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Neff RC, Stangis KA, Beniwal U, Hergenreder T, Ye B, Murphy GG. Cognitive behavioral phenotyping of DSCAM heterozygosity as a model for autism spectrum disorder. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.06.03.597158. [PMID: 38895491 PMCID: PMC11185729 DOI: 10.1101/2024.06.03.597158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
Abstract
It is estimated that 1 in 36 children are affected by autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States, which is nearly a twofold increase from a decade ago. Recent genetic studies have identified de novo loss-of-function (dnLoF) mutations in the Down Syndrome Cell Adhesion Molecule (DSCAM) as a strong risk factor for ASD. Previous research has shown that DSCAM ablation confers social interaction deficits and perseverative behaviors in mouse models. However, it remains unknown to what extent DSCAM underexpression captures the full range of behaviors, specifically cognitive phenotypes, presented in ASD. Here, we conducted a comprehensive cognitive behavioral phenotyping which revealed that loss of one copy of DSCAM , as in the DSCAM 2J +/- mice, displayed hyperactivity, increased anxiety, and motor coordination impairments. Additionally, hippocampal-dependent learning and memory was affected, including working memory, long-term memory, and contextual fear learning. Interestingly, implicit learning processes remained intact. Therefore, DSCAM LoF produces autistic-like behaviors that are similar to human cases of ASD. These findings further support a role for DSCAM dnLoF mutations in ASD and suggest DSCAM 2J +/- as a suitable model for ASD research. Summary Statement Autism spectrum disorder represents a growing patient population. Loss of one copy of the DSCAM gene provides a promising mouse model that reproduces autistic-like behaviors for research and therapeutic testing.
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Ferencova N, Visnovcova Z, Ondrejka I, Hrtanek I, Bujnakova I, Kovacova V, Macejova A, Tonhajzerova I. Peripheral Inflammatory Markers in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder at Adolescent Age. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:11710. [PMID: 37511467 PMCID: PMC10380731 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241411710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are associated with immune dysregulation. We aimed to estimate the pro- and anti-inflammatory activity/balance in ASD and ADHD patients at a little-studied adolescent age with respect to sex. We evaluated 20 ASD patients (5 girls, average age: 12.4 ± 1.9 y), 20 ADHD patients (5 girls, average age: 13.4 ± 1.8 y), and 20 age- and gender-matched controls (average age: 13.2 ± 1.9 y). The evaluated parameters included (1) white blood cells (WBCs), neutrophils, monocytes, lymphocytes, platelets, platelet distribution width (PDW), mean platelet volume, and derived ratios, as well as (2) cytokines-interferon-gamma, interleukin (IL)-1α, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, and IL-10, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and derived profiles and ratios. ASD adolescents showed higher levels of WBC, monocytes, IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, and IL-10, macrophages (M)1 profile, and anti-inflammatory profile than the controls, with ASD males showing higher monocytes, IL-6 and IL-10, anti-inflammatory profile, and a lower T-helper (Th)1/Th2+T-regulatory cell ratio than control males. The ADHD adolescents showed higher levels of PDW, IL-1β and IL-6, TNF-α, M1 profile, proinflammatory profile, and pro-/anti-inflammatory ratio than the controls, with ADHD females showing a higher TNF-α and pro-/anti-inflammatory ratio than the control females and ADHD males showing higher levels of IL-1β and IL-6, TNF-α, and M1 profile than the control males. Immune dysregulation appeared to be different for both neurodevelopmental disorders in adolescence.
