313 results on '"T. van Amelsvoort"'
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252. Metabolic alterations associated with schizophrenia: a critical evaluation of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy studies.
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Schwerk A, Alves FD, Pouwels PJ, and van Amelsvoort T
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- Brain pathology, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy methods, Protons, Brain metabolism, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy standards, Schizophrenia diagnosis, Schizophrenia metabolism
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By reviewing the existing (1) H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy literature in schizophrenia, the relationship of different sample characteristics and applied methodologies with metabolite alterations is explored. Furthermore, we emphasize common pitfalls and discrepancies in the methodological framework of the reviewed studies that introduce unwanted variation in findings and complicate the comparison of studies. A total of 92 studies were reviewed. Articles were retrieved by searching the Pubmed database. Care was taken to note down reliability and validity measures of each included study. Despite many methodological differences and shortcomings, progressive NAA reductions could be seen in several brain regions implicated in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. In terms of treatment effects, cross-sectional evidence implicates a normalizing role for atypical antipsychotic medication; however, longitudinal studies remain inconclusive on this issue. Choline, creatine, and myo-inositol levels remain largely unchanged and a time-dependent role of glutamate finds confirmation in several spectroscopy studies. Other findings are less consistent and need further replication. Most studies lack power and methodological precision. Future studies should aim for standardization and for more distinguished study populations to gain more valid and reliable findings., (© 2013 International Society for Neurochemistry.)
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- 2014
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253. [Reaction on 'Minocycline for schizophrenia: a brief overview'].
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Evers R and van Amelsvoort T
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- Humans, Antipsychotic Agents therapeutic use, Cognition drug effects, Minocycline therapeutic use, Schizophrenia drug therapy, Schizophrenic Psychology
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- 2014
254. Dopaminergic modulation of the reward system in schizophrenia: a placebo-controlled dopamine depletion fMRI study.
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da Silva Alves F, Bakker G, Schmitz N, Abeling N, Hasler G, van der Meer J, Nederveen A, de Haan L, Linszen D, and van Amelsvoort T
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- Adult, Anticipation, Psychological physiology, Brain drug effects, Brain metabolism, Brain Mapping, Dopamine urine, Double-Blind Method, Homovanillic Acid blood, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Placebos, Prolactin blood, Psychomotor Performance drug effects, Psychomotor Performance physiology, Schizophrenia drug therapy, Schizophrenia metabolism, Brain physiopathology, Dopamine deficiency, Dopamine metabolism, Reward, Schizophrenia physiopathology, Schizophrenic Psychology, alpha-Methyltyrosine pharmacology
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Background: The brain reward circuitry innervated by dopamine is critically disturbed in schizophrenia. This study aims to investigate the role of dopamine-related brain activity during prediction of monetary reward and loss in first episode schizophrenia patients., Methods: We measured blood-oxygen-level dependent (BOLD) activity in 10 patients with schizophrenia (SCH) and 12 healthy controls during dopamine depletion with α-methylparatyrosine (AMPT) and during a placebo condition (PLA)., Results: AMPT reduced the activation of striatal and cortical brain regions in SCH. In SCH vs. controls reduced activation was found in the AMPT condition in several regions during anticipation of reward and loss, including areas of the striatum and frontal cortex. In SCH vs. controls reduced activation of the superior temporal gyrus and posterior cingulate was observed in PLA during anticipation of rewarding stimuli. PLA patients had reduced activation in the ventral striatum, frontal and cingulate cortex in anticipation of loss. The findings of reduced dopamine-related brain activity during AMPT were verified by reduced levels of dopamine in urine, homovanillic-acid in plasma and increased prolactin levels., Conclusions: Our results indicate that dopamine depletion affects functioning of the cortico-striatal reward circuitry in SCH. The findings also suggest that neuronal functions associated with dopamine neurotransmission and attribution of salience to reward predicting stimuli are altered in schizophrenia., (© 2013 Elsevier B.V. and ECNP. All rights reserved.)
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- 2013
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255. The detection of novelty relies on dopaminergic signaling: evidence from apomorphine's impact on the novelty N2.
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Rangel-Gomez M, Hickey C, van Amelsvoort T, Bet P, and Meeter M
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- Adolescent, Adult, Dopaminergic Neurons drug effects, Double-Blind Method, Female, Humans, Male, Photic Stimulation, Signal Transduction drug effects, Young Adult, Apomorphine pharmacology, Dopamine Agonists pharmacology, Dopaminergic Neurons physiology, Event-Related Potentials, P300 drug effects, Evoked Potentials, Visual drug effects
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Despite much research, it remains unclear if dopamine is directly involved in novelty detection or plays a role in orchestrating the subsequent cognitive response. This ambiguity stems in part from a reliance on experimental designs where novelty is manipulated and dopaminergic activity is subsequently observed. Here we adopt the alternative approach: we manipulate dopamine activity using apomorphine (D1/D2 agonist) and measure the change in neurological indices of novelty processing. In separate drug and placebo sessions, participants completed a von Restorff task. Apomorphine speeded and potentiated the novelty-elicited N2, an Event-Related Potential (ERP) component thought to index early aspects of novelty detection, and caused novel-font words to be better recalled. Apomorphine also decreased the amplitude of the novelty-P3a. An increase in D1/D2 receptor activation thus appears to potentiate neural sensitivity to novel stimuli, causing this content to be better encoded.
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- 2013
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256. Enhanced maternal origin of the 22q11.2 deletion in velocardiofacial and DiGeorge syndromes.
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Delio M, Guo T, McDonald-McGinn DM, Zackai E, Herman S, Kaminetzky M, Higgins AM, Coleman K, Chow C, Jalbrzikowski M, Bearden CE, Bailey A, Vangkilde A, Olsen L, Olesen C, Skovby F, Werge TM, Templin L, Busa T, Philip N, Swillen A, Vermeesch JR, Devriendt K, Schneider M, Dahoun S, Eliez S, Schoch K, Hooper SR, Shashi V, Samanich J, Marion R, van Amelsvoort T, Boot E, Klaassen P, Duijff SN, Vorstman J, Yuen T, Silversides C, Chow E, Bassett A, Frisch A, Weizman A, Gothelf D, Niarchou M, van den Bree M, Owen MJ, Suñer DH, Andreo JR, Armando M, Vicari S, Digilio MC, Auton A, Kates WR, Wang T, Shprintzen RJ, Emanuel BS, and Morrow BE
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- Adult, Female, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genotype, Humans, Male, Chromosome Deletion, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22, DiGeorge Syndrome genetics
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Velocardiofacial and DiGeorge syndromes, also known as 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS), are congenital-anomaly disorders caused by a de novo hemizygous 22q11.2 deletion mediated by meiotic nonallelic homologous recombination events between low-copy repeats, also known as segmental duplications. Although previous studies exist, each was of small size, and it remains to be determined whether there are parent-of-origin biases for the de novo 22q11.2 deletion. To address this question, we genotyped a total of 389 DNA samples from 22q11DS-affected families. A total of 219 (56%) individuals with 22q11DS had maternal origin and 170 (44%) had paternal origin of the de novo deletion, which represents a statistically significant bias for maternal origin (p = 0.0151). Combined with many smaller, previous studies, 465 (57%) individuals had maternal origin and 345 (43%) had paternal origin, amounting to a ratio of 1.35 or a 35% increase in maternal compared to paternal origin (p = 0.000028). Among 1,892 probands with the de novo 22q11.2 deletion, the average maternal age at time of conception was 29.5, and this is similar to data for the general population in individual countries. Of interest, the female recombination rate in the 22q11.2 region was about 1.6-1.7 times greater than that for males, suggesting that for this region in the genome, enhanced meiotic recombination rates, as well as other as-of-yet undefined 22q11.2-specific features, could be responsible for the observed excess in maternal origin., (Copyright © 2013 The American Society of Human Genetics. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2013
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257. Imaging as tool to investigate psychoses and antipsychotics.
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Booij J and van Amelsvoort T
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- Antipsychotic Agents therapeutic use, Dihydroxyphenylalanine metabolism, Dopamine physiology, Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins analysis, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Positron-Emission Tomography, Receptors, Dopamine analysis, Schizophrenia etiology, Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon, gamma-Aminobutyric Acid physiology, Antipsychotic Agents pharmacology, Diagnostic Imaging methods, Schizophrenia drug therapy
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The results of imaging studies have played an important role in the formulation of hypotheses regarding the etiology of psychosis and schizophrenia, as well as in our understanding of the mechanisms of action of antipsychotics. Since this volume is primarily directed to molecular aspects of psychosis and antipsychotics, only the results of molecular imaging techniques addressing these topics will be discussed here.One of the most consistent findings of molecular imaging studies in schizophrenia is an increased uptake of DOPA in the striatum, which may be interpreted as an increased synthesis of L-DOPA. Also, several studies reported an increased release of dopamine induced by amphetamine in schizophrenia patients. These findings played an important role in reformulating the dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia. To study the roles of the neurotransmitters γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate in schizophrenia, SPECT as well as MR spectroscopy have been used. The results of preliminary SPECT studies are consistent with the hypothesis of NMDA receptor dysfunction in schizophrenia. Regarding the GABA deficit hypothesis of schizophrenia, imaging results are inconsistent. No changes in serotonin transporters were demonstrated in imaging studies in schizophrenia, but studies of several serotonin receptors showed conflicting results. The lack of selective radiotracers for muscarinic receptors may have hampered examination of this system in schizophrenia as well as its role in the induction of side effects of antipsychotics. Interestingly, preliminary molecular imaging studies on the cannabinoid-1 receptor and on neuroinflammatory processes in schizophrenia have recently been published. Finally, a substantial number of PET/SPECT studies have examined the occupancy of receptors by antipsychotics and an increasing number of studies is now focusing on the effects of these drugs using techniques like spectroscopy and pharmacological MRI.
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- 2012
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258. White matter abnormalities in adults with 22q11 deletion syndrome with and without schizophrenia.
