School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
JAMA Psychiatry. 2016 Jan;73(1):64-72. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2015.2423.
IMPORTANCE: A large number of structural neuroimaging studies have used voxel-based morphometry (VBM) to identify gray matter abnormalities in youths with conduct problems (CP), but the findings have been disparate and few have been replicated. OBJECTIVE: To conduct a meta-analysis of published whole-brain structural neuroimaging studies on youths with CP that used VBM methods to facilitate replication and aid further analyses by researchers. DATA SOURCES: The PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Web of Science databases were searched for VBM studies published from January 1, 2007, through March 31, 2015. Manual searches were conducted using title and citation information. Authors were contacted for additional data. STUDY SELECTION: A literature search identified 28 studies. Studies were excluded if they (1) failed to use VBM, (2) failed to report a voxelwise comparison between youths with CP and typically developing (TD) youths, (3) used different significance or extent thresholds throughout the brain, (4) included duplicated datasets, and (5) did not provide peak coordinates or parametric maps after contact with the authors. Thirteen studies were deemed eligible for inclusion (394 youths with CP and 350 TD youths). DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS: Anisotropic effect-size signed differential mapping (SDM) was used for voxel-based meta-analyses. Statistical parametric maps comparing gray matter differences between youths with CP and TD youths were available for 11 of the studies, with peak coordinates available for the remaining studies. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Regional gray matter volume (GMV) differences in youths with CP compared with TD youths. RESULTS: Youths with CP had decreased GMV in the left amygdala (SDM estimate = -0.218; P < .001) (extending into anterior insula), right insula (SDM estimate = -0.174; P < .001) (extending ventrolaterally into the prefrontal cortex and inferiorly into the superior temporal gyrus), left medial superior frontal gyrus (SDM estimate = -0.163; P = .001) (extending into the right anterior cingulate cortex), and left fusiform gyrus (SDM estimate = -0.146; P = .003). Subgroup meta-analysis assessing age-at-onset effects identified reduced GMV in the left anterior insula (SDM estimate = -0.232; P < .001) (extending into amygdala). Meta-regression analyses revealed that greater scores on measures of callous-unemotional traits were associated with a lower reduction in GMV in the left putamen (SDM estimate = -0.911; P < .001). The proportion of male and female youths in the sample was associated with decreased GMV in the left amygdala (SDM estimate = -0.31; P < .001) and increased GMV in the right inferior temporal cortex (SDM estimate = 0.755; P < .001). While there was no association with comorbid attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or IQ, age range was associated with gray matter differences in the left amygdala. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: We identified gray matter reductions within the insula, amygdala, frontal and temporal regions in youths with CP as well as inconsistencies in sample characteristics across studies that should be addressed in future research.
重要性:大量的结构神经影像学研究使用基于体素的形态测量学(VBM)来识别有行为问题的年轻人(CP)的灰质异常,但研究结果差异很大,且很少有研究得到重复。 目的:对使用 VBM 方法的 CP 青少年全脑结构神经影像学研究进行荟萃分析,以促进研究人员的复制和进一步分析。 数据来源:通过 PubMed、ScienceDirect、Scopus、Google Scholar 和 Web of Science 数据库,检索了 2007 年 1 月 1 日至 2015 年 3 月 31 日发表的 VBM 研究。使用标题和引文信息进行手动搜索。与作者联系以获取更多数据。 研究选择:文献检索确定了 28 项研究。如果研究(1)未使用 VBM,(2)未报告 CP 青少年与典型发育(TD)青少年之间的体素比较,(3)在整个大脑中使用不同的显著或程度阈值,(4)包含重复数据集,以及(5)在与作者联系后未提供峰值坐标或参数图,则排除研究。13 项研究被认为符合纳入标准(394 名 CP 青少年和 350 名 TD 青少年)。 数据提取和综合:使用各向异性效应大小有符号差分映射(SDM)进行基于体素的荟萃分析。比较 CP 青少年和 TD 青少年灰质差异的统计参数图可用于 11 项研究,其余研究则提供了峰值坐标。 主要结果和测量:CP 青少年与 TD 青少年相比,脑区灰质体积(GMV)的差异。 结果:CP 青少年的左侧杏仁核(SDM 估计值=-0.218;P<.001)(延伸至前岛叶)、右侧岛叶(SDM 估计值=-0.174;P<.001)(向外侧延伸至前额叶皮质,向下方延伸至颞上回)、左侧内侧额上回(SDM 估计值=-0.163;P=.001)(延伸至右侧前扣带回)和左侧梭状回(SDM 估计值=-0.146;P=.003)的 GMV 减少。评估发病年龄效应的亚组荟萃分析发现,左侧前岛叶的 GMV 减少(SDM 估计值=-0.232;P<.001)(延伸至杏仁核)。元回归分析显示,冷酷无情特质测量得分越高,左侧壳核的 GMV 减少越低(SDM 估计值=-0.911;P<.001)。样本中男性和女性青少年的比例与左侧杏仁核的 GMV 减少(SDM 估计值=-0.31;P<.001)和右侧颞上回的 GMV 增加(SDM 估计值=0.755;P<.001)有关。虽然与共患注意缺陷/多动障碍或智商无关,但年龄范围与左侧杏仁核的灰质差异有关。 结论和相关性:我们在 CP 青少年中发现了岛叶、杏仁核、额颞叶区域的灰质减少,以及研究之间样本特征的不一致,这在未来的研究中应该得到解决。
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