Brain perfusion during manic episode and at 6-month follow-up period in bipolar disorder patients: Correlation with cognitive functions.
Brain Behav
; 10(6): e01615, 2020 06.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Patterns of altered cerebral perfusion and cognitive dysfunction have been described in Bipolar Disorder (BD) acute episodes and euthymia. Knowledge of the relationship between cognitive function and perfusion in a manic state and status when followed up is still limited.OBJECTIVE:
To describe brain perfusion alterations and its relationship with cognitive impairment in patients with BD during manic episodes and after 6 months.METHODS:
Observational-prospective study in 10 type I BD adults during moderate-severe manic episodes. We assessed sociodemographic data and clinical variables as well as cognitive function through Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Psychiatry (SCIP-S). Finally, we performed a Brain Perfusion SPECT using a Tc99m-ethyl cysteine dimer.RESULTS:
During manic episodes, patients showed cognitive impairment with a mean SCIP-S score of 63.8 ± 17.16. This was positively correlated with perfusion measured as relative reuptake index (RRI) at the right temporal pole (ρ = 0.65 p = .0435) and negatively correlated with right the orbitofrontal cortex (ρ = -0.70 p = .0077) and the right subgenual cingulate cortex (ρ = -0.70 p = .0256). Episode severity measured by the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) positively correlated with RRI at the right temporal pole (ρ = 0.75, p = .01). At follow-up, six patients were taking treatment and were euthymic, we found a negative correlation with the YMRS and RRI at the bilateral orbitofrontal cortex (ρ = -0.8827, p = .019). They did not show significant improvement in cognitive performance at SCIP-S, and there was negative correlation with the following of the SCIP-S subscales; processing speed with the bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal, the bilateral medial prefrontal, the left temporal pole cortex RRI, and verbal fluency with the bilateral anterior cingulate cortex RRI.CONCLUSION:
Cognitive impairment was correlated with brain perfusion patterns at baseline and follow-up. Large sample size studies with longer follow-up are needed to describe the changes in perfusion and cognitive functions in BD.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Transtorno Bipolar
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article