Ventromedial Prefrontal Volume in Adolescence Predicts Hyperactive/Inattentive Symptoms in Adulthood

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Contributors

  • Matthew D. Albaugh - , University of Vermont (Author)
  • Masha Ivanova - , University of Vermont (Author)
  • Bader Chaarani - , University of Vermont (Author)
  • Catherine Orr - , University of Vermont (Author)
  • Nicholas Allgaier - , University of Vermont (Author)
  • Robert R. Althoff - , University of Vermont (Author)
  • Nicholas D' Alberto - , University of Vermont (Author)
  • Kelsey Hudson - , University of Vermont (Author)
  • Scott Mackey - , University of Vermont (Author)
  • Philip A. Spechler - , University of Vermont (Author)
  • Tobias Banaschewski - , Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Rüdiger Brühl - , Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (Author)
  • Arun L.W. Bokde - , Trinity College Dublin (Author)
  • Uli Bromberg - , University of Hamburg (Author)
  • Christian Büchel - , University of Hamburg (Author)
  • Anna Cattrell - , King's College London (KCL) (Author)
  • Patricia J. Conrod - , University of Montreal, King's College London (KCL) (Author)
  • Sylvane Desrivières - , King's College London (KCL) (Author)
  • Herta Flor - , Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Vincent Frouin - , French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) (Author)
  • Jürgen Gallinat - , University of Hamburg (Author)
  • Robert Goodman - , King's College London (KCL) (Author)
  • Penny Gowland - , University of Nottingham (Author)
  • Yvonne Grimmer - , Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Andreas Heinz - , Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Author)
  • Viola Kappel - , Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Author)
  • Jean Luc Martinot - , INSERM - Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, Maison de Solenn (Author)
  • Marie Laure Paillère Martinot - , INSERM - Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, Université Paris Cité (Author)
  • Frauke Nees - , Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Dimitri Papadopoulos Orfanos - , French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) (Author)
  • Jani Penttilä - , Tampere University (Author)
  • Luise Poustka - , Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Tomáš Paus - , University of Toronto (Author)
  • Michael N. Smolka - , Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Neuroimaging Center (Author)
  • Maren Struve - , Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Henrik Walter - , Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Author)
  • Robert Whelan - , University College Dublin (Author)
  • Gunter Schumann - , King's College London (KCL) (Author)
  • Hugh Garavan - , University of Vermont (Author)
  • Alexandra S. Potter - , University of Vermont (Author)

Abstract

Youths with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptomatology often exhibit residual inattention and/or hyperactivity in adulthood; however, this is not true for all individuals. We recently reported that dimensional, multi-informant ratings of hyperactive/inattentive symptoms are associated with ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) structure. Herein, we investigate the degree to which vmPFC structure during adolescence predicts hyperactive/inattentive symptomatology at 5-year follow-up. Structural equation modeling was used to test the extent to which adolescent vmPFC volume predicts hyperactive/inattentive symptomatology 5 years later in early adulthood. 1104 participants (M = 14.52 years, standard deviation = 0.42; 583 females) possessed hyperactive/inattentive symptom data at 5-year follow-up, as well as quality controlled neuroimaging data and complete psychometric data at baseline. Self-reports of hyperactive/inattentive symptomatology were obtained during adolescence and at 5-year follow-up using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). At baseline and 5-year follow-up, a hyperactive/inattentive latent variable was derived from items on the SDQ. Baseline vmPFC volume predicted adult hyperactive/inattentive symptomatology (standardized coefficient = -0.274, P < 0.001) while controlling for baseline hyperactive/inattentive symptomatology. These results are the first to reveal relations between adolescent brain structure and adult hyperactive/inattentive symptomatology, and suggest that early structural development of the vmPFC may be consequential for the subsequent expression of hyperactive/inattentive symptoms.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article numberbhy066
Pages (from-to)1866-1874
Number of pages9
JournalCerebral cortex
Volume29
Issue number5
Publication statusPublished - May 2019
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 29912404
ORCID /0000-0001-5398-5569/work/161890717

Keywords

Keywords

  • attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, neuroimaging, ventromedial prefrontal cortex