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da Silva Alves F, Schmitz N, Bloemen O, van der Meer J, Meijer J, Boot E, Nederveen A, de Haan L, Linszen D, and van Amelsvoort T
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- Adult, Analysis of Variance, Anisotropy, Case-Control Studies, Chi-Square Distribution, Female, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Leukoencephalopathies diagnosis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Statistics as Topic, Young Adult, 22q11 Deletion Syndrome complications, Brain pathology, Leukoencephalopathies etiology, Schizophrenia complications
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Dysfunction of cerebral white matter (WM) is a potential factor underlying the neurobiology of schizophrenia. People with 22q11 deletion syndrome have altered brain morphology and increased risk for schizophrenia, therefore decreased WM integrity may be related to schizophrenia in 22q11DS. We measured fractional anisotropy (FA) and WM volume in 27 adults with 22q11DS with schizophrenia (n=12, 22q11DS SCZ+) and without schizophrenia (n=15, 22q11DS SCZ-), 12 individuals with idiopathic schizophrenia and 31 age-matched healthy controls. We found widespread decreased WM volume in posterior and temporal brain areas and decreased FA in areas of the frontal cortex in the whole 22q11DS group compared to healthy controls. In 22q11DS SCZ+ compromised WM integrity included inferior frontal areas of parietal and occipital lobe. Idiopathic schizophrenia patients showed decreased FA in inferior frontal and insular regions compared to healthy controls. We found no WM alterations in 22q11DS SCZ+ vs. 22q11DS SCZ-. However, there was a negative correlation between FA and PANSS scores (Positive and Negative Symptom Scale) in the whole 22q11DS group in the inferior frontal, cingulate, insular and temporal areas. This is the first study to investigate WM integrity in adults with 22q11DS. Our results suggest that pervasive WM dysfunction is intrinsic to 22q11DS and that psychotic development in adults with 22q11DS involves similar brain areas as seen in schizophrenia in the general population., (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2011
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259. Dopamine metabolism in adults with 22q11 deletion syndrome, with and without schizophrenia--relationship with COMT Val¹⁰⁸/¹⁵⁸Met polymorphism, gender and symptomatology.
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Boot E, Booij J, Abeling N, Meijer J, da Silva Alves F, Zinkstok J, Baas F, Linszen D, and van Amelsvoort T
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- Adolescent, Adult, Antipsychotic Agents therapeutic use, Dopamine blood, Dopamine urine, Female, Gene Frequency, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Humans, Male, Netherlands, Phenotype, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Schizophrenia diagnosis, Schizophrenia drug therapy, Schizophrenia enzymology, Sex Factors, Young Adult, Catechol O-Methyltransferase genetics, Chromosome Deletion, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22, Dopamine metabolism, Polymorphism, Genetic, Schizophrenia genetics, Schizophrenic Psychology
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22q11 Deletion syndrome (22q11DS) is a major risk factor for schizophrenia. In addition, both conditions are associated with alterations of the dopaminergic system. The catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene, located within the deleted region, encodes for the enzyme COMT that is important for degradation of catecholamines, including dopamine (DA). COMT activity is sexually dimorphic and its gene contains a functional polymorphism, Val¹⁰⁸/¹⁵⁸ Met; the Met allele is associated with lower enzyme activity. We report the first controlled catecholamine study in 22q11DS-related schizophrenia. Twelve adults with 22q11DS with schizophrenia (SCZ+) and 22 adults with 22q11DS without schizophrenia (SCZ-) were genotyped for the COMT Val¹⁰⁸/¹⁵⁸ Met genotype. We assessed dopaminergic markers in urine and plasma. We also correlated these markers with scores on the Positive and Negative Symptom Scale (PANSS). Contrary to our expectations, we found SCZ+ subjects to be more often Val hemizygous and SCZ- subjects more often Met hemizygous. Significant COMT cross gender interactions were found on dopaminergic markers. In SCZ+ subjects there was a negative correlation between prolactin levels and scores on the general psychopathology subscale of the PANSS scores. These findings suggest intriguing, but complex, interactions of the COMT Val¹⁰⁸/¹⁵⁸ Met polymorphism, gender and additional factors on DA metabolism, and its relationship with schizophrenia.
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- 2011
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260. Dopaminergic modulation of the human reward system: a placebo-controlled dopamine depletion fMRI study.
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da Silva Alves F, Schmitz N, Figee M, Abeling N, Hasler G, van der Meer J, Nederveen A, de Haan L, Linszen D, and van Amelsvoort T
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- Adult, Behavior, Brain drug effects, Dopamine urine, Double-Blind Method, Enzyme Inhibitors administration & dosage, Enzyme Inhibitors blood, Gyrus Cinguli physiology, Homovanillic Acid urine, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods, Male, Norepinephrine metabolism, Prolactin blood, Prolactin metabolism, Young Adult, alpha-Methyltyrosine blood, Brain physiology, Dopamine metabolism, Enzyme Inhibitors metabolism, Homovanillic Acid blood, Norepinephrine blood, Reward, alpha-Methyltyrosine administration & dosage
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Reward related behaviour is linked to dopaminergic neurotransmission. Our aim was to gain insight into dopaminergic involvement in the human reward system. Combining functional magnetic resonance imaging with dopaminergic depletion by α-methylparatyrosine we measured dopamine-related brain activity in 10 healthy volunteers. In addition to blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) contrast we assessed the effect of dopaminergic depletion on prolactin response, peripheral markers for dopamine and norepinephrine. In the placebo condition we found increased activation in the left caudate and left cingulate gyrus during anticipation of reward. In the α-methylparatyrosine condition there was no significant brain activation during anticipation of reward or loss. In α-methylparatyrosine, anticipation of reward vs. loss increased activation in the right insula, left frontal, right parietal cortices and right cingulate gyrus. Comparing placebo versus α-methylparatyrosine showed increased activation in the left cingulate gyrus during anticipation of reward and the left medial frontal gyrus during anticipation of loss. α-methylparatyrosine reduced levels of dopamine in urine and homovanillic acid in plasma and increased prolactin. No significant effect of α-methylparatyrosine was found on norepinephrine markers. Our findings implicate distinct patterns of BOLD underlying reward processing following dopamine depletion, suggesting a role of dopaminergic neurotransmission for anticipation of monetary reward.
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- 2011
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261. Unexpected detection of nodular melanoma of the skin on the scalp by I-123 IBZM brain SPECT.
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Booij J, Boot E, van Eeden S, and van Amelsvoort T
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- Benzamides, Female, Head and Neck Neoplasms pathology, Head and Neck Neoplasms physiopathology, Humans, Melanoma pathology, Melanoma physiopathology, Pyrrolidines, Skin Neoplasms pathology, Skin Neoplasms physiopathology, Young Adult, Brain diagnostic imaging, Head and Neck Neoplasms diagnostic imaging, Incidental Findings, Melanoma diagnostic imaging, Scalp, Skin Neoplasms diagnostic imaging, Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
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Melanocytes and dopaminergic neurons share the same ectodermal origin and can both produce melanin. Indeed, in vivo studies have shown that the radiopharmaceutical iodine-123-iodobenzamide (I-123 IBZM), which binds in vivo to dopamine D(2/3) receptors, is also able to detect melanoma, and particularly melanotic melanoma. We report a case of intense IBZM uptake in nodular melanoma of the skin on the scalp. The presence of unexpected focal IBZM uptake of the skin justified histologic examination, which revealed nodular melanoma. Melanoma should be considered when one is confronted with atypical focal uptake of benzamide derivatives like IBZM, in or outside the brain.
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- 2011
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262. Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in 22q11 deletion syndrome.
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da Silva Alves F, Boot E, Schmitz N, Nederveen A, Vorstman J, Lavini C, Pouwels PJ, de Haan L, Linszen D, and van Amelsvoort T
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- Adult, Case-Control Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Young Adult, 22q11 Deletion Syndrome metabolism, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy methods
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Objective: People with velo-cardio-facial syndrome or 22q11 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) have behavioral, cognitive and psychiatric problems. Approximately 30% of affected individuals develop schizophrenia-like psychosis. Glutamate dysfunction is thought to play a crucial role in schizophrenia. However, it is unknown if and how the glutamate system is altered in 22q11DS. People with 22q11DS are vulnerable for haploinsufficiency of PRODH, a gene that codes for an enzyme converting proline into glutamate. Therefore, it can be hypothesized that glutamatergic abnormalities may be present in 22q11DS., Method: We employed proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((1)H-MRS) to quantify glutamate and other neurometabolites in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and hippocampus of 22 adults with 22q11DS (22q11DS SCZ+) and without (22q11DS SCZ-) schizophrenia and 23 age-matched healthy controls. Also, plasma proline levels were determined in the 22q11DS group., Results: We found significantly increased concentrations of glutamate and myo-inositol in the hippocampal region of 22q11DS SCZ+ compared to 22q11DS SCZ-. There were no significant differences in levels of plasma proline between 22q11DS SCZ+ and 22q11DS SCZ-. There was no relationship between plasma proline and cerebral glutamate in 22q11DS., Conclusion: This is the first in vivo(1)H-MRS study in 22q11DS. Our results suggest vulnerability of the hippocampus in the psychopathology of 22q11DS SCZ+. Altered hippocampal glutamate and myo-inositol metabolism may partially explain the psychotic symptoms and cognitive impairments seen in this group of patients.
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- 2011
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263. Co-occurrence of early-onset Parkinson disease and 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: Potential role for dopamine transporter imaging.
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Booij J, van Amelsvoort T, and Boot E
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- Age of Onset, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pakistan, Syndrome, Chromosome Deletion, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22 genetics, Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins metabolism, Parkinson Disease epidemiology, Parkinson Disease genetics, Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon methods
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- 2010
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264. White matter microstructure in 22q11 deletion syndrome: a pilot diffusion tensor imaging and voxel-based morphometry study of children and adolescents.
