Clinical and cortical similarities identified between bipolar disorder I and schizophrenia: A multivariate approach

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Contributors

  • Kelly Rootes-Murdy - , Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology (Author)
  • Jesse T. Edmond - , Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology (Author)
  • Wenhao Jiang - , Southeast University, Nanjing (Author)
  • Md A. Rahaman - , Georgia Institute of Technology (Author)
  • Jiayu Chen - , Georgia Institute of Technology (Author)
  • Nora I. Perrone-Bizzozero - , University of New Mexico (Author)
  • Vince D. Calhoun - , Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology (Author)
  • Theo G.M. van Erp - , University of California at Irvine (Author)
  • Stefan Ehrlich - , Division of Psychological and Social Medicine and Developmental Neurosciences, University Medicine (Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital) (Author)
  • Ingrid Agartz - , University of Oslo, Karolinska Institutet, Diakonhjemmet Hospital (Author)
  • Erik G. Jönsson - , University of Oslo, Karolinska Institutet (Author)
  • Ole A. Andreassen - , University of Oslo (Author)
  • Lars T. Westlye - , University of Oslo (Author)
  • Lei Wang - , Ohio State University (Author)
  • Godfrey D. Pearlson - , Yale University, Institute of Living (Author)
  • David C. Glahn - , Institute of Living, Harvard University (Author)
  • Elliot Hong - , University of Maryland, Baltimore (Author)
  • Robert W. Buchanan - , University of Maryland, Baltimore (Author)
  • Peter Kochunov - , University of Maryland, Baltimore (Author)
  • Aristotle Voineskos - , University of Toronto (Author)
  • Anil Malhotra - , Zucker Hillside Hospital (Author)
  • Carol A. Tamminga - , University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (Author)
  • Jingyu Liu - , Georgia Institute of Technology (Author)
  • Jessica A. Turner - , Ohio State University (Author)

Abstract

Background: Structural neuroimaging studies have identified similarities in the brains of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia (SZ) and bipolar I disorder (BP), with overlap in regions of gray matter (GM) deficits between the two disorders. Recent studies have also shown that the symptom phenotypes associated with SZ and BP may allow for a more precise categorization than the current diagnostic criteria. In this study, we sought to identify GM alterations that were unique to each disorder and whether those alterations were also related to unique symptom profiles. Materials and methods: We analyzed the GM patterns and clinical symptom presentations using independent component analysis (ICA), hierarchical clustering, and n-way biclustering in a large (N ∼ 3,000), merged dataset of neuroimaging data from healthy volunteers (HV), and individuals with either SZ or BP. Results: Component A showed a SZ and BP < HV GM pattern in the bilateral insula and cingulate gyrus. Component B showed a SZ and BP < HV GM pattern in the cerebellum and vermis. There were no significant differences between diagnostic groups in these components. Component C showed a SZ < HV and BP GM pattern bilaterally in the temporal poles. Hierarchical clustering of the PANSS scores and the ICA components did not yield new subgroups. N-way biclustering identified three unique subgroups of individuals within the sample that mapped onto different combinations of ICA components and symptom profiles categorized by the PANSS but no distinct diagnostic group differences. Conclusion: These multivariate results show that diagnostic boundaries are not clearly related to structural differences or distinct symptom profiles. Our findings add support that (1) BP tend to have less severe symptom profiles when compared to SZ on the PANSS without a clear distinction, and (2) all the gray matter alterations follow the pattern of SZ < BP < HV without a clear distinction between SZ and BP.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number1001692
JournalFrontiers in human neuroscience
Volume16
Publication statusPublished - 10 Nov 2022
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0003-2132-4445/work/149437498

Keywords

Sustainable Development Goals

Keywords

  • bipolar disorder, ICA, multivariate analysis, PANSS, schizophrenia

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