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- Nikola Ferencova
- Biomedical Centre Martin, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 03601 Martin, Slovakia
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- Biomedical Centre Martin, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 03601 Martin, Slovakia
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- Psychiatric Clinic, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, University Hospital Martin, 03601 Martin, Slovakia
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- Psychiatric Clinic, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, University Hospital Martin, 03601 Martin, Slovakia
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- Society to Help People with Autism (SPOSA-Turiec), 03601 Martin, Slovakia
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- Psychiatric Clinic, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, University Hospital Martin, 03601 Martin, Slovakia
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- Psychiatric Clinic, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, University Hospital Martin, 03601 Martin, Slovakia
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- Department of Physiology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 03601 Martin, Slovakia
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Lukito S, O'Daly OG, Lythgoe DJ, Hodsoll J, Maltezos S, Pitts M, Simonoff E, Rubia K. Reduced inferior fronto-insular-thalamic activation during failed inhibition in young adults with combined ASD and ADHD compared to typically developing and pure disorder groups. Transl Psychiatry 2023; 13:133. [PMID: 37087490 PMCID: PMC10122665 DOI: 10.1038/s41398-023-02431-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 04/24/2023] Open
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often co-occurs with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and people with these conditions have frontostriatal functional atypicality during motor inhibition. We compared the neural and neurocognitive correlates of motor inhibition and performance monitoring in young adult males with "pure" and combined presentations with age-and sex-matched typically developing controls, to explore shared or disorder-specific atypicality. Males aged 20-27 years with typical development (TD; n = 22), ASD (n = 21), combined diagnoses ASD + ADHD (n = 23), and ADHD (n = 25) were compared using a modified tracking fMRI stop-signal task that measures motor inhibition and performance monitoring while controlling for selective attention. In addition, they performed a behavioural go/no-go task outside the scanner. While groups did not differ behaviourally during successful stop trials, the ASD + ADHD group relative to other groups had underactivation in typical performance monitoring regions of bilateral anterior insula/inferior frontal gyrus, right posterior thalamus, and right middle temporal gyrus/hippocampus during failed inhibition, which was associated with increased stop-signal reaction time. In the behavioural go/no-go task, both ADHD groups, with and without ASD, had significantly lower motor inhibition performance compared to TD controls. In conclusion, only young adult males with ASD + ADHD had neurofunctional atypicality in brain regions associated with performance monitoring, while inhibition difficulties on go/no-go task performance was shared with ADHD. The suggests that young people with ASD + ADHD are most severely impaired during motor inhibition tasks compared to ASD and ADHD but do not reflect a combination of the difficulties associated with the pure disorders.
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- Steve Lukito
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK.
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- Department of Neuroimaging, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Department of Neuroimaging, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Department of Biostatistics and Health Informatics, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
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- The Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism National Service, Behavioural and Developmental Psychiatry Clinical Academic Group, South London and Maudsley Foundation NHS Trust, London, UK
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- The Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism National Service, Behavioural and Developmental Psychiatry Clinical Academic Group, South London and Maudsley Foundation NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
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Hoogman M, van Rooij D, Klein M, Boedhoe P, Ilioska I, Li T, Patel Y, Postema MC, Zhang‐James Y, Anagnostou E, Arango C, Auzias G, Banaschewski T, Bau CHD, Behrmann M, Bellgrove MA, Brandeis D, Brem S, Busatto GF, Calderoni S, Calvo R, Castellanos FX, Coghill D, Conzelmann A, Daly E, Deruelle C, Dinstein I, Durston S, Ecker C, Ehrlich S, Epstein JN, Fair DA, Fitzgerald J, Freitag CM, Frodl T, Gallagher L, Grevet EH, Haavik J, Hoekstra PJ, Janssen J, Karkashadze G, King JA, Konrad K, Kuntsi J, Lazaro L, Lerch JP, Lesch K, Louza MR, Luna B, Mattos P, McGrath J, Muratori F, Murphy C, Nigg JT, Oberwelland‐Weiss E, O'Gorman Tuura RL, O'Hearn K, Oosterlaan J, Parellada M, Pauli P, Plessen KJ, Ramos‐Quiroga JA, Reif A, Reneman L, Retico A, Rosa PGP, Rubia K, Shaw P, Silk TJ, Tamm L, Vilarroya O, Walitza S, Jahanshad N, Faraone SV, Francks C, van den Heuvel OA, Paus T, Thompson PM, Buitelaar JK, Franke B. Consortium neuroscience of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder: The ENIGMA adventure. Hum Brain Mapp 2022; 43:37-55. [PMID: 32420680 PMCID: PMC8675410 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2019] [Revised: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Neuroimaging has been extensively used to study brain structure and function in individuals with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) over the past decades. Two of the main shortcomings of the neuroimaging literature of these disorders are the small sample sizes employed and the heterogeneity of methods used. In 2013 and 2014, the ENIGMA-ADHD and ENIGMA-ASD working groups were respectively, founded with a common goal to address these limitations. Here, we provide a narrative review of the thus far completed and still ongoing projects of these working groups. Due to an implicitly hierarchical psychiatric diagnostic classification system, the fields of ADHD and ASD have developed largely in isolation, despite the considerable overlap in the occurrence of the disorders. The collaboration between the ENIGMA-ADHD and -ASD working groups seeks to bring the neuroimaging efforts of the two disorders closer together. The outcomes of case-control studies of subcortical and cortical structures showed that subcortical volumes are similarly affected in ASD and ADHD, albeit with small effect sizes. Cortical analyses identified unique differences in each disorder, but also considerable overlap between the two, specifically in cortical thickness. Ongoing work is examining alternative research questions, such as brain laterality, prediction of case-control status, and anatomical heterogeneity. In brief, great strides have been made toward fulfilling the aims of the ENIGMA collaborations, while new ideas and follow-up analyses continue that include more imaging modalities (diffusion MRI and resting-state functional MRI), collaborations with other large databases, and samples with dual diagnoses.
