Browsing by Author "Crossley, Nicolas A."

Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    Imaging Social and Environmental Factors as Modulators of Brain Dysfunction: Time to Focus on Developing Non-Western Societies
    (2019) Crossley, Nicolas A.; Alliende, Luz Maria; Ossandon, Tomas; Castañeda, Carmen Paz; González-Valderrama, Alfonso; Undurraga, Juan; Castro, Mariana; Guinjoan, Salvador; Díaz-Zuluaga, Ana M.; Pineda-Zapata, Julián A.; López-Jaramillo, Carlos; Reyes-Madrigal, Francisco; León-Ortíz, Pablo; Fuente-Sandoval, Camilo de la; Sanguinetti Czepielewski, Leticia; Gama, Clarissa S.; Zugman, Andre; Gadelha, Ary; Jackowski, Andrea; Bressa, Rodrigo
    Social and environmental factors are known risk factors and modulators of mental health disorders. We here conducted a nonsystematic review of the neuroimaging literature studying the effects of poverty, urbanicity, and community violence, highlighting the opportunities of studying non-Western developing societies such as those in Latin America. Social and environmental factors in these communities are widespread and have a large magnitude, as well as an unequal distribution, providing a good opportunity for their characterization. Studying the effect of poverty in these settings could help to explore the brain effect of economic improvements, disentangle the effect of absolute and relative poverty, and characterize the modulating impact of poverty on the underlying biology of mental health disorders. Exploring urbanicity effects in highly unequal cities could help identify the specific factors that modulate this effect as well as examine a possible dose–response effect by studying megacities. Studying brain changes in those living among violence, which is particularly high in places such as Latin America, could help to characterize the interplay between brain predisposition and exposure to violence. Furthermore, exploring the brain in an adverse environment should shed light on the mechanisms underlying resilience. We finally provide examples of two methodological approaches that could contribute to this field, namely a big cohort study in the developing world and a consortium-based meta-analytic approach, and argue about the potential translational value of this research on the development of effective social policies and successful personalized medicine in disadvantaged societies.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    Mapping Subcortical Brain Alterations in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: Effects of Deletion Size and Convergence With Idiopathic Neuropsychiatric Illness
    (2020) Ching, Christopher R.K.; Gutman, Boris A.; Sun, Daqiang; Villalon Reina, Julio; Ragothaman, Anjanibhargavi; Isaev, Dmitry; Zavaliangos-Petropulu, Artemis; Lin, Amy; Jonas, Rachel K.; Kushan, Leila; Pacheco-Hansen, Laura; Vajdi, Ariana; Forsyth, Jennifer K.; Jalbrzikowski, Maria; Bakker, Geor; Amelsvoort, Therese van; Antshel, Kevin M.; Fremont, Wanda; Kates, Wendy R.; Campbell, Linda E.; McCabe, Kathryn L.; Craig, Michael C.; Daly, Eileen; Gudbrandsen, Maria; Murphy, Clodagh M.; Murphy, Declan G.; Murphy, Kieran C.; Fiksinski, Ania; Koops, Sanne; Vorstman, Jacob; Crowley, Blaine; Emanuel, Beverly S.; Gur, Raquel E.; McDonald-McGinn, Donna M.; Roalf, David R.; Ruparel, Kosha; Schmitt, J. Eric; Zackaile, Elaine H.; Durdle, Courtney A.; Goodrich-Hunsaker, Naomi J.; Simon, Tony J.; Bassett, Anne S.; Butcher, Nancy J.; Chow, Eva W.C.; Vila-Rodriguez, Fidel; Cunningham, Adam; Doherty, Joanne; Linden, David E.; Moss, Hayley; Owen, Michael J.; Bree, Marianne van den; Crossley, Nicolas A.; Repetto, Gabriela; Thompson, Paul M.; Bearden, Carrie E.
    Objective: 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) is among the strongest known genetic risk factors for schizophrenia. Previous studies have reported variable alterations in subcortical brain structures in 22q11DS. To better characterize subcortical alterations in 22q11DS, including modulating effects of clinical and genetic heterogeneity, the authors studied a large multicenter neuroimaging cohort from the ENIGMA 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome Working Group. Methods: Subcortical structures were measured using harmonized protocols for gross volume and subcortical shape morphometry in 533 individuals with 22q11DS and 330 matched healthy control subjects (age range, 6–56 years; 49% female). Results: Compared with the control group, the 22q11DS group showed lower intracranial volume (ICV) and thalamus, putamen, hippocampus, and amygdala volumes and greater lateral ventricle, caudate, and accumbens volumes (Cohen’s d values, 20.90 to 0.93). Shape analysis revealed complex differences in the 22q11DS group across all structures. The larger A-D deletion was associated with more extensive shape alterations compared with the smaller A-B deletion. Participants with 22q11DS with psychosis showed lower ICV and hippocampus, amygdala, and thalamus volumes (Cohen’s d values, 20.91 to 0.53) compared with participants with 22q11DS without psychosis. Shape analysis revealed lower thickness and surface area across subregions of these structures. Compared with subcortical findings from other neuropsychiatric disorders studied by the ENIGMA consortium, significant convergence was observed between participants with 22q11DS with psychosis and participants with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Conclusions: In the largest neuroimaging study of 22q11DS to date, the authors found widespread alterations to subcortical brain structures, which were affected by deletion size and psychotic illness. Findings indicate significant overlap between 22q11DS-associated psychosis, idiopathic schizophrenia, and other severe neuropsychiatric illnesses.

Implementado por OpenGeek Services