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Progressive gray matter reduction of the superior temporal gyrus during transition to psychosis
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posted on 2009-04-01, 00:00 authored by T Takahashi, S J Wood, Alison YungAlison Yung, B Soulsby, P D McGorry, M Suzuki, Y Kawasaki, L J Phillips, D Velakoulis, C PantelisContext: Longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging studies have shown progressive gray matter reduction in the superior temporal gyrus during the earliest phases of schizophrenia. It is unknown whether these progressive processes predate the onset of psychosis. Objective: To examine gray matter reduction of the superior temporal gyrus over time in individuals at risk for psychosis and in patients with first-episode psychosis. Design: Cross-sectional and longitudinal comparisons. Setting: Personal Assessment and Crisis Evaluation Clinic and Early Psychosis Preventions and Intervention Centre. Participants: Thirty-five ultrahigh-risk individuals (of whom 12later developed psychosis [UHRP] and 23 did not [UHRNP]), 23patients with first-episodepsychosis(FEP), and 22 control subjects recruited from the community. Main Outcome Measures: Volumes of superior temporal subregions (planum polare, Heschl gyrus, planum temporale, and rostral and caudal regions) were measured at baseline and follow-up (mean, 1.8 years) and were compared across groups. Results: In cross-sectional comparisons, only the FEP group had significantly smaller planum temporale and caudal superior temporal gyrus than other groups at baseline, whereas male UHRP subjects also had a smaller planum temporale than controls at follow-up. In longitudinal comparison, UHRP and FEP patients showed significant gray matter reduction (approximately 2%-6% per year) in the planum polare, planum temporale, and caudal region compared with controls and/or UHRNP subjects. The FEP patients also exhibited progressive gray matter loss in the left Heschl gyrus (3.0% per year) and rostral region (3.8% per year), which were correlated with the severity of delusions at follow-up. Conclusions: A progressive process in the superior temporal gyrus precedes the first expression of florid psychosis. These findings have important implications for underlying neurobiologic features of emerging psychotic disorders and emphasize the importance of early intervention during or before the first episode of psychosis. © 2009 American Medical Association.
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Archives of General PsychiatryVolume
66Issue
4Pagination
366 - 376Publisher DOI
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0003-990XeISSN
1538-3636Publication classification
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