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- Martine Hoogman
- Department of Human GeneticsRadboud University Medical CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and BehaviourRadboud UniversityNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and BehaviourRadboud UniversityNijmegenThe Netherlands
- Department of Cognitive NeuroscienceRadboud University Medical CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Human GeneticsRadboud University Medical CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and BehaviourRadboud UniversityNijmegenThe Netherlands
- Department of PsychiatryUniversity Medical Center Utrecht, UMC Utrecht Brain CenterUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Department of Anatomy & NeurosciencesAmsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Cognitive NeuroscienceRadboud University Medical CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Human GeneticsRadboud University Medical CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and BehaviourRadboud UniversityNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Bloorview Research InstituteHolland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation HospitalTorontoOntarioCanada
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- Department of Language & GeneticsMax Planck Institute for PsycholinguisticsNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry and behavioral sciencesSUNY Upstate Medical UniversitySyracuseNew YorkUSA
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- Department of Pediatrics University of TorontoHolland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation HospitalTorontoOntarioCanada
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- Department of Child and Adolescent PsychiatryInstitute of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, IiSGM, CIBERSAMMadridSpain
- School of Medicine, Universidad ComplutenseMadridSpain
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and PsychotherapyCentral Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim/Heidelberg UniversityMannheimGermany
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of BiosciencesUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto AlegreBrazil
- Adulthood ADHD Outpatient Program (ProDAH), Clinical Research CenterHospital de Clínicas de Porto AlegrePorto AlegreBrazil
- Developmental Psychiatry Program, Experimental Research CenterHospital de Clínicas de Porto AlegrePorto AlegreBrazil
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience InstituteCarnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburghPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health and School of Psychological SciencesMonash UniversityMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and PsychotherapyCentral Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim/Heidelberg UniversityMannheimGermany
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and PsychotherapyPsychiatric Hospital, University of ZurichZurichSwitzerland
- The Neuroscience Center ZurichUniversity of Zurich and ETH ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and PsychotherapyPsychiatric Hospital, University of ZurichZurichSwitzerland
- The Neuroscience Center ZurichUniversity of Zurich and ETH ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Laboratory of Psychiatric Neuroimaging (LIM‐21), Departamento e Instituto de PsiquiatriaHospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao PauloSao PauloBrazil
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- Department of Developmental NeuroscienceIRCCS Fondazione Stella MarisPisaItaly
- Department of Clinical and Experimental MedicineUniversity of PisaPisaItaly
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and PsychologyHospital ClínicBarcelonaSpain
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- IDIBAPSBarcelonaSpain
- Biomedical Network Research Centre on Mental Health (CIBERSAM)BarcelonaSpain
- Department of MedicineUniversity of BarcelonaBarcelonaSpain
- Department of Child and Adolescent PsychiatryHassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU LangoneNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Department of Child and Adolescent PsychiatryHassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU LangoneNew YorkNew YorkUSA
- Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric ResearchOrangeburgNew YorkUSA
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- Department of Paediatrics and PsychiatryUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
- Murdoch Children's Research InstituteMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and PsychotherapyUniversity Hospital of Psychiatry and PsychotherapyTübingenGermany
- PFH – Private University of Applied Sciences, Department of Psychology (Clinical Psychology II)GöttingenGermany
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- Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental ScienceInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College LondonLondonUK
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- Department of PsychologyBen Gurion UniversityBeer ShevaIsrael
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- NICHE lab, Deptartment of PsychiatryUMC Utrecht Brain CenterUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental ScienceInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College LondonLondonUK
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and PsychotherapyAutism Research and Intervention Center of Excellence, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe UniversityFrankfurt am MainGermany
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- Division of Psychological & Social Medicine and Developmental Neurosciences, Faculty of MedicineTechnischen Universität DresdenDresdenGermany
- Eating Disorders Research and Treatment Center at the Dept. of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of MedicineTechnischen Universität DresdenDresdenGermany
