Microstructural white matter abnormalities of the brain in schizophrenia spectrum and mood disorders: a review of diffusion MRI data
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Dudina AN, Lebedeva IS. [Microstructural white matter abnormalities of the brain in schizophrenia spectrum and mood disorders: a review of diffusion MRI data]. Rossiiskii psikhiatricheskii zhurnal [Russian Journal of Psychiatry]. 2021;(3):76-86. Russian
In this review we tried to summarize current diffusion MRI data on microstructural abnormalities of the brain in schizophrenia spectrum and mood disorders and reveal the latest research trends. We analyzed relevant Russian and foreign publications. Articles on major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder were reviewed. At the present time there is a vast array of information about white matter abnormalities in these disorders. But data remain quite inconsistent. The main modern trends are the continuation of the search for nosologically specific biomarkers, the determination of the influence of such factors as therapy, duration of the disease, severity of psychopathological disorders, the presence of psychological trauma in the anamnesis and others.
Keywords diffusion magnetic resonance imaging; major depressive disorder; schizophrenia; bipolar disorder; psychotic disorders
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