White matter microstructure and connectivity in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and their unaffected siblings.

Nur DikmeerLutfullah BesirogluMaria A Di BiaseAndrew ZaleskyMeltem I KasalAslıhan BilgeErcan DurmazSerap PolatFazil GelalNabi Zorlu

Published in: Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica (2020)

Therefore, siblings of OCD patients display intermediate levels in dMRI measures of microstructure and connectivity, suggesting white matter abnormalities might be related to the familial predisposition for OCD.

Keyphrases

white matter
obsessive compulsive disorder
multiple sclerosis
deep brain stimulation
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
intellectual disability
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
resting state
functional connectivity