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- Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical PsychologyCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnatiOhioUSA
- Department of PediatricsCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnatiOhioUSA
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- Department of PsychiatryOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandOregonUSA
- Department of Behavioral NeuroscienceOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandOregonUSA
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and PsychotherapyAutism Research and Intervention Center of Excellence, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe UniversityFrankfurt am MainGermany
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of MedicineTrinity College DublinDublinIreland
- Department of Psychiatry and PsychotherapyOtto von Guericke University MagdeburgMagdeburgGermany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders (DZNE)MagdeburgGermany
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of MedicineTrinity College DublinDublinIreland
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- Adulthood ADHD Outpatient Program (ProDAH), Clinical Research CenterHospital de Clínicas de Porto AlegrePorto AlegreBrazil
- Developmental Psychiatry Program, Experimental Research CenterHospital de Clínicas de Porto AlegrePorto AlegreBrazil
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical ScienceUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto AlegreBrazil
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- K.G. Jebsen Centre for Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Department of BiomedicineUniversity of BergenBergenNorway
- Division of PsychiatryHaukeland University HospitalBergenNorway
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- Department of Child and Adolescent PsychiatryUniversity of Groningen, University Medical Center GroningenGroningenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Child and Adolescent PsychiatryInstitute of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, IiSGM, CIBERSAMMadridSpain
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- Scientific research institute of Pediatrics and child health of Central clinical Hospital RAoSMoscowRussia
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- Division of Psychological & Social Medicine and Developmental Neurosciences, Faculty of MedicineTechnischen Universität DresdenDresdenGermany
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- Child Neuropsychology SectionUniversity Hospital RWTH AachenAachenGermany
- JARA Institute Molecular Neuroscience and Neuroimaging (INM‐11), Institute for Neuroscience and MedicineResearch Center JülichJulichGermany
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry CentreInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College LondonLondonUK
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and PsychologyHospital ClínicBarcelonaSpain
- IDIBAPSBarcelonaSpain
- Biomedical Network Research Centre on Mental Health (CIBERSAM)BarcelonaSpain
- Department of MedicineUniversity of BarcelonaBarcelonaSpain
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- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB, Nuffield Department for Clinical NeurosciencesUniversity of OxfordUK
- The Hospital for Sick ChildrenTorontoOntarioCanada
- Department of Medical BiophysicsUniversity of TorontoTorontoOntarioCanada
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- Division of Molecular Psychiatry, Center of Mental HealthUniversity of WürzburgWürzburgGermany
- Laboratory of Psychiatric NeurobiologyInstitute of Molecular Medicine, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical UniversityMoscowRussia
- Department of Neuroscience, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNS)Maastricht UniversityMaastrichtThe Netherlands
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- Department and Institute of Psychiatry, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of Sao PauloSao PauloBrazil
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of PittsburghPittsburghPennsylvaniaUSA
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- D'Or Institute for Research and EducationRio de JaneiroBrazil
- Federal University of Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroBrazil
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of MedicineTrinity College DublinDublinIreland
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- Department of Developmental NeuroscienceIRCCS Fondazione Stella MarisPisaItaly
- Department of Clinical and Experimental MedicineUniversity of PisaPisaItaly
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- Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental ScienceInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College LondonLondonUK
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- Department of PsychiatryOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandOregonUSA
- Department of Behavioral NeuroscienceOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandOregonUSA
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- JARA Institute Molecular Neuroscience and Neuroimaging (INM‐11), Institute for Neuroscience and MedicineResearch Center JülichJulichGermany
- Translational Neuroscience, Child and Adolescent PsychiatryUniversity Hospital RWTH AachenAachenGermany
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- Center for MR ResearchUniversity Children's HospitalZurichSwitzerland
- Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP)ZurichSwitzerland
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- Department of physiology and pharmacologyWake Forest School of MedicineWinston‐SalemNorth CarolinaUSA
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- Clinical Neuropsychology SectionVrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Emma Children's Hospital Amsterdam Medical CenterAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Child and Adolescent PsychiatryInstitute of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, IiSGM, CIBERSAMMadridSpain