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Sundram F, Campbell LE, Azuma R, Daly E, Bloemen OJ, Barker GJ, Chitnis X, Jones DK, van Amelsvoort T, Murphy KC, and Murphy DG
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Young people with 22q11 Deletion Syndrome (22q11DS) are at substantial risk for developing psychosis and have significant differences in white matter (WM) volume. However, there are few in vivo studies of both WM microstructural integrity (as measured using Diffusion Tensor (DT)-MRI) and WM volume in the same individual. We used DT-MRI and structural MRI (sMRI) with voxel based morphometry (VBM) to compare, respectively, the fractional anisotropy (FA) and WM volume of 11 children and adolescents with 22q11DS and 12 controls. Also, within 22q11DS we related differences in WM to severity of schizotypy, and polymorphism of the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene. People with 22q11DS had significantly lower FA in inter-hemispheric and brainstem and frontal, parietal and temporal lobe regions after covarying for IQ. Significant WM volumetric increases were found in the internal capsule, anterior brainstem and frontal and occipital lobes. There was a significant negative correlation between increased schizotypy scores and reduced WM FA in the right posterior limb of internal capsule and the right body and left splenium of corpus callosum. Finally, the Val allele of COMT was associated with a significant reduction in both FA and volume of WM in the frontal lobes, cingulum and corpus callosum. Young people with 22q11DS have significant differences in both WM microstructure and volume. Also, there is preliminary evidence that within 22q11DS, some regional differences in FA are associated with allelic variation in COMT and may perhaps also be associated with schizotypy.
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- 2010
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265. [Women, schizophrenia and oestrogen; neurobiological hypotheses and hormonetherapy studies].
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Boerma MA, van der Stel JC, van Amelsvoort T, Linszen DH, and de Haan L
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- Epigenesis, Genetic, Estrogen Replacement Therapy, Estrogens blood, Female, Humans, Risk Factors, Schizophrenia blood, Schizophrenia diagnosis, Schizophrenia genetics, Sex Factors, Estrogens physiology, Schizophrenia epidemiology
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Background: Gender differences play a role in the origin and course of schizophrenia. It has been hypothesised that the gonadal hormone, oestrogen, may possibly perform a protective function in the development of certain forms of schizophrenia., Aim: To review neurobiological hypotheses concerning the role of oestrogen in the development and course of schizophrenia., Method: The relevant literature was consulted with the help of PubMed, textbooks and bibliographic references; the search terms used were 'oestrogen', 'schizophrenia', 'gender', 'epigenetics', 'psychosis', 'women' and 'brain'. There were no restrictions with regards to the time-period., Results: Neuro-imaging, animal experiments and hormone-therapy studies showed several effects of oestrogen in the field of epigenetics, morphology of the brain, interaction with neurotransmitters and neuroprotection., Conclusion: Oestrogen is an important link in a complex of factors that clearly play a role in the varying development of schizophrenia in men and women. So far, however, there is insufficient evidence to support the existence of a specific mechanism that would explain why oestrogen may perform a protective function in schizophrenia.
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- 2010
266. Sexual dysfunction and hormonal changes in first episode psychosis patients on olanzapine or risperidone.
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van Bruggen M, van Amelsvoort T, Wouters L, Dingemans P, de Haan L, and Linszen D
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- Antipsychotic Agents pharmacology, Benzodiazepines pharmacology, Case-Control Studies, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Olanzapine, Psychotic Disorders blood, Psychotic Disorders psychology, Risperidone pharmacology, Young Adult, Antipsychotic Agents adverse effects, Benzodiazepines adverse effects, Estradiol blood, Prolactin blood, Psychotic Disorders drug therapy, Risperidone adverse effects, Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological chemically induced, Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological metabolism
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Atypical antipsychotics interfere with central and peripheral neurotransmitter systems and with hormonal production. In this study we compared the effect of olanzapine and risperidone on hormonal state and sexual function (by using the Questionnaire for Sexual Dysfunction, QSD) in 40 patients with a first episode psychosis. Results were compared to those of 34 healthy controls. Patients using risperidone had significant higher prolactin levels than patients using olanzapine. Patients using olanzapine had significantly higher 17beta-estradiol levels than patients using risperidone. Overall satisfaction with sexuality was less in patients compared to controls, but not different between patients using olanzapine and those using risperidone. Problems with sexual arousal were significantly higher in patients using olanzapine compared to patients using risperidone. A significantly higher frequency of problems with ejaculation and problems with insensibility of genitals were found in patients compared to healthy controls. We found no relation between medication, prolactin and 17beta-estradiol levels, frequency of sexual activity, overall satisfaction with sexuality and any of the 18 sexual dysfunctions we investigated. Our results suggests that sexual dysfunction in patients with first episode psychosis might occur despite normal prolactin levels. Also, sexual dysfunction is highly prevalent in healthy controls. Awareness should be raised of potential sexual problems in young adults.
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- 2009
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267. Effects of estrogen therapy on age-related differences in gray matter concentration.
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Robertson D, Craig M, van Amelsvoort T, Daly E, Moore C, Simmons A, Whitehead M, Morris R, and Murphy D
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- Adult, Aged, Apolipoproteins E genetics, Cerebellum anatomy & histology, Cerebral Cortex anatomy & histology, Female, Frontal Lobe anatomy & histology, Gene Frequency, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Middle Aged, Postmenopause, Temporal Lobe anatomy & histology, Aging physiology, Brain anatomy & histology, Estrogen Replacement Therapy, Menopause physiology
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Objective: Previous studies suggest that estrogen therapy (ET) either improves or has a neutral effect on the structural integrity of neural tissue in postmenopausal women. The inconsistency in the findings of previous studies is likely to be due to a variety of methodological factors. In this study, we attempted to overcome many of these factors., Method: We used magnetic resonance imaging and voxel-based morphometry to study the long-term effects of ET commenced immediately postmenopause on age-related differences in (1) normalized lobar brain volumes and (2) regional gray and white matter concentrations. We included 61 healthy women: 23 young, 19 postmenopausal long-term ET users (who had started ET around the time of menopause) and 19 postmenopausal ET never-users., Results: We report that ET users did not differ significantly from never-users in age, duration of menopause, general intelligence, mnemonic function or apolipoprotein E allele frequency. Compared to young women, both ET users and never-users had significantly smaller normalized volumes of whole brain and left and right frontal lobes, but ET users did not differ significantly from never-users in bulk brain volumes. Compared to young women and ET users, never-users had significantly lower gray matter concentration bilaterally in orbitofrontal cortices and cerebellum, right inferior frontal and precentral cortices, and left paracentral cortex., Conclusion: These findings suggest that initiation of ET around the time of menopause may modulate age-related differences in regional gray matter concentration. The functional significance of our findings remains unknown.
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- 2009
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268. Baseline differences in clinical symptomatology between ultra high risk subjects with and without a transition to psychosis.
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Velthorst E, Nieman DH, Becker HE, van de Fliert R, Dingemans PM, Klaassen R, de Haan L, van Amelsvoort T, and Linszen DH
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- Adolescent, Cognition Disorders psychology, Follow-Up Studies, Genetic Predisposition to Disease genetics, Humans, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Prognosis, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychotic Disorders genetics, Psychotic Disorders psychology, Risk Factors, Schizophrenia genetics, Schizophrenic Psychology, Surveys and Questionnaires, Young Adult, Cognition Disorders diagnosis, Psychotic Disorders diagnosis, Schizophrenia diagnosis
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Background: The chance of transition to psychosis in patients at Ultra High Risk for developing psychosis (UHR) is 10-15%. The aim of present study was to investigate differences in baseline clinical symptomatology, general level of functioning (GAF-score) and genetic risk between UHR patients who did (UHR+T) or did not (UHR+NT) make a transition to psychosis. Sharpening UHR inclusion criteria may aid in improving prediction of transition to psychosis., Method: The study sample was taken from 285 patients who were examined within the Dutch Prediction of Psychosis Study (DUPS) at the Academic Medical Center of the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Out of 73 included UHR subjects, 18 made a transition to psychosis. Psychopathology was investigated with the Structured Interview for Prodromal Syndromes, Bonn Scale for the Assessment of Basic Symptoms and GAF-score. The follow-up period of the study was three years., Results: The UHR+T group showed more social anhedonia and withdrawal, more bizarre thinking and a lower GAF score at baseline than the UHR+NT group., Conclusions: In agreement with the results of Cannon et al. [Cannon, T.D., Cadenhead, K., Cornblatt, B., Woods, S.W., Addington, J., Walker, E., Seidman, L.J., Perkins, D., Tsuang, M., McGlashan, T., Heinssen, R., 2008. Prediction of Psychosis in Youth at High Clinical Risk: A Multisite Longitudinal Study in North America. Arch. Gen. Psychiat. 65 (1) 28-37.], our study indicates that severity of specific symptoms at baseline is related to transition to psychosis in UHR subjects. These findings may contribute to a more accurate prediction of a first psychotic episode. Furthermore, symptoms that are increased at baseline in the UHR+T group could be a focus of cognitive behavioural therapy in the UHR period.
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- 2009
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269. Disrupted dopaminergic neurotransmission in 22q11 deletion syndrome.
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Boot E, Booij J, Zinkstok J, Abeling N, de Haan L, Baas F, Linszen D, and van Amelsvoort T
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- Adolescent, Adult, Amphetamine, Analysis of Variance, Case-Control Studies, Catechol O-Methyltransferase genetics, Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, Dopamine blood, Electrochemistry, Female, Genotype, Homovanillic Acid blood, Humans, Male, Mental Disorders physiopathology, Methionine genetics, Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol metabolism, Neuropsychological Tests, Prolactin blood, Chromosome Deletion, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22, Mental Disorders blood, Mental Disorders genetics, Synaptic Transmission genetics
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22q11 Deletion syndrome (22q11DS) is associated with chromosome 22q11 microdeletions and high rates of psychiatric disorders. Susceptibility for these disorders could be explained by haploinsufficiency of the catechol-O-methyltransferase gene, which encodes an enzyme involved in dopamine (DA) breakdown. It is unknown how dopaminergic neurotransmission is affected in people with 22q11DS. To date, there have been no controlled studies investigating dopaminergic neurotransmission in people with 22q11DS. We report the results of a challenge study in high-functioning adults with 22q11DS and age- and gender-matched controls using neuro-endocrine and peripheral dopaminergic markers. At baseline, 22q11DS subjects compared to controls had higher urine DA levels and lower plasma levels of the predominant DA metabolite homovanillic acid (HVA). Following DA depletion, 22q11DS subjects showed lower urine and plasma HVA levels and a lower prolactin response than controls. The ratio of DA/HVA, a rough index of DA turnover, was significantly higher in the 22q11DS subjects at baseline and after DA depletion. Our results suggest that adults with 22q11DS have disrupted dopaminergic neurotransmission, which might explain their susceptibility for psychiatric disorders.
