Obesity and Cerebral Blood Flow in the Reward Circuitry of Youth With Bipolar Disorder.
Anahit GrigorianKody G KennedyNicholas J LuciwBradley J MacIntoshBenjamin I GoldsteinPublished in: The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology (2022)
The current study identified distinct CBF levels relating to BMI in BD in the reward circuit, which may relate to underlying differences in cerebral metabolism, compensatory effects, and/or BD severity. Future neuroimaging studies are warranted to examine for changes in the CBF-OW/OB link over time and in relation to treatment.