Longitudinal investigation of the parietal lobe anatomy in bipolar disorder and its association with general functioning

The parietal lobe (PL) supports cognitive domains, including attention and memory, which are impaired in bipolar disorder (BD). Although cross-sectional voxel-based morphometry studies found reduced PL grey matter (GM) in BD, none has longitudinally focused on PL anatomy in BD, relating it to patients ’ functioning. Thirty-eight right-handed BD patients and 42 matched healthy subjects (HS) underwent a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan at baseline. Seventeen BD patients and 16 matched HS underwent a follow-up MRI.

Source: Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging - June 20, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Adele Ferro, Carolina Bonivento, Giuseppe Delvecchio, Marcella Bellani, Cinzia Perlini, Nicola Dusi, Veronica Marinelli, Mirella Ruggeri, A. Carlo Altamura, Benedicto Crespo-Facorro, Paolo Brambilla Source Type: research