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- 2008
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270. Genetic variation in COMT and PRODH is associated with brain anatomy in patients with schizophrenia.
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Zinkstok J, Schmitz N, van Amelsvoort T, Moeton M, Baas F, and Linszen D
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- Adult, Alleles, Cerebral Cortex pathology, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22, DNA Mutational Analysis, Dominance, Cerebral genetics, Epistasis, Genetic, Female, Gene Frequency genetics, Genetic Carrier Screening, Genetic Predisposition to Disease genetics, Genotype, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide genetics, Psychotic Disorders diagnosis, Psychotic Disorders pathology, Schizophrenia diagnosis, Schizophrenia pathology, Catechol O-Methyltransferase genetics, Genetic Variation genetics, Proline Oxidase genetics, Psychotic Disorders genetics, Schizophrenia genetics
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Haploinsufficiency of 22q11 genes including catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) and proline dehydrogenase (PRODH) may result in structural and functional brain abnormalities and increased vulnerability to schizophrenia as observed in patients with microdeletions of 22q11. Thus, COMT and PRODH could be modifier genes for schizophrenia. We examined association of polymorphisms in COMT and PRODH with brain anatomy in young patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. We acquired structural magnetic resonance imaging data from 51 male patients and genotyped two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the COMT gene and three in the PRODH gene. Statistical Parametric Mapping software and optimized voxel-based morphometry were used to determine regional gray matter (GM) and white matter (WM) density differences, and total GM and WM volume differences between genotype groups. Two nonsynonymous SNPs in the PRODH gene were associated with bilateral frontal WM density reductions and an SNP in the P2 promoter region of COMT (rs2097603) was associated with GM increase in the right superior temporal gyrus. Furthermore, we found evidence for COMT and PRODH epistasis: in patients with a COMT Val allele (rs4680) and with one or two mutated PRODH alleles, we observed increased WM density in the left inferior frontal lobe. Our results suggest that genetic variation in COMT and PRODH has significant effects on brain regions known to be affected in schizophrenia. Further research is needed to investigate the role of 22q11 genes on brain structure and function and their role in vulnerability for schizophrenia.
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271. Hepatic insulin resistance in antipsychotic naive schizophrenic patients: stable isotope studies of glucose metabolism.
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van Nimwegen LJ, Storosum JG, Blumer RM, Allick G, Venema HW, de Haan L, Becker H, van Amelsvoort T, Ackermans MT, Fliers E, Serlie MJ, and Sauerwein HP
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- Absorptiometry, Photon, Adult, Body Composition physiology, Calorimetry, Indirect, Case-Control Studies, Epinephrine blood, Fatty Acids, Nonesterified blood, Glucagon blood, Glucose Clamp Technique, Humans, Hydrocortisone blood, Insulin blood, Male, Norepinephrine blood, Oxygen Consumption physiology, Statistics, Nonparametric, Blood Glucose metabolism, Insulin metabolism, Insulin Resistance physiology, Liver metabolism, Schizophrenia metabolism
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Objective: Our objective was to measure insulin sensitivity and body composition in antipsychotic-naive patients with DSM IV schizophrenia and/or schizoaffective disorder compared with matched controls., Design: Seven antipsychotic medication-naive patients fulfilling the DSM IV A criteria for schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder were matched for body mass index, age, and sex with seven control subjects. We measured endogenous glucose production and peripheral glucose disposal using a hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp (plasma insulin concentration approximately 200 pmol/liter) in combination with stable isotopes. Fat content and fat distribution were determined with a standardized single-slice computed tomography scan and whole body dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry., Results: Endogenous glucose production during the clamp was 6.7 micromol/kg x min (sd 2.7) in patients vs. 4.1 micromol/kg x min (sd 1.6) in controls (P = 0.02) (95% confidence interval -5.2 to 0.006). Insulin-mediated peripheral glucose uptake was not different between patients and controls. The amount of sc abdominal fat in patients was 104.6 +/- 28.6 cm(3) and 63.7 +/- 28.0 cm(3) in controls (P = 0.04) (95% confidence interval 4.4-77.2). Intraabdominal fat and total fat mass were not significantly different., Conclusions: Antipsychotic medication-naive patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder display hepatic insulin resistance compared with matched controls. This finding cannot be attributed to differences in intraabdominal fat mass or other known factors associated with hepatic insulin resistance and suggests a direct link between schizophrenia and hepatic insulin resistance.
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272. Catechol-O-methyltransferase gene and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in patients with recent-onset schizophrenia: preliminary results.
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Zinkstok J, van Nimwegen L, van Amelsvoort T, de Haan L, Yusuf MA, Baas F, and Linszen D
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- Adult, Alleles, Antipsychotic Agents, Dopamine physiology, Genotype, Humans, Male, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder diagnosis, Polymorphism, Genetic genetics, Prefrontal Cortex physiopathology, Schizophrenia physiopathology, Severity of Illness Index, Surveys and Questionnaires, Time Factors, Catechol O-Methyltransferase genetics, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder drug therapy, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder genetics, Schizophrenia diagnosis, Schizophrenia epidemiology
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The catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene is a candidate gene for schizophrenia because of its role in the breakdown of dopamine in the prefrontal cortex. The COMT gene contains a functional polymorphism changing enzyme activity that has been associated with some neuropsychiatric (endo)phenotypes, e.g. cognitive performance and anxiety. In this study we investigated the association between the COMT Val(158)Met polymorphism and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in patients with schizophrenia. Severity of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in 77 male patients with recent-onset schizophrenia was assessed using the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS), and the COMT Val(158)Met polymorphism was genotyped for these patients. We found a significant effect of the COMT genotype on Y-BOCS scores: the Val/Val genotype was associated with the highest Y-BOCS scores, whereas patients with the Met/Met genotype had the lowest Y-BOCS scores. Our data suggest that the COMT high-activity Val allele is associated with more obsessive-compulsive symptoms in young patients with schizophrenia. These results support the hypothesis that the COMT Val(158)Met polymorphism may be a modifier gene for the symptomatology of schizophrenia.
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273. Effects of a functional COMT polymorphism on brain anatomy and cognitive function in adults with velo-cardio-facial syndrome.
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van Amelsvoort T, Zinkstok J, Figee M, Daly E, Morris R, Owen MJ, Murphy KC, De Haan L, Linszen DH, Glaser B, and Murphy DG
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- Adult, Brain enzymology, Brain growth & development, Catechol O-Methyltransferase metabolism, Cognition Disorders enzymology, DiGeorge Syndrome enzymology, DiGeorge Syndrome pathology, Female, Gene Frequency, Humans, Hypertrophy pathology, Male, Methionine genetics, Psychotic Disorders diagnosis, Psychotic Disorders enzymology, Psychotic Disorders genetics, Valine genetics, Brain pathology, Catechol O-Methyltransferase genetics, Chromosome Deletion, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22 genetics, Cognition Disorders diagnosis, Cognition Disorders genetics, DiGeorge Syndrome genetics, Neuropsychological Tests statistics & numerical data, Polymorphism, Genetic genetics
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Background: Velo-cardio-facial syndrome (VCFS) is associated with deletions at chromosome 22q11, abnormalities in brain anatomy and function, and schizophrenia-like psychosis. Thus it is assumed that one or more genes within the deleted region are crucial to brain development. However, relatively little is known about how genetic variation at 22q11 affects brain structure and function. One gene on 22q11 is catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT): an enzyme that degrades dopamine and contains a functional polymorphism (Val158Met) affecting enzyme activity. Here, we investigated the effect of COMT Val158Met polymorphism on brain anatomy and cognition in adults with VCFS., Method: The COMT Val158Met polymorphism was genotyped for 26 adults with VCFS on whom DNA was available. We explored its effects on regional brain volumes using hand tracing approaches; on regional grey- and white-matter density using computerized voxel-based analyses; and measures of attention, IQ, memory, executive and visuospatial function using a comprehensive neuropsychological test battery., Results: After corrections for multiple comparisons Val-hemizygous subjects, compared with Met-hemizygotes, had a significantly larger volume of frontal lobes. Also, Val-hemizygotes had significantly increased grey matter density in cerebellum, brainstem, and parahippocampal gyrus, and decreased white matter density in the cerebellum. No significant effects of COMT genotype on neurocognitive performance were found., Conclusions: COMT genotype effects on brain anatomy in VCFS are not limited to frontal regions but also involve other structures previously implicated in VCFS. This suggests variation in COMT activity is implicated in brain development in VCFS.
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274. Long-term estrogen therapy and 5-HT(2A) receptor binding in postmenopausal women; a single photon emission tomography (SPET) study.
