Altered White Matter Diffusivity of the Cingulum Angular Bundle in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Author(s) -
Christopher L. Averill,
Lynnette A. Averill,
Kristen M. Wrocklage,
J. Cobb Scott,
Teddy J. Akiki,
Brian C. Schweinsburg,
Steven M. Southwick,
John H. Krystal,
Chadi G. Abdallah
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
complex psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2673-3005
pISSN - 2673-298X
DOI - 10.1159/000490464
Subject(s) - cingulum (brain) , fractional anisotropy , white matter , diffusion mri , psychology , default mode network , subiculum , neuroscience , posterior cingulate , anterior cingulate cortex , magnetic resonance imaging , medicine , psychiatry , cardiology , hippocampal formation , cognition , radiology , dentate gyrus
Prior studies showed posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-related alterations in white matter integrity, but most of these studies have used region-based approaches. We address this limitation by investigating the relationship between PTSD severity and fractional anisotropy (FA) using a tract-based approach.
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