期刊
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH-NEUROIMAGING
卷 201, 期 2, 页码 89-97出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2011.05.009
关键词
Cingulate gyrus; Dependence; Heroin; Magnetic resonance imaging; Mood disorder; Pre-frontal cortex
资金
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital [CMRPG 880561, CMRPG870482]
- MRI Core Facility of CGMH
Heroin users on methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) have elevated rates of co-morbid depression and are associated with have higher relapse rates for substance abuse. Structural abnormalities in MMT patients have been reported, but their impact on clinical performance is unknown. We investigated differences in gray matter volume (GMV) between 27 MMT patients and 23 healthy controls with voxel-based morphometry, and we correlated findings in the patients with Beck Depression Inventory scores, Beck Anxiety Inventory scores, and diminished cognitive functioning. MMT patients exhibited higher emotional deficits than healthy subjects. There was significantly smaller GMV in multiple cortices, especially in the left inferior frontal gyrus and left cerebellar vermis in the MMT group. The smaller GMV in the pre-frontal cortices, left sub-callosal cingulate gyrus, left post-central gyrus, left insula, and right cerebellar declive correlated with higher depression scores. The smaller GMV in the pre-frontal cortices, left sub-callosal cingulate gyrus, and left postcentral gyms also correlated with higher anxiety scores, while smaller GMV in the cerebellum and bilateral insula was associated with impaired performance on tests of executive function. These results reveal that MMT patients have low GMV in brain regions that are hypothesized to influence cognition and emotion, and the GMV findings might be involved comorbid disorders in the MMT group. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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