, L., Borgio, J. G. F., Lacerda, A. L. T. D., & Jackowski, A. P.
Affiliations
  • Universidade Federal do Tocantins (BR)
  • Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
Venue
Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria
Published
2008-09
Volume
30
Issue
3
Pages
281-289
ISSN
1516-4446 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2068886208
Cited by
183
References
87
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FWCI
6.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
cc-by-nc
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Vestibular and auditory disorders
Keywords
cerebellum, cerebellar vermis, mental illness, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, dementia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, cerebellar volume, cerebellar activity, emotion regulation, cognition, mood regulation
MeSH terms
Anxiety Disorders, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Mental Disorders, Cerebellum, Dementia, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Schizophrenia, Mood Disorders

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