Subcortical Shape Abnormalities in Bulimia Nervosa. 2019

Laura A Berner, and Zhishun Wang, and Mihaela Stefan, and Seonjoo Lee, and Zhiyong Huo, and Marilyn Cyr, and Rachel Marsh
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California. Electronic address: lberner@ucsd.edu.

Bulimia nervosa (BN) is associated with functional abnormalities in frontostriatal and frontolimbic circuits. Although structural alterations in the frontal portions of these circuits have been observed, this is the first study of subcortical surface morphometry and the largest study of subcortical volume in BN. Anatomical magnetic resonance scans were acquired from 62 female participants with full and subthreshold BN (mean age ± SD, 18.7 ± 4.0 years) and 65 group-matched healthy control participants (mean age ± SD, 19.3 ± 5.7 years). General linear models were used to compare groups and assess the significance of group-by-age interactions on the shape and total volume of 15 subcortical structures (p < .05, familywise error corrected). Associations with illness severity and duration were assessed in the BN group. Subcortical volumes did not differ across groups, but vertexwise analyses revealed inward shape deformations on the anterior surface of the pallidum in BN relative to control participants that were associated with binge-eating frequency and illness duration. Inward deformations on the ventrolateral thalamus and dorsal amygdala were more pronounced with advancing age in the BN group, and inward deformations on the caudate, putamen, and amygdala were associated with self-induced vomiting frequency. Our findings point to localized deformations on the surface of subcortical structures in areas that comprise both reward and cognitive control circuits. These deformations were more pronounced among older BN participants and among those with the most severe symptoms. Such precise localization of alterations in subcortical morphometry may ultimately aid in efforts to identify markers of risk and BN persistence.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008279 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Non-invasive method of demonstrating internal anatomy based on the principle that atomic nuclei in a strong magnetic field absorb pulses of radiofrequency energy and emit them as radiowaves which can be reconstructed into computerized images. The concept includes proton spin tomographic techniques. Chemical Shift Imaging,MR Tomography,MRI Scans,MRI, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Image,Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Functional,Magnetization Transfer Contrast Imaging,NMR Imaging,NMR Tomography,Tomography, NMR,Tomography, Proton Spin,fMRI,Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging,Imaging, Chemical Shift,Proton Spin Tomography,Spin Echo Imaging,Steady-State Free Precession MRI,Tomography, MR,Zeugmatography,Chemical Shift Imagings,Echo Imaging, Spin,Echo Imagings, Spin,Functional MRI,Functional MRIs,Image, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, NMR,Imaging, Spin Echo,Imagings, Chemical Shift,Imagings, Spin Echo,MRI Scan,MRIs, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Images,Resonance Image, Magnetic,Scan, MRI,Scans, MRI,Shift Imaging, Chemical,Shift Imagings, Chemical,Spin Echo Imagings,Steady State Free Precession MRI
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000679 Amygdala Almond-shaped group of basal nuclei anterior to the INFERIOR HORN OF THE LATERAL VENTRICLE of the TEMPORAL LOBE. The amygdala is part of the limbic system. Amygdaloid Body,Amygdaloid Nuclear Complex,Amygdaloid Nucleus,Archistriatum,Corpus Amygdaloideum,Intercalated Amygdaloid Nuclei,Massa Intercalata,Nucleus Amygdalae,Amygdalae, Nucleus,Amygdaloid Bodies,Amygdaloid Nuclear Complices,Amygdaloid Nuclei, Intercalated,Amygdaloid Nucleus, Intercalated,Amygdaloideum, Corpus,Amygdaloideums, Corpus,Archistriatums,Complex, Amygdaloid Nuclear,Complices, Amygdaloid Nuclear,Corpus Amygdaloideums,Intercalata, Massa,Intercalatas, Massa,Intercalated Amygdaloid Nucleus,Massa Intercalatas,Nuclear Complex, Amygdaloid,Nuclear Complices, Amygdaloid,Nuclei, Intercalated Amygdaloid,Nucleus, Amygdaloid,Nucleus, Intercalated Amygdaloid
D001479 Basal Ganglia Large subcortical nuclear masses derived from the telencephalon and located in the basal regions of the cerebral hemispheres. Basal Nuclei,Ganglia, Basal,Basal Nuclear Complex,Ganglion, Basal,Basal Nuclear Complices,Nuclear Complex, Basal,Nuclei, Basal
D013788 Thalamus Paired bodies containing mostly GRAY MATTER and forming part of the lateral wall of the THIRD VENTRICLE of the brain. Thalamencephalon,Thalamencephalons
D052018 Bulimia Nervosa An eating disorder that is characterized by a cycle of binge eating (BULIMIA or bingeing) followed by inappropriate acts (purging) to avert weight gain. Purging methods often include self-induced VOMITING, use of LAXATIVES or DIURETICS, excessive exercise, and FASTING. Nervosa, Bulimia
D055815 Young Adult A person between 19 and 24 years of age. Adult, Young,Adults, Young,Young Adults

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