Hippocampal atrophy is associated with psychotic symptom severity following traumatic brain injury.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2021
Abstract
Psychosis is a rare, but particularly serious sequela of traumatic brain injury. However, little is known as to the neurobiological processes that may contribute to its onset. Early evidence suggests that psychotic symptom development after traumatic brain injury may co-occur with hippocampal degeneration, invoking the possibility of a relationship. Particularly regarding the hippocampal head, these degenerative changes may lead to dysregulation in dopaminergic circuits, as is reported in psychoses due to schizophrenia, resulting in the positive symptom profile typically seen in post-injury psychosis. The objective of this study was to examine change in hippocampal volume and psychotic symptoms across time in a sample of moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury patients. We hypothesized that hippocampal volume loss would be associated with increased psychotic symptom severity. From a database of
Volume
3
Issue
2
First Page
026
Last Page
026
ISSN
2632-1297
Published In/Presented At
Bray MJC, Sharma B, Cottrelle's J, Peters ME, Bayley M, Green REA. Hippocampal atrophy is associated with psychotic symptom severity following traumatic brain injury. Brain Commun. 2021 Mar 9;3(2):fcab026. doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcab026. Erratum in: Brain Commun. 2021 Jun 25;3(2):fcab122. PMID: 33977261; PMCID: PMC8098106.
Disciplines
Psychiatry
PubMedID
33977261
Department(s)
Department of Psychiatry
Document Type
Article