Publications

Authors:

Brambilla, P; Cerini, Roberto; Fabene, Paolo; Andreone, N; Rambaldelli, Gianluca; Farace, P; Versace, A; Perlini, Cinzia; Pelizza, L; Gasparini, A; Gatti, R; Bellani, Marcella; Dusi, Nicola; Barbui, Corrado; Nose', Michela; Tournikioti, K; Sbarbati, Andrea; Tansella, Michele

Title:

Assessment of cerebral blood volume in schizophrenia: a magnetic resonance imaging study

Year:

2007

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Format:

A Stampa

Referee:

Sì

Name of journal:

Journal of Psychiatric Research

ISSN of journal:

0022-3956

N° Volume:

41

Number or Folder:

6

Page numbers:

502-510

Keyword:

neuroimaging; NMR; perfusion; gadolinium; brain; vascular organization

Short description of contents:

Brain atrophy has consistently been observed in schizophrenia, representing a 'gross' evidence of anatomical abnormalities. Reduced cerebral blood volume (CBV) may accompany brain size decrement in schizophrenia, as suggested by prior small SPECT studies. In this study, we non-invasively investigated the hemisphere CBV in a large sample of patients suffering from schizophrenia with perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI). PWI images were obtained, following intravenous injection of paramagnetic contrast agent (Gadolinium-DTPA), for 54 DSM-IV patients with schizophrenia (mean age+/-SD=39.19+/-12.20 years; 34 males, 20 females) and 24 normal controls (mean age+/-SD=44.63+/-10.43 years; 9 males, 15 females) with a 1.5T Siemens magnet using an echo-planar sequence (TR=2160 ms, TE=47 ms, slice thickness=5mm). The contrast of enhancement (CE), a semi-quantitative parameter inversely estimating the CBV, were calculated pixel by pixel as the ratio of the maximum signal intensity drop during the passage of contrast agent (Sm) by the baseline pre-bolus signal intensity (So) (CE=Sm/Sox100) for right and left hemisphere on two axial images. Specifically, higher CE values correspond to lower CBV and viceversa Compared to normal controls, patients with schizophrenia had significantly higher bilateral hemisphere CE values (p=0.02) and inverse CE laterality index (p=0.02). This study showed abnormally reduced and inverse hemisphere CBV in a large population of patients with schizophrenia. Hypothetically, chronic low CBV may sustain neural hypoactivation and concomitant increase of free radicals, ultimately resulting in neuronal loss and cognitive impairments. Thus, altered intracranial hemodynamics may accompany brain atrophy and cognitive deficits, being a crucial factor in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia.

Product ID:

45731

Handle IRIS:

11562/310341

Deposited On:

August 2, 2007

Last Modified:

November 15, 2022

Bibliographic citation:

Brambilla, P; Cerini, Roberto; Fabene, Paolo; Andreone, N; Rambaldelli, Gianluca; Farace, P; Versace, A; Perlini, Cinzia; Pelizza, L; Gasparini, A; Gatti, R; Bellani, Marcella; Dusi, Nicola; Barbui, Corrado; Nose', Michela; Tournikioti, K; Sbarbati, Andrea; Tansella, Michele, Assessment of cerebral blood volume in schizophrenia: a magnetic resonance imaging study «Journal of Psychiatric Research» , vol. 41 , n. 6 , 2007 , pp. 502-510

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