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Compton J, Travis MJ, Norbury R, Erlandsson K, van Amelsvoort T, Daly E, Waddington W, Matthiasson P, Eersels JL, Whitehead M, Kerwin RW, Ell PJ, and Murphy DG
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- Aged, Analysis of Variance, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Matched-Pair Analysis, Memory physiology, Middle Aged, Postmenopause drug effects, Reference Values, Temporal Lobe metabolism, Time Factors, Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon, Brain Mapping, Estrogen Replacement Therapy, Hippocampus metabolism, Postmenopause metabolism, Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A metabolism
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Variation in estrogen level is reported by some to affect brain maturation and memory. The neurobiological basis for this may include modulation of the serotonergic system. No neuroimaging studies have directly examined the effect of extended estrogen therapy (ET), on the 5-HT(2A) receptor in human brain. We investigated the effect of long-term ET on cortical 5-HT(2A) receptor availability in postmenopausal women. In a cross-sectional study, we compared cortical 5-HT(2A) receptor availability in 17 postmenopausal ERT-naive women and 17 long-term oophorectomised estrogen-users, age- and IQ-matched using single photon emission tomography and the selective 5-HT(2A) receptor ligand (123)I-5-I-R91150. Also, we used the Revised Wechsler Memory Scale to relate memory function to 5-HT(2A) receptor availability. Never-users had significantly higher 5-HT(2A) receptor availability than estrogen-users in hippocampus (1.17 vs. 1.11, respectively, p=0.02), although this did not remain significant after correction for multiple comparisons. Hippocampal 5-HT(2A) receptor availability correlated negatively with verbal and general memory and delayed recall (r=-0.45, p=0.01; r=-0.40, p=0.02; r=-0.36, p=0.04). Right superior temporal 5-HT(2A) receptor availability correlated negatively with verbal memory (r=-0.36, p=0.04). In estrogen-users, receptor availability correlated negatively with verbal and general memory (r=-0.70, p=0.002; r=-0.69, p=0.002); and in never-users, receptor availability negatively correlated with attention and concentration (r=-0.54, p=0.02). Long-term ET may be associated with lower 5-HT(2A) receptor availability in hippocampus. This may reflect increased activity within the serotonergic pathway leading to down-regulation of post-synaptic receptor. Also, increased availability of the 5-HT(2A) receptor in hippocampus is associated with poorer memory function.
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275. The revised dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia: evidence from pharmacological MRI studies with atypical antipsychotic medication.
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da Silva Alves F, Figee M, van Amelsvoort T, Veltman D, and de Haan L
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- Humans, Prefrontal Cortex physiopathology, Antipsychotic Agents therapeutic use, Dopamine physiology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods, Schizophrenia drug therapy, Schizophrenia etiology
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The revised dopamine (DA) hypothesis states that clinical symptoms of schizophrenia are caused by an imbalance of the DA system. In this article, we aim to review evidence for this hypothesis by evaluating functional magnetic resonance imaging studies in schizophrenia. Because atypical drugs are thought to have a normalizing effect on DA neurotransmission, we have focused on pharmacological MRI (PhMRI) studies that explore the effect of these drugs on prefrontal and striatal brain activity in schizophrenia patients. We encountered a total of 13 studies, most of which reported enhanced prefrontal activity associated with alleviation of negative symptoms and improvement of cognitive functions, following treatment with atypical antipsychotics. Besides increasing prefrontal cortex activity, atypical antipsychotics have also shown to be effective in the regulation of striatal functioning. The current PhMRI findings support the revised DA hypothesis of schizophrenia by confirming hypoactivity of the prefrontal cortex in schizophrenia and, following atypical antipsychotics, improvement of prefrontal and subcortical functions reflecting enhanced DA activity.
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276. Neural correlates of reward in autism.
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Schmitz N, Rubia K, van Amelsvoort T, Daly E, Smith A, and Murphy DG
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- Adult, Case-Control Studies, Functional Laterality, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted methods, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Random Allocation, Autistic Disorder physiopathology, Brain Mapping methods, Limbic System physiology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods, Parietal Lobe physiology, Reward
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Background: Lack of social interaction, which is characteristically seen in people with autistic-spectrum disorder, may be caused by malfunctioning of the frontostriatal reward systems. However, no reported in vivo brain imaging studies have investigated reward mechanisms in autistic-spectrum disorder., Aims: To investigate functional brain activation during reward feedback in people with autistic-spectrum disorder and control individuals., Method: We used event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging to examine the neural substrates of monetary reward in individuals with autistic-spectrum disorder and matched controls., Results: When rewarded, individuals with autism compared with control individuals showed significantly greater brain activation in the left anterior cingulate gyrus. In addition, activation of this region was negatively correlated with social interaction as measured by the Autism Diagnostic Interview., Conclusions: In people with autistic-spectrum disorder, achieving reward is associated with significant differences in the activation of areas known to be responsible for attention and arousal, and this may partially underpin some deficits in social behaviour.
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277. White matter fibertracking in first-episode schizophrenia, schizoaffective patients and subjects at ultra-high risk of psychosis.
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Peters BD, de Haan L, Dekker N, Blaas J, Becker HE, Dingemans PM, Akkerman EM, Majoie CB, van Amelsvoort T, den Heeten GJ, and Linszen DH
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- Adolescent, Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging instrumentation, Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods, Educational Status, Functional Laterality, Humans, Magnetics, Male, Reference Values, Risk Factors, Young Adult, Brain pathology, Corpus Callosum pathology, Psychotic Disorders pathology, Schizophrenia pathology
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There is increasing evidence of white matter pathology in schizophrenia. The aim of this study was to examine whether white matter abnormalities found with diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in previous schizophrenia studies are present in the early phase of the illness. DTI was performed at 3 T on 10 male patients with a first (n = 8) or second (n = 2) psychotic episode of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, 10 male patients at ultra-high risk of psychosis with (pre)psychotic symptoms and 10 healthy controls. Fibertracts found to be abnormal in other DTI studies (uncinate and arcuate fasciculus, anterior and dorsal cingulum, subdivisions of the corpus callosum) were calculated and visualized; tract-specific measurements (fractional anisotropy and trace) were performed. No differences were found between the healthy subjects and the 2 patient groups. These preliminary findings suggest that there is no white matter pathology of these association tracts detectable with DTI in the early stages of schizophrenic illness in males. Our findings are in contrast with DTI abnormalities found in some other first-episode studies. This discrepancy in findings may be related to differences in subject characteristics and DTI methodology. Possible effects of age, gender, level of education and illicit substance use on DTI findings in schizophrenia are discussed., (Copyright 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel.)
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278. Risk factors for medication non-adherence in patients with first episode schizophrenia and related disorders; a prospective five year follow-up.
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de Haan L, van Amelsvoort T, Dingemans P, and Linszen D
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- Adult, Antipsychotic Agents adverse effects, Attitude, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Hospitalization, Humans, Male, Prospective Studies, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Regression Analysis, Risk Factors, Schizophrenic Psychology, Sex Factors, Treatment Outcome, Antipsychotic Agents therapeutic use, Schizophrenia drug therapy, Treatment Refusal
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Introduction: The goal of this study is to assess, prospectively, the relative contribution of baseline variables to long-term medication adherence in patients with a first episode of schizophrenia., Methods: Consecutively admitted patients suffering from a first episode of schizophrenia or related disorders were investigated. Subjective experience, attitudes towards treatment, insight, interaction with members of staff, involuntary admission, substance abuse, and severity of psychopathology were independently assessed at first admission and related to medication adherence during five year follow up., Results: Standard multiple regression analysis revealed that hostility and uncooperativeness (p=0.007) and involuntary admission (p=0.02) were associated with the level of adherence during 5 year follow-up after admission., Discussion: In first episode schizophrenia and related disorders, the initial interaction with staff and involuntary admission partly predicts long-term adherence to antipsychotic medication. Ameliorating these initial interactions might have long-term consequences on medication adherence. Involuntary admitted patients need intensive outpatient care.
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279. ZDHHC8 single nucleotide polymorphism rs175174 is not associated with psychiatric features of the 22q11 deletion syndrome or schizophrenia.
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Demily C, Legallic S, Bou J, Houy-Durand E, Van Amelsvoort T, Zinkstok J, Manouvrier-Hanue S, Vogels A, Drouin-Garraud V, Philip N, Philippe A, Héron D, Sarda P, Petit M, Thibaut F, Frébourg T, and Campion D
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- Chromosome Mapping, Humans, Zinc Fingers genetics, Acyltransferases genetics, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22, Gene Deletion, Membrane Proteins genetics, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Schizophrenia genetics
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280. Cannabis and psychosis: an update on course and biological plausible mechanisms.
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Linszen D and van Amelsvoort T
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- Brain drug effects, Brain physiopathology, Causality, Cerebrovascular Circulation drug effects, Cerebrovascular Circulation physiology, Cognition Disorders chemically induced, Cognition Disorders physiopathology, Comorbidity, Dopamine metabolism, Humans, Marijuana Abuse physiopathology, Memory Disorders chemically induced, Memory Disorders physiopathology, Neuropsychological Tests, Positron-Emission Tomography, Psychoses, Substance-Induced physiopathology, Risk Factors, Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon, Dronabinol toxicity, Marijuana Abuse epidemiology, Psychoses, Substance-Induced epidemiology
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Purpose of Review: Cannabis use is the most commonly abused illicit substance. Its relation with psychosis remains a topic of debate. Epidemiological studies suggest that cannabis is a component cause accounting for approximately 10% of cases. An increasing number of studies have been published on neurobiological effects of cannabis and vulnerability of psychosis., Recent Findings: Acute cannabis administration can induce memory impairments, sometimes persisting months following abstinence. There is no evidence that residual effects on cognition remain after years of abstinence. The scarce literature on neuro-imaging mainly done in nonpsychotic populations, show little evidence that cannabis has effects on brain anatomy. Acute effects of cannabis include increases of cerebral blood flow, whereas long-term effects of cannabis include attenuation of cerebral blood flow. In animals Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol enhances dopaminergic neurotransmission in brain regions known to be implicated in psychosis. Studies in humans show that genetic vulnerability may add to increased risk of developing psychosis and cognitive impairments following cannabis consumption. Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol induces psychotic like states and memory impairments in healthy volunteers., Summary: Simultaneously with increasing understanding of neurobiological cannabis effects, there is a lack of studies in people with psychosis. There are plausible mechanisms that might explain the psychotogenic effects of cannabis.
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281. The indirect serotonergic agonist d-fenfluramine and prepulse inhibition in healthy men.
