Hippocampal abnormalities and age in chronic schizophrenia: morphometric study across the adult lifespan

Background: Hippocampal abnormalities have been demonstrated in schizophrenia. It is unclear whether these abnormalities worsen with age, and whether they affect cognition and function. Aims: To determine whether hippocampal abnormalities in chronic schizophrenia are associated with age, cognition a...

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Autores: Pujol, Núria, Penadés Rubio, Rafael, Junqué i Plaja, Carme, 1955-, Dinov, Ivo, Fu, Cynthia H. Y., Catalán Campos, Rosa, Ibarretxe Bilbao, Naroa, Bargalló Alabart, Núria, Bernardo Arroyo, Miquel, Toga, Arthur, Howard, Robert J., Costafreda, Sergi G.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Oviedo (UNIOVI)
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/226480
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/226480
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Hipocamp (Cervell)
Esquizofrènia
Hippocampus (Brain)
Schizophrenia
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Sumario:Background: Hippocampal abnormalities have been demonstrated in schizophrenia. It is unclear whether these abnormalities worsen with age, and whether they affect cognition and function. Aims: To determine whether hippocampal abnormalities in chronic schizophrenia are associated with age, cognition and socio-occupational function. Method: Using 3 T magnetic resonance imaging we scanned 100 persons aged 19-82 years: 51 were out-patients with stable schizophrenia at least 2 years after diagnosis and 49 were healthy volunteers matched for age and gender. Automated analysis was used to determine hippocampal volume and shape. Results: There were differential effects of age in the schizophrenia and control samples on total hippocampal volume (group × age interaction: F(1,95) = 6.57, P = 0.012), with steeper age-related reduction in the schizophrenia group. Three-dimensional shape analysis located the age-related deformations predominantly in the mid-body of the hippocampus. In the schizophrenia group similar patterns of morphometric abnormalities were correlated with impaired cognition and poorer socio-occupational function. Conclusions: Hippocampal abnormalities are associated with age in people with chronic schizophrenia, with a steeper decline than in healthy individuals. These abnormalities are associated with cognitive and functional deficits, suggesting that hippocampal morphometry may be a biomarker for cognitive decline in older patients with schizophrenia.