Structural and functional neuroimaging studies in generalized anxiety disorder: a systematic review
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
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41(4): 336-362, July-Aug. 2019. tab, graf
Artigo
em Inglês
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| ID: biblio-1011505
ABSTRACT
Objectives:
Brain imaging studies carried out in patients suffering from generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) have contributed to better characterize the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying this disorder. The present study reviews the available functional and structural brain imaging evidence on GAD, and suggests further strategies for investigations in this field.Methods:
A systematic literature review was performed in PubMed, PsycINFO, and Google Scholar, aiming to identify original research evaluating GAD patients with the use of structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging as well as diffusion tensor imaging.Results:
The available studies have shown impairments in ventrolateral and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, anterior cingulate, posterior parietal regions, and amygdala in both pediatric and adult GAD patients, mostly in the right hemisphere. However, the literature is often tentative, given that most studies have employed small samples and included patients with comorbidities or in current use of various medications. Finally, different methodological aspects, such as the type of imaging equipment used, also complicate the generalizability of the findings.Conclusions:
Longitudinal neuroimaging studies with larger samples of both juvenile and adult GAD patients, as well as at risk individuals and unaffected relatives, should be carried out in order to shed light on the specific biological signature of GAD.
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Assunto principal:
Transtornos de Ansiedade
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Encéfalo
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Neuroimagem Funcional
Tipo de estudo:
Revisões Sistemáticas Avaliadas
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
Assunto da revista:
Psiquiatria
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Itália
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Estados Unidos
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico/IT
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University of Texas at Houston/US
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Universitá di Milano/IT
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