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Gray and white matter brain volumes in older adults with bipolar disorder

✍ Scribed by John L. Beyer; Maragatha Kuchibhatla; Martha E. Payne; James MacFall; Frederick Cassidy; K. Ranga R. Krishnan

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2009
Tongue
English
Weight
125 KB
Volume
24
Category
Article
ISSN
0885-6230

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Objectives

Structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies have been inconsistent in demonstrating volumetric differences in subjects with bipolar disorder. Most studies have not found difference in total gray or white matter in bipolar patients compared with controls, but there have been several studies suggesting that regional abnormalities are present. These have predominately been located in the frontal and temporal lobes. Since age has been inversely correlated with total gray matter in patients, analyses of gray matter changes in older adults or in studies that have included older subjects have been difficult. This study assessed the presence of gray matter volume, and the potential for regional volumetric differences in older adults with bipolar disorder.

Methods

Fifty‐six older adults with DSM‐IV bipolar disorder (mean age 60.5) and 43 non‐psychiatrically ill controls (mean age 58.1) had structured interviews and MRI scanning on a 1.5T GE Scanner. Image parcellation divided the cerebrum into 16 units. Volumetric differences were examined using the multivariate linear regression models with α = 0.05.

Results

Relative to controls, the older adults with bipolar disorder had significantly smaller gray matter volumes bilaterally in the inferior frontal areas. White matter volume was also reduced in these same areas but did not reach statistical significance when controlled for gender and age. No significant difference was noted in total gray or white matter volumes.

Conclusions

Older adults with bipolar disorder showed gray matter volumetric deficits in inferior frontal lobe regions which include structures identified as contributing to the anterior limbic network. Copyright Β© 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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