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Abel KM, Allin M, van Amelsvoort T, Hemsley D, and Geyer MA
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- Acoustic Stimulation methods, Adult, Blinking drug effects, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, Conditioning, Classical drug effects, Cross-Over Studies, Double-Blind Method, Electromyography methods, Habituation, Psychophysiologic drug effects, Humans, Male, Multivariate Analysis, Reaction Time drug effects, Time Factors, Fenfluramine pharmacology, Neural Inhibition drug effects, Reflex, Startle drug effects, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors pharmacology
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The specific serotonin (5-HT) releaser, d-fenfluramine (DFEN) was used as a probe of serotonergic effects on prepulse inhibition (PPI). We wished to explore the notion that increased central serotonergic transmission was in part responsible for the psychotomimetic effects of hallucinogens using a relevant and objective physiological measure. Disruption of PPI is considered a valid pharmacological model of some aspects of the behavioural abnormalities in schizophrenia. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that increasing central 5-HT neurotransmission with DFEN would produce disruption of PPI. Eighteen healthy male subjects received 45mg of DFEN or placebo in a random order, within-subject, double-blind, and cross-over design. Prepulse to pulse intervals were 30ms and 120ms. The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) was administered. Although mean PPI at the two prepulse intervals was not significantly different, DFEN prevented the increase in PPI usually seen at the 120ms interval and significantly increased startle magnitude, but did not alter habituation. There were no significant associations between PPI effects and behaviour.
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282. Involvement of hyperprolinemia in cognitive and psychiatric features of the 22q11 deletion syndrome.
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Raux G, Bumsel E, Hecketsweiler B, van Amelsvoort T, Zinkstok J, Manouvrier-Hanu S, Fantini C, Brévière GM, Di Rosa G, Pustorino G, Vogels A, Swillen A, Legallic S, Bou J, Opolczynski G, Drouin-Garraud V, Lemarchand M, Philip N, Gérard-Desplanches A, Carlier M, Philippe A, Nolen MC, Heron D, Sarda P, Lacombe D, Coizet C, Alembik Y, Layet V, Afenjar A, Hannequin D, Demily C, Petit M, Thibaut F, Frebourg T, and Campion D
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- Adolescent, Adult, Alleles, Catechol O-Methyltransferase genetics, DiGeorge Syndrome genetics, Epilepsy blood, Epilepsy enzymology, Epilepsy genetics, Female, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Humans, Intellectual Disability blood, Intellectual Disability enzymology, Intellectual Disability genetics, Male, Methionine genetics, Middle Aged, Phenotype, Proline genetics, Psychotic Disorders blood, Psychotic Disorders enzymology, Psychotic Disorders genetics, Risk Factors, Chromosome Deletion, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22 genetics, DiGeorge Syndrome psychology, Proline blood, Proline Oxidase genetics
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Microdeletions of the 22q11 region, responsible for the velo-cardio-facial syndrome (VCFS), are associated with an increased risk for psychosis and mental retardation. Recently, it has been shown in a hyperprolinemic mouse model that an interaction between two genes localized in the hemideleted region, proline dehydrogenase (PRODH) and catechol-o-methyl-transferase (COMT), could be involved in this phenotype. Here, we further characterize in eight children the molecular basis of type I hyperprolinemia (HPI), a recessive disorder resulting from reduced activity of proline dehydrogenase (POX). We show that these patients present with mental retardation, epilepsy and, in some cases, psychiatric features. We next report that, among 92 adult or adolescent VCFS subjects, a subset of patients with severe hyperprolinemia has a phenotype distinguishable from that of other VCFS patients and reminiscent of HPI. Forward stepwise multiple regression analysis selected hyperprolinemia, psychosis and COMT genotype as independent variables influencing IQ in the whole VCFS sample. An inverse correlation between plasma proline level and IQ was found. In addition, as predicted from the mouse model, hyperprolinemic VCFS subjects bearing the Met-COMT low activity allele are at risk for psychosis (OR = 2.8, 95% CI = 1.04-7.4). Finally, from the extensive analysis of the PRODH gene coding sequence variations, it is predicted that POX residual activity in the 0-30% range results into HPI, whereas residual activity in the 30-50% range is associated either with normal plasma proline levels or with mild-to-moderate hyperprolinemia.
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283. Processing facial emotions in adults with velo-cardio-facial syndrome: functional magnetic resonance imaging.
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van Amelsvoort T, Schmitz N, Daly E, Deeley Q, Critchley H, Henry J, Robertson D, Owen M, Murphy KC, and Murphy DG
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- Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Recognition, Psychology, Schizophrenic Psychology, DiGeorge Syndrome psychology, Emotions, Facial Expression, Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods
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We studied the functional neuroanatomy of social behaviour in velo-cardio-facial syndrome (VCFS) using a facial emotional processing task and functional magnetic resonance imaging in adults with this syndrome and controls matched for age and IQ. The VCFS group had less activation in the right insula and frontal brain regions and more activation in occipital regions. Genetically determined abnormalities in pathways including those involved in emotional processing may underlie deficits in social cognition in people with VCFS.
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284. The COMT val158met polymorphism and brain morphometry in healthy young adults.
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Zinkstok J, Schmitz N, van Amelsvoort T, de Win M, van den Brink W, Baas F, and Linszen D
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- Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Amino Acid Substitution, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Genotype, Heterozygote, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Methionine genetics, Polymorphism, Genetic, Sex Factors, Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization, Valine genetics, Brain anatomy & histology, Catechol O-Methyltransferase genetics
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Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) is the most important mechanism for dopamine degradation in the prefrontal cortex and contains a functional polymorphism (val(158)met) influencing enzyme activity. The low-activity met allele has been associated with better performance on cognitive tasks relying on the prefrontal cortex. Whether COMT also affects brain structure, is still unclear. This study investigated the relationship between the COMT val(158)met polymorphism and brain anatomy in healthy young adults. In a cross-sectional study, structural MRI data and DNA for COMT genotyping were obtained from 154 healthy young adults. Statistical Parametric Mapping software (SPM2) and optimized voxel-based morphometry were used to determine total and regional gray and white matter density differences between genotype groups, as well as age-related gray and white matter density differences within the genotype groups. We found a significant effect of COMT genotype on age-related differences in gray and white matter density in females but not in males. In female val carriers increased gray matter in the temporal and parietal lobe and the cerebellum and increased white matter in the frontal lobes were positively correlated with age; in female met homozygotes decreased gray matter density in the parietal lobe and decreased white matter density in the frontal lobes, the parahippocampal gyrus and the corpus callosum were positively correlated with age. These results suggest that the COMT val(158)met polymorphism may affect age-related differences in gray and white matter density in females.
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285. Brain and behaviour in children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: a volumetric and voxel-based morphometry MRI study.
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Campbell LE, Daly E, Toal F, Stevens A, Azuma R, Catani M, Ng V, van Amelsvoort T, Chitnis X, Cutter W, Murphy DG, and Murphy KC
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- Adolescent, Basal Ganglia pathology, Brain Mapping methods, Cerebellum pathology, Child, Child Behavior Disorders pathology, Cognition Disorders etiology, Cognition Disorders pathology, DiGeorge Syndrome genetics, DiGeorge Syndrome psychology, Female, Frontal Lobe pathology, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted methods, Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods, Male, Psychometrics, Schizotypal Personality Disorder etiology, Schizotypal Personality Disorder pathology, Brain pathology, Child Behavior Disorders etiology, DiGeorge Syndrome pathology
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In people with velo-cardio-facial syndrome [or 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22qDS)], a single interstitial deletion of chromosome 22q11.2 causes a wide spectrum of cognitive deficits ranging from global learning difficulties to specific cognitive deficits. People with 22qDS are also at high risk of developing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorders in childhood, and schizophrenia in adolescence or adult life. However, the neurobiology of 22qDS, and the relationship between abnormalities in brain anatomy and behaviour, is poorly understood. Thus, we studied the neuroanatomy of 22qDS children using fully automated voxel-based morphometry (VBM) and manually traced single region-of-interest (ROI) analysis. Also, we investigated whether those brain regions that differed significantly between groups were related to behavioural differences within children with 22qDS. We compared the brain morphometry of 39 children and adolescents with 22qDS (mean age: 11 years, SD +/-3, IQ = 67, SD +/-10) and 26 sibling controls (mean age: 11 years, SD +/-3, IQ = 102, SD +/-12). Using VBM, we found, after correction for IQ, that individuals with 22qDS compared with controls had a significant reduction in cerebellar grey matter, and white matter reductions in the frontal lobe, cerebellum and internal capsule. Using single ROI analysis, we found that people with 22qDS had a significant (P < 0.05) reduction in bulk volume bilaterally in the occipital-parietal lobes, but a larger right caudate nucleus and lateral ventricles. Further, within people with 22qDS, there was a significant positive correlation between severity of (i) schizotypy score and grey matter volume of the temporo-occipital regions and the corpus striatum; (ii) emotional problems and grey matter volume of frontostriatal regions; and (iii) social behavioural difficulties and grey matter in frontostriatal regions. Thus, subjects with 22qDS have widespread changes in brain anatomy, particularly affecting white matter, basal ganglia and cerebellum. Also, within 22qDS, regionally specific differences in brain development may partially underpin behavioural differences. We suggest that there is preliminary evidence for specific vulnerability of the frontostriatal and cerebellar-cortical networks in 22qDS.
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286. Occupancy of dopamine D2 receptors by antipsychotic drugs is related to nicotine addiction in young patients with schizophrenia.
