期刊
EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR
卷 15, 期 2, 页码 202-207出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.03.011
关键词
Magnetic resonance imaging; Voxel-based morphometry; Idiopathic generalized epilepsy; Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy; Psychiatric disorders; Cluster B personality disorders
资金
- CAPES, Brazil
- FAPESP, Brazil
Studies involving juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) patients have demonstrated an elevated prevalence of cluster B personality disorders (PD) characterized as emotional instability, immaturity, unsteadiness, lack of discipline, and rapid mood changes. We aimed to verify a possible correlation between structural brain abnormalities in magnetic resonance image (MRI) and the PD in JME using voxel-based morphometry (VBM). Sixteen JME patients with cluster B PD, 38 JME patients without psychiatric disorders, and 30 healthy controls were Submitted to a psychiatric evaluation through SCID I and II and to a MRI scan. Significant reduction in thalami and increase in mesiofrontal and frontobasal regions' volumes were observed mainly in JME patients with PD. Structural alterations of the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), involved in regulation of mood reactivity, impulsivity, and social behavior, were also observed. This study supports the hypothesis of frontobasal involvement in the pathophysiology of cluster B PD related to JME. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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