Intra‐individual cortical networks in Anorexia Nervosa: Evidence from a longitudinal dataset

Author:

Collantoni Enrico12ORCID,Alberti Francesco1,Dahmen Brigitte3,von Polier Georg34,Konrad Kerstin35,Herpertz‐Dahlmann Beate3ORCID,Favaro Angela12ORCID,Seitz Jochen3

Affiliation:

1. Department of Neurosciences University of Padua Padova Italy

2. Padua Neuroscience Center University of Padua Padova Italy

3. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry University Hospital RWTH Aachen Aachen Germany

4. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry University Hospital Frankfurt Germany

5. Section Neuropsychology Child and Adolescent Psychiatry University Hospital RWTH Aachen Aachen Germany

Abstract

AbstractObjectiveThis work investigates cortical thickness (CT) and gyrification patterns in Anorexia Nervosa (AN) before and after short‐term weight restoration using graph theory tools.Methods38 female adolescents with AN underwent structural magnetic resonance imaging scans at baseline and after ‐ on average ‐ 3.5 months following short‐term weight restoration while 53 age‐matched healthy controls (HCs) were scanned once. Graph measures were compared between groups and longitudinally within the AN group. Associations with clinical measures such as age of onset, duration of illness, BMI standard deviation score (BMI‐SDS), and longitudinal weight changes were tested via stepwise regression.ResultsCortical thickness graphs of patients with acute AN displayed lower modularity and small‐world index (SWI) than HCs. Modularity recovered after weight gain. Reduced global efficiency and SWI were observed in patients at baseline compared to HCs based on gyrification networks. Significant associations between local clustering of CT at admission and BMI‐SDS, and clustering/global efficiency of gyrification and duration of illness emerged.ConclusionsOur results indicate a shift towards less organised CT networks in patients with acute AN. After weight recovery, the disarrangement seems to be partially reduced. However, longer‐term follow‐ups are needed to determine whether cortical organizational patterns fully return to normal.

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Psychiatry and Mental health,Clinical Psychology

Reference44 articles.

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