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Abstract: Background: The thickness of the cortical mantle is a sensitive measure for identifying alterations in cortical structure. We aimed to explore whether first episode schizophrenia patients already show a significant cortical thinning and whether cortical thickness anomalies may significantly influence clinical and cognitive features. Method: We investigated regional changes in cortical thickness in a large and heterogeneous sample of schizophrenia spectrum patients (n=142) at their first break of the illness and healthy controls (n=83). Magnetic resonance imaging brain scans (1.5 T) were obtained and images were analyzed by using BRAINS2. The contribution of sociodemographic, cognitive and clinical characterictics was investigated. Results: Patients showed a significant total cortical thinning (F=17.55, d=?0.62, p<0.001) and there was a diffuse pattern of reduced thickness (encompassing frontal, temporal and parietal cortices) (all p's<0.001, d's>0.53). No significant group×gender interactions were observed (all p's>0.15). There were no significant associations between the clinical and pre-morbid variables and cortical thickness measurements (all r's<0.12). A weak significant negative correlation between attention and total (r=?0.24, p=0.021) and parietal cortical thickness (r=?0.27, p=0.009) was found in patients (thicker cortex was associated with lower attention). Our data revealed a similar pattern of cortical thickness changes related to age in patients and controls. Conclusions: Cortical thinning is independent of gender, age, age of onset and duration of the illness and does not seem to significantly influence clinical and functional symptomatology. These findings support a primary neurodevelopment disorder affecting the normal cerebral cortex development in schizophrenia.
Fuente: Psychological Medicine, 2011, 41(7), 1449-1460
Editorial: Cambridge University Press
Fecha de publicación: 01/07/2011
Nº de páginas: 12
Tipo de publicación: Artículo de Revista
DOI: 10.1017/S003329171000200X
ISSN: 0033-2917,1469-8978
Url de la publicación: https://doi.org/10.1017/S003329171000200X
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