Surface morphometry analysis of cortical abnormalities in adolescents with self-injury
10.3760/cma.j.cn371468-20241021-00498
- VernacularTitle:自伤青少年大脑皮质结构改变的表面形态学分析
- Author:
Haitao WANG
1
;
Xin WANG
;
Suhong WANG
;
Haitao LU
;
Yuting QIU
;
Wei XING
Author Information
1. 江苏大学医学院，镇江 212000
- Keywords:
Self-injury;
Adolescent;
Magnetic resonance imaging;
Surface-based morphometry analysis;
Cerebral cortex structure
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2024;33(11):1001-1006
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the cortical abnormalities in brain regions in adolescent with self-injury and the correlation between cortical structural changes and clinical emotional manifestations.Methods:From April 2023 to June 2024, totally 38 adolescents with self-injury(self-injury group) from psychological outpatient department of First People’s Hospital of Changzhou and 41 healthy volunteers (HC group) matched with age, gender and years of education were selected.T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and clinical data of all participants were collected. All of them were investigated by the 17-item Hamilton depression scale (HAMD-17) and Hamilton anxiety scale (HAMA). Image preprocessing and surface-based morphometry analysis were performed by the DPABISurf software. Cortical parameters from regions showing significant differences were extracted, which were then evaluated the correlation with the emotional scores based on Spearman correlation analysis by SPSS 29.0 software.Results:Compared with HC group, self-injury group showed reduced thickness in areas primarily involving the left somatosensory and motor cortex, left paracentral lobular and mid cingulate cortex, left posterior cingulate cortex and premotor cortex(MNI: cluster 1: x=-17.73, y=-32.81, z=43.87, cluster 2: x=-35.97, y=-8.72, z=52.01, cluster 3: x=-18.94, y=-41.39, z=65.94)(all P<0.05). Lower sulcal depth in the left orbital and polar frontal cortex (MNI: x=-39.9, y=47.92, z=-5.42) ( P<0.05) and higher mean curvature in the right superior parietal cortex (MNI: x=21.89, y=-61.89, z=50.55) ( P<0.05) were found in the self-injury group. In the self-injury group, Spearman correlation analysis revealed negative correlations between cortical thickness in the regions of interest and clinical emotional scores (HAMD-17: r=-0.385, -0.332, P<0.05; HAMA: r=-0.395, -0.481, P<0.05), primarily involving the left supplementary motor area, left premotor cortex and the left somatosensory and motor cortex. Conclusion:The perception and execution cortex of adolescents with self-injury shows surface morphological abnormalities, which may be relevant to clinical emotional manifestations.
