TY - JOUR
T1 - Sex, age, symptoms and illness duration and teir relation with gyrifcation index in schizophrenia
AU - Mancini-Marïe, Adham
AU - Yoon, Uicheul
AU - Jiminez, Jose
AU - Fahim, Cherine
AU - Potvin, Stéphane
AU - Grant, Joshua A.
AU - Laverdure-Dupont, Danièle
AU - Dubé, Audrey Anne
AU - Betrisey, Carine
AU - Rainville, Pierre
AU - Evans, Alan C.
AU - Stip, Emmanuel
AU - Mendrek, Adrianna
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018/6/1
Y1 - 2018/6/1
N2 - Introduction: Te Gyrifcation Index (GI) represents the degree of cortical folding and is of special interest in schizophrenia, since alterations in cortical folding indirectly reflect white matter development and axonal connectivity underneath. To the best of our knowledge, very few studies have investigated the effect of sex on GI in schizophrenia. Di?erences in the GI between patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls and the relation between sex, age symptoms and duration of illness with GI were investigated. Methods: T1-images were acquired from schizophrenia patients (24 males [SZ-M] and 24 females [SZ-F]) and healthy volunteers (24 males [NC-M] and 24 females [NC-F]) matched for age, sex and handedness. GI analyses were performed using the fully automated CIVET pipeline. Results: Signifcantly lower GI was found in patients relative to controls bilaterally in frontal, temporal, and parietal cortex. Sex di?erences were found: negative correlation was found between the duration of illness and the right parietal GI and right occipital GI in SZ-M, while SZ-F was found in the lef frontal and bilateral temporal GI. Patients, regardless of sex, showed positive correlations between negative symptoms and GI in the right occipital. NC-F had greater GI values than SZ-F and both male groups. Conclusions: Since GI reffects, in part, alterations in cerebral development and connectivity, the decrease in GI observed in patients is in agreement with the neurodevelopmental model of disconnectivity in schizophrenia; in addition, we emphasize the importance of sex di?erences in schizophrenia.
AB - Introduction: Te Gyrifcation Index (GI) represents the degree of cortical folding and is of special interest in schizophrenia, since alterations in cortical folding indirectly reflect white matter development and axonal connectivity underneath. To the best of our knowledge, very few studies have investigated the effect of sex on GI in schizophrenia. Di?erences in the GI between patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls and the relation between sex, age symptoms and duration of illness with GI were investigated. Methods: T1-images were acquired from schizophrenia patients (24 males [SZ-M] and 24 females [SZ-F]) and healthy volunteers (24 males [NC-M] and 24 females [NC-F]) matched for age, sex and handedness. GI analyses were performed using the fully automated CIVET pipeline. Results: Signifcantly lower GI was found in patients relative to controls bilaterally in frontal, temporal, and parietal cortex. Sex di?erences were found: negative correlation was found between the duration of illness and the right parietal GI and right occipital GI in SZ-M, while SZ-F was found in the lef frontal and bilateral temporal GI. Patients, regardless of sex, showed positive correlations between negative symptoms and GI in the right occipital. NC-F had greater GI values than SZ-F and both male groups. Conclusions: Since GI reffects, in part, alterations in cerebral development and connectivity, the decrease in GI observed in patients is in agreement with the neurodevelopmental model of disconnectivity in schizophrenia; in addition, we emphasize the importance of sex di?erences in schizophrenia.
KW - Age
KW - Gyrifcation Index
KW - Illness Duration
KW - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
KW - Schizophrenia
KW - Sex Differences
KW - Symptoms
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U2 - 10.3371/CSRP.MAYO.070415
DO - 10.3371/CSRP.MAYO.070415
M3 - Article
C2 - 26218234
AN - SCOPUS:85054081149
SN - 1935-1232
VL - 12
SP - 57
EP - 68
JO - Clinical Schizophrenia and Related Psychoses
JF - Clinical Schizophrenia and Related Psychoses
IS - 2
ER -