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de Haan L, Booij J, Lavalaye J, van Amelsvoort T, and Linszen D
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- Adult, Antipsychotic Agents pharmacology, Antipsychotic Agents therapeutic use, Benzodiazepines adverse effects, Benzodiazepines pharmacology, Benzodiazepines therapeutic use, Binding, Competitive drug effects, Female, Humans, Male, Olanzapine, Risperidone adverse effects, Risperidone pharmacology, Risperidone therapeutic use, Schizophrenia diagnostic imaging, Schizophrenia drug therapy, Smoking metabolism, Smoking psychology, Tobacco Use Disorder diagnostic imaging, Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon, Antipsychotic Agents adverse effects, Receptors, Dopamine D2 drug effects, Schizophrenia complications, Schizophrenic Psychology, Tobacco Use Disorder metabolism, Tobacco Use Disorder psychology
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Rationale: Occupancy of dopamine D2 receptors by antipsychotic drugs depends on the individual availability of D2 receptors and on the dose and type of antipsychotic medication. It has been suggested that a low availability of these receptors may increase the risk for addictive behavior., Objective: This study aims to show that patients with relatively high occupancy of D2 receptors by antipsychotic drugs are more prone to nicotine consumption., Methods: Striatal D2 receptor occupancy by equivalent doses of olanzapine or risperidone was assessed with [123I]iodobenzamide single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in 36 patients with schizophrenia. Smoking status at the time of SPECT imaging was assessed. The number of cigarettes used in the following three consecutive years was estimated with the Life Chart Schedule (LCS)., Results: There was a positive and significant relation between D2 receptor occupancy following treatment with olanzapine (n=19) or risperidone (n=12) and the number of cigarettes smoked in three consecutive years (r=0.60, p<0.001) in patients who smoked. There was a significant difference in the percentage of D2 occupancy for smokers (mean 74.3%, SD 12.8, n=31) and nonsmokers (mean 49.8%, SD 9.1, n=5)., Conclusion: Frequency of cigarette smoking in schizophrenic patients treated with antipsychotic medication is significantly and negatively related to the availability of striatal D2 receptors.
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287. Subjective experiences during dopamine depletion.
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de Haan L, Booij J, Lavalye J, van Amelsvoort T, and Linszen D
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- Adult, Benzamides, Corpus Striatum diagnostic imaging, Corpus Striatum metabolism, Enzyme Inhibitors pharmacology, Humans, Iodine Radioisotopes, Male, Mental Disorders prevention & control, Mental Disorders psychology, Pyrrolidines, Receptors, Dopamine D2 deficiency, Receptors, Dopamine D2 metabolism, Research Design standards, Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon methods, alpha-Methyltyrosine pharmacology, Corpus Striatum drug effects, Dopamine deficiency, Dopamine physiology, Enzyme Inhibitors adverse effects, Mental Disorders chemically induced, Receptors, Dopamine D2 drug effects, alpha-Methyltyrosine adverse effects
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- 2005
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288. Obsessive-compulsive symptoms and positive, negative, and depressive symptoms in patients with recent-onset schizophrenic disorders.
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de Haan L, Hoogenboom B, Beuk N, van Amelsvoort T, and Linszen D
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- Acute Disease, Adult, Age of Onset, Comorbidity, Depression diagnosis, Depression epidemiology, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Female, Humans, Male, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder diagnosis, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder epidemiology, Prospective Studies, Surveys and Questionnaires, Depression psychology, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder psychology, Schizophrenia diagnosis, Schizophrenia epidemiology
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Objectives: To study the relation between obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) and positive, negative, and depressive symptoms in patients with recent-onset schizophrenic disorders., Methods: We undertook a prospective study of 113 consecutively hospitalized patients with recent-onset schizophrenia or related disorders diagnosed according to DSM-IV criteria. We compared 3 subgroups: one without comorbid OCS, one with OCS not fulfilling DSM-IV criteria for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and one with comorbid OCD diagnosed according to DSM-IV criteria. We assessed OCS severity at admission and 6 weeks thereafter with the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS). The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) were independently administered., Results: At admission, patients with schizophrenic disorders and OCD had higher mean MADRS scores than both other groups; patients with OCS not fulfilling DSM-IV criteria for OCD had lower mean PANSS negative subscale scores than both other groups. After 6 weeks, there were no significant between-group differences, and OCS severity remained constant., Conclusions: Acute patients with recent-onset schizophrenia and OCD have more severe depressive symptoms but do differ in negative symptoms, compared with patients without comorbid OCD. Mild OCS may be related to less severe negative symptoms. During regular inpatient treatment, OCS severity remains constant
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289. Neuropsychological profile and neuroimaging in patients with 22Q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: a review.
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Zinkstok J and van Amelsvoort T
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- Brain abnormalities, Child, Chromosome Aberrations, Cognition Disorders diagnosis, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Neuropsychological Tests, Severity of Illness Index, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22 genetics, Cognition Disorders etiology, DiGeorge Syndrome complications, DiGeorge Syndrome genetics, Gene Deletion
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22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome is associated with cognitive, behavioural, and psychiatric problems and is known to affect brain structure. Recently, 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome has been proposed as a disease model for a genetic subtype of schizophrenia. In this paper we discuss the currently available literature on neurocognitive functioning and brain anatomy in patients with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome, and how this contributes to our understanding of the neurobiology of schizophrenia. Research on cognitive functioning in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome patients suggests a specific cognitive profile with impairments on arithmetical, visuo-spatial, and executive tasks and relatively preserved language skills. Prominent findings of neuroimaging studies in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome patients are: reduction of overall brain volume, midline defects, structural alterations of cerebellum and frontal lobe, white matter abnormalities, and decreased grey matter volumes in parietal and temporal areas. We describe how brain abnormalities in patients with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome may contribute to the understanding of the clinical syndrome including cognitive impairments, psychotic symptoms, and social and communication problems.
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290. Obsessive-compulsive disorder and treatment with clozapine in 200 patients with recent-onset schizophrenia or related disorders.
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De Haan L, Oekeneva A, Van Amelsvoort T, and Linszen D
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- Adult, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Female, Humans, Male, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder diagnosis, Schizophrenia diagnosis, Severity of Illness Index, Antipsychotic Agents therapeutic use, Clozapine therapeutic use, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder complications, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder drug therapy, Schizophrenia complications, Schizophrenia drug therapy
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- 2004
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291. Brain anatomy in adults with velocardiofacial syndrome with and without schizophrenia: preliminary results of a structural magnetic resonance imaging study.
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van Amelsvoort T, Daly E, Henry J, Robertson D, Ng V, Owen M, Murphy KC, and Murphy DG
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- Adult, Brain Mapping, Cerebellum anatomy & histology, Chromosome Deletion, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22 genetics, Comorbidity, Cross-Sectional Studies, DiGeorge Syndrome epidemiology, DiGeorge Syndrome genetics, Female, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Intelligence Tests, Male, Schizophrenia diagnosis, Schizophrenia genetics, United Kingdom epidemiology, Brain anatomy & histology, DiGeorge Syndrome diagnosis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging statistics & numerical data, Schizophrenia epidemiology
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Context: Velocardiofacial syndrome is associated with interstitial deletions of chromosome 22q11, mild to borderline learning disability, characteristic dysmorphology, and a high prevalence of schizophrenia. The biological basis for this increased risk for schizophrenia is unknown, but people with velocardiofacial syndrome may have genetically determined differences in brain anatomy that predispose to the development of schizophrenia., Objective: To determine whether there are differences in brain structure between subjects with velocardiofacial syndrome with and without schizophrenia., Design: A cross-sectional quantitative structural magnetic resonance imaging study in 39 adult subjects., Setting: Referrals were made through medical genetics clinics and psychiatric services throughout the United Kingdom., Participants: Thirteen subjects with velocardiofacial syndrome and schizophrenia, 12 with velocardiofacial syndrome without history of a psychosis, and 14 healthy controls volunteered to participate after screening for eligibility., Main Outcome Measures: Total and regional brain volumes were analyzed by means of manual tracing, and gray- and white-matter densities were obtained by computerized voxel-based methods., Results: People with velocardiofacial syndrome and schizophrenia, compared with both controls and nonschizophrenic patients with velocardiofacial syndrome, had a significant (P<.05) reduction in volume of whole-brain (white + gray) matter and whole-brain white matter, and an increase in total and sulcal cerebrospinal fluid volume. Both velocardiofacial syndrome groups had a reduced cerebellar volume compared with controls., Conclusions: Within velocardiofacial syndrome, schizophrenia is associated with generalized differences in brain anatomy, but white matter may be particularly implicated. Studies with larger samples are needed to replicate our findings.
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292. Cognitive deficits associated with schizophrenia in velo-cardio-facial syndrome.
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van Amelsvoort T, Henry J, Morris R, Owen M, Linszen D, Murphy K, and Murphy D
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- Adult, Cognition Disorders diagnosis, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Disease Susceptibility, Female, Frontal Lobe physiopathology, Humans, Male, Memory Disorders complications, Memory Disorders diagnosis, Psychotic Disorders diagnosis, Psychotic Disorders etiology, Severity of Illness Index, Syndrome, Wechsler Scales, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22 genetics, Cleft Palate complications, Cleft Palate genetics, Cognition Disorders complications, Facies, Heart Defects, Congenital complications, Heart Defects, Congenital genetics, Schizophrenia complications
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Velo-cardio-facial syndrome (VCFS) is a genetic disorder associated with 22q11 deletion, a characteristic clinical phenotype, behavourial problems, specific cognitive deficits and a high rate of psychosis (particularly schizophrenia). The study of VCFS provides a unique opportunity to identify susceptibility genes for schizophrenia and its associated cognitive deficits. To date, there have been no studies investigating the impact of schizophrenia on cognitive function in adults with VCFS. Therefore we studied the neuropsychological profile of 28 adults with VCFS; 13 with schizophrenia (mean age (+/-S.D.) 34 years +/-11, IQ 71+/-11) and 15 without a history of psychosis (mean age 33 years +/-11, IQ 75+/-11). The VCFS group with schizophrenia compared to the VCFS group without schizophrenia performed significantly (P<0.05) worse on tests of: (1) spatial working memory and strategy formation; (2) the similarities sub-test of the Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS); (3) visual recognition; (4) and attention. These deficits may reflect differences in the development and function of frontal brain regions, and this might increase the risk of developing schizophrenia in VCFS. Future studies will need to address how haploinsufficiency of genes on chromosome 22q11 might affect cognition and its relation to the development of psychosis.
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293. Weight loss after switching from conventional olanzapine tablets to orally disintegrating olanzapine tablets.
