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Corpus callosum abnormalities and potential age effect in male schizophrenics: an MRI comparative study
Authors
Giuseppe BERSANI
Claudio DI BIASI
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GUALDI G.
IANNITELLI A.
PAOLEMILI M.
QUARTINI A.
RATTI F.
Publication date
1 January 2010
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'Elsevier BV'
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The goal of this investigation was to evaluate corpus callosum (CC) morphometry in schizophrenia. In consideration of possible confounders such as age, gender and handedness, our study sample was restricted to right-handed male subjects, aged 18–55 years. In addition, we controlled for age at onset, illness duration and exposure to antipsychotic medication. Midsagittal CC linear and area Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) measurements were performed on 50 subjects with schizophrenia and 50 healthy controls. After controlling for midsagittal cortical brain area and age, Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) revealed an overall effect of diagnosis on CC splenium width and CC anterior midbody area and a diagnosis by age interaction. Independent Student t tests revealed a smaller CC splenium width in the 36- to 45-year-old age group among the patients with schizophrenia and a smaller CC anterior midbody area in the 18- to 25-year-old age group among the patients with schizophrenia compared with controls. Age, age at onset, illness duration and psychopathology ratings did not show any significant correlations with the whole CC MRI measurements. A negative correlation was found between CC rostrum area and the estimated lifetime neuroleptic consumption. The results are discussed in terms of the possibility that CC structural changes may underlie the functional impairments, frequently reported in schizophrenia, of the associated cortical regions. © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved
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