What scans see when patients see defects: neuroimaging findings in body dysmorphic disorder

Autor: Elisavet Machremi, Christos Bakirtzis, Maria-Valeria Karakasi, Marina-Kleopatra Boziki, Vasileios Siokas, Athina-Maria Aloizou, Efthimios Dardiotis, Nikolaos Grigoriadis
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, Vol 21, Iss 2, p 045 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0219-6352
DOI: 10.31083/j.jin2102045
Popis: Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is characterized by an individual's preoccupation with a perceived defect in their appearance which to others may be barely noticeable or even completely unnoticed. It confers significant disturbances of everyday functioning in affected persons. The present review study provides an overview of neuroimaging findings on BDD. Literature on three platforms, PubMed, Google Scholar and PsycArticles of APA PsycNet, was searched for studies on patients with BBD compared with healthy controls (HCs), with a focus on neuroimaging findings. Out of an initial yield of 414 articles, 23 fulfilled inclusion criteria and were reviewed. Among the most remarkable findings were functional abnormalities in visual processing, frontostriatal and limbic systems, reduced global efficiency of White Matter (WM) connectivity, reduced cortical thickness in temporal and parietal lobes, and correlations between these neuroimaging findings and clinical variables such as symptom severity and degree of insight. Structural, volumetric and functional neuroimaging findings in BDD affected persons may help shed light on the pathophysiology and neurobiological underpinnings of this condition. Future studies should further investigate the use of imaging findings as potential prognostic biomarkers of treatment efficacy and disease outcome.
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