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ArticleBMC psychiatry2020

Relationships between abnormal neural activities and cognitive impairments in patients with drug-naive first-episode schizophrenia.

Wei Yan, Rongrong Zhang, Min Zhou, Shuiping Lu, Wenmei Li, Shiping Xie, Ning Zhang

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Article in BMC psychiatry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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Wei YanDepartment of Psychiatry, Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Rongrong ZhangDepartment of Psychiatry, Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Min ZhouDepartment of Psychiatry, Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Shuiping LuDepartment of Psychiatry, Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Wenmei LiSchool of Geographic and Biologic Information, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China.
Shiping XieDepartment of Psychiatry, Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Ning ZhangDepartment of Psychiatry, Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China. zn6360@126.com.

Funding

General Program of Jiangsu commission of health H2017051Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China 2016YFC1306805Nanjing Municipal Health Bureau ZKX15033
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrior resting state functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging studies (rs-fMRI) via the regional homogeneity (ReHo) method have demonstrated inconsistent and conflicting results because of several confounding factors, such as small sample size, medicinal influence, and illness duration. Relationships between ReHo measures and cognitive impairments in patients with drug-naive First-Episode Schizophrenia (dn-FES) are rarely reported. This study was conducted to explore the correlations between ReHo measures and cognitive deficits and clinical symptoms in patients with dn-FES.

methodsA total of 69 patients with dn-FES and 74 healthy controls were recruited. MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB), Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), and Positive And Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) were used to assess cognitive function, Intelligence Quotient (IQ), and clinical symptoms, respectively. The correlations between ReHo maps and cognitive deficits and the severity of symptoms were examined using strict correlation analysis.

resultsReHo values in right Middle Frontal Gyrus (MFG) and Superior Frontal Gyrus (SFG) increased in dn-FES group, whereas ReHo values in right cuneus decreased. Correlation analysis showed that the ReHo values in right MFG positively correlated with attention/vigilance impairments, social cognition deficits, and the severity of clinical manifestations.

conclusionsThese findings suggested that abnormal spontaneous activities in right MFG reflect illness severity and cognitive deficits, which also serve as a basis for establishing objective diagnostic markers and might be a clinical intervention target for treating patients with schizophrenia.

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AdultBrainBrain MappingCognitive DysfunctionFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologyYoung AdultFirst-episode schizophreniaMCCBRegional homogeneity

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PMCPMC7275517

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