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de Haan L, van Amelsvoort T, Rosien K, and Linszen D
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- Adolescent, Adult, Benzodiazepines therapeutic use, Female, Humans, Male, Olanzapine, Pilot Projects, Schizophrenia drug therapy, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors therapeutic use, Tablets, Benzodiazepines administration & dosage, Benzodiazepines adverse effects, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors administration & dosage, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors adverse effects, Weight Loss drug effects
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294. Elevated homocysteine levels in schizophrenia.
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de Haan L, van Amelsvoort T, and Linszen DH
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- Age Factors, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Postmenopause blood, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic standards, Research Design, Sex Factors, Homocysteine blood, Schizophrenia blood
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295. Subjective experience and dopamine D2 receptor occupancy in patients treated with antipsychotics: clinical implications.
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de Haan L, Lavalaye J, van Bruggen M, van Nimwegen L, Booij J, van Amelsvoort T, and Linszen D
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- Antipsychotic Agents classification, Humans, Mental Disorders classification, Antipsychotic Agents pharmacology, Antipsychotic Agents therapeutic use, Mental Disorders drug therapy, Mental Disorders metabolism, Receptors, Dopamine D2 drug effects, Receptors, Dopamine D2 metabolism
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Objectives: This paper gives an overview of studies on the association between dopaminergic neurotransmission and the subjective experience of patients with schizophrenia., Methods: We undertook a review of the literature., Results: Dopaminergic neurotransmission may be relevant for subjective experience. Higher striatal D2 receptor occupancy by typical and atypical antipsychotics is related to worse subjective experience, more severe negative symptoms, and depression. Individuals with lower baseline dopamine function are at an increased risk for dysphoric responses during antipsychotic therapy with dopaminergic-blocking drugs. There is preliminary evidence that a window of striatal D2 receptor occupancy between 60% and 70% is optimal for the subjective experience of patients. These occupancies are often reached even with low dosages of antipsychotic drugs., Conclusions: Reaching an optimal dopamine D2 receptor occupancy is clinically relevant, since subjective experience associated with antipsychotic medication is related to medication compliance. Antipsychotic drug dosages often need to be lower than levels in common use.
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296. Effects of long-term estrogen replacement therapy on growth hormone response to pyridostigmine in healthy postmenopausal women.
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van Amelsvoort T, Murphy DG, Robertson D, Daly E, Whitehead M, and Abel K
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- Aged, Aging, Estradiol blood, Female, Humans, Hydrocortisone blood, Kinetics, Menopause, Time Factors, Cholinesterase Inhibitors, Estrogen Replacement Therapy, Human Growth Hormone blood, Pyridostigmine Bromide
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Objective: There is growing evidence that estrogen may protect against age-related cognitive decline and reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) in healthy, postmenopausal women. The underlying biological basis for this is not known but may include preservation of cholinergic systems. Cholinergic dysfunction has been implicated in the aetiology of age-related memory impairment and AD. We studied the effect of prolonged use of estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) on central cholinergic tone in healthy postmenopausal women., Method: Growth hormone (GH) responses to oral pyridostigmine (120 mg) were measured over a 3 h period in thirty healthy postmenopausal women, 15 on long-term ERT and 15 ERT naïve., Results: GH release following pyridostigmine was significantly larger in ERT treated women than in ERT naïve women. In addition within the ERT treated group there was a significant positive correlation between duration of estrogen treatment and GH response., Conclusions: Long-term ERT can enhance cholinergic function in postmenopausal women and this may be related to duration of estrogen treatment. Modulation of central cholinergic function may be one mechanism by which long-term ERT could preserve cognitive function in healthy, postmenopausal women.
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297. Comparable dopamine 2 receptor occupancy.
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de Haan L and van Amelsvoort T
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- Benzodiazepines, Cognition Disorders chemically induced, Dopamine Antagonists administration & dosage, Dopamine Antagonists adverse effects, Haloperidol administration & dosage, Haloperidol adverse effects, Humans, Olanzapine, Pirenzepine administration & dosage, Risperidone administration & dosage, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors administration & dosage, Dopamine Antagonists therapeutic use, Haloperidol therapeutic use, Pirenzepine analogs & derivatives, Pirenzepine therapeutic use, Risperidone therapeutic use, Schizophrenia drug therapy, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors therapeutic use
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298. [Schizophrenia and the 22q11 deletion syndrome].
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Güzelcan Y, van Amelsvoort T, de Haan L, van Schaik P, and Linszen DH
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- Heart Defects, Congenital etiology, Heart Defects, Congenital genetics, Humans, Phenotype, Velopharyngeal Insufficiency etiology, Velopharyngeal Insufficiency genetics, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22, Gene Deletion, Schizophrenia genetics
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In 10-30% of the patients with the 22q11 deletion syndrome (22q11DS), a psychosis develops in adulthood, often schizophrenia. 22q11DS is a common genetic syndrome which is associated with an interstitial deletion at chromosome 22q11. The syndrome is characterised by a variable phenotype which includes cognitive and behavioural problems, in addition to congenital heart and facial anomalies. The presence of 22q11DS represents one of the highest risk factors for the development of schizophrenia. The study of 22q11DS offers a unique opportunity to increase the understanding of the pathogenesis of schizophrenia.
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299. Asperger syndrome: a proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy study of brain.
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Murphy DG, Critchley HD, Schmitz N, McAlonan G, Van Amelsvoort T, Robertson D, Daly E, Rowe A, Russell A, Simmons A, Murphy KC, and Howlin P
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- Adult, Aspartic Acid metabolism, Asperger Syndrome metabolism, Asperger Syndrome psychology, Choline metabolism, Creatine metabolism, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Male, Obsessive Behavior diagnosis, Obsessive Behavior metabolism, Obsessive Behavior psychology, Parietal Lobe metabolism, Phosphocreatine metabolism, Prefrontal Cortex metabolism, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Severity of Illness Index, Aspartic Acid analogs & derivatives, Asperger Syndrome diagnosis, Brain metabolism
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Background: Asperger syndrome (AS; an autistic disorder) is associated with impaired social skills and obsessional/repetitive behavior. Patients with autism have significant abnormalities in the frontal lobe and frontoparietal connectivity. Nobody has examined the relationship between abnormalities in the frontal and parietal lobes and clinical symptoms in people with AS., Methods: We used in vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy to examine neuronal integrity of the medial prefrontal and parietal lobes in 14 non-learning-disabled adults with AS and 18 control subjects (of similar sex, age, and IQ). We obtained measures of the prefrontal lobe in 11, the parietal lobe in 13, and both lobes in 10 subjects with AS. We measured concentrations and ratios of N-acetylaspartate (NAA), creatine and phosphocreatine (Cr + PCr), and choline (Cho). Levels of NAA, Cr + PCr, and Cho are indicators of neuronal density and mitochondrial metabolism, phosphate metabolism, and membrane turnover. Frontal metabolite levels were correlated with scores on the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale and the Autism Diagnostic Interview., Results: Subjects with AS had a significantly higher prefrontal lobe concentration of NAA (z = -3.1; P =.002), Cr + PCr (z = -2.2; P =.03), and Cho (z = -2.9; P =.003). Increased prefrontal NAA concentration was significantly correlated with obsessional behavior (tau = 0.67; P =.005); increased prefrontal concentration of Cho, with social function (tau = 0.72; P =.02). We found no significant differences in parietal lobe metabolite concentrations., Conclusion: Subjects with AS have abnormalities in neuronal integrity of the prefrontal lobe, which is related to severity of clinical symptoms.
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300. Brain anatomy and sensorimotor gating in Asperger's syndrome.
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McAlonan GM, Daly E, Kumari V, Critchley HD, van Amelsvoort T, Suckling J, Simmons A, Sigmundsson T, Greenwood K, Russell A, Schmitz N, Happe F, Howlin P, and Murphy DG
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aging pathology, Brain Mapping, Caudate Nucleus pathology, Corpus Striatum pathology, Corpus Striatum physiopathology, Female, Frontal Lobe pathology, Frontal Lobe physiopathology, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Neural Inhibition physiology, Neural Pathways pathology, Neural Pathways physiopathology, Reference Values, Reflex, Startle physiology, Asperger Syndrome pathology, Asperger Syndrome physiopathology, Brain pathology, Brain physiopathology, Psychomotor Performance physiology
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Asperger's syndrome (an autistic disorder) is characterized by stereotyped and obsessional behaviours, and pervasive abnormalities in socio-emotional and communicative behaviour. These symptoms lead to social exclusion and a significant healthcare burden; however, their neurobiological basis is poorly understood. There are few studies on brain anatomy of Asperger's syndrome, and no focal anatomical abnormality has been reliably reported from brain imaging studies of autism, although there is increasing evidence for differences in limbic circuits. These brain regions are important in sensorimotor gating, and impaired 'gating' may partly explain the failure of people with autistic disorders to inhibit repetitive thoughts and actions. Thus, we compared brain anatomy and sensorimotor gating in healthy people with Asperger's syndrome and controls. We included 21 adults with Asperger's syndrome and 24 controls. All had normal IQ and were aged 18-49 years. We studied brain anatomy using quantitative MRI, and sensorimotor gating using prepulse inhibition of startle in a subset of 12 individuals with Asperger's syndrome and 14 controls. We found significant age-related differences in volume of cerebral hemispheres and caudate nuclei (controls, but not people with Asperger's syndrome, had age-related reductions in volume). Also, people with Asperger's syndrome had significantly less grey matter in fronto-striatal and cerebellar regions than controls, and widespread differences in white matter. Moreover, sensorimotor gating was significantly impaired in Asperger's syndrome. People with Asperger's syndrome most likely have generalized alterations in brain development, but this is associated with significant differences from controls in the anatomy and function of specific brain regions implicated in behaviours characterizing the disorder. We hypothesize that Asperger's syndrome is associated with abnormalities in fronto-striatal pathways resulting in defective sensorimotor gating, and consequently characteristic difficulties inhibiting repetitive thoughts, speech and actions.
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