- School of MedicineUniversidad ComplutenseMadridSpain
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- Department of Biological PsychologyClinical Psychology and PsychotherapyWürzburgGermany
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health CentreCopenhagenDenmark
- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of PsychiatryUniversity Hospital LausanneSwitzerland
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- Biomedical Network Research Centre on Mental Health (CIBERSAM)BarcelonaSpain
- Department of PsychiatryHospital Universitari Vall d'HebronBarcelonaSpain
- Group of Psychiatry, Addictions and Mental HealthVall d'Hebron Research InstituteBarcelonaSpain
- Department of Psychiatry and Forensic MedicineUniversitat Autonoma de BarcelonaBarcelonaSpain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine and PsychotherapyUniversity Hospital FrankfurtFrankfurtGermany
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear MedicineAmsterdam University Medical CentersAmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Brain Imaging CenterAmsterdam University Medical CentersAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Psychiatric Neuroimaging (LIM‐21), Departamento e Instituto de PsiquiatriaHospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao PauloSao PauloBrazil
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- Department of Child and Adolescent PsychiatryInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College LondonLondonUK
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- National Human Genome Research InstituteBethesdaMarylandUSA
- National Institute of Mental HealthBethesdaMarylandUSA
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- Murdoch Children's Research InstituteMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
- Deakin UniversitySchool of PsychologyGeelongAustralia
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- Department of PediatricsCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnatiOhioUSA
- College of MedicineUniversity of CincinnatiCincinnatiOhioUSA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Forensic MedicineUniversitat Autonoma de BarcelonaBarcelonaSpain
- Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM)BarcelonaSpain
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and PsychotherapyPsychiatric Hospital, University of ZurichZurichSwitzerland
- The Neuroscience Center ZurichUniversity of Zurich and ETH ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Imaging Genetics CenterStevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine of USCMarina del ReyCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of Psychiatry and of Neuroscience and PhysiologySUNY Upstate Medical UniversitySyracuseNew YorkUSA
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- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and BehaviourRadboud UniversityNijmegenThe Netherlands
- Department of Language & GeneticsMax Planck Institute for PsycholinguisticsNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Department of Anatomy & NeurosciencesAmsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Bloorview Research InstituteHolland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation HospitalTorontoOntarioCanada
- Departments of Psychology & PsychiatryUniversity of TorontoTorontoOntarioCanada
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- Imaging Genetics CenterStevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine of USCMarina del ReyCaliforniaUSA
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- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and BehaviourRadboud UniversityNijmegenThe Netherlands
- Department of Cognitive NeuroscienceRadboud University Medical CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
- Karakter child and adolescent psychiatry University CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Human GeneticsRadboud University Medical CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and BehaviourRadboud UniversityNijmegenThe Netherlands
- Department of PsychiatryRadboud University Medical CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
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Perin C, Valagussa G, Mazzucchelli M, Gariboldi V, Cerri CG, Meroni R, Grossi E, Cornaggia CM, Menant J, Piscitelli D. Physiological Profile Assessment of Posture in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Typically Developing Peers. Brain Sci 2020; 10:brainsci10100681. [PMID: 32992546 PMCID: PMC7601261 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci10100681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
A sound postural system requires sensorimotor integration. Evidence suggests that individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) present sensorimotor integration impairments. The Physiological Profile Assessment (PPA) can be used to evaluate postural capacity assessing five physiological subsets (i.e., vision, reaction time, peripheral sensation, lower limb strength, balance); however, no studies applied the PPA in young individuals. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the PPA in children and adolescents with ASD compared with age-matched typically developing (TD) individuals and examine the relationship between the PPA subset within the ASD and TD participants according to different age groups. Percentiles from the PPA were obtained from the TD children and adolescents (n = 135) for each test. Performances of the individuals with ASD (n = 18) were examined relative to the TD percentiles. ASD participants' scores were above the 90th percentile (i.e., poor performance) in most sensory, motor and balance parameters. Performance in most of the PPA tests significantly improved with older age in the TD group but not in the ASD group. The study findings support the use of the PPA in TD children and adolescents while further research should investigate postural capacity in a larger ASD sample to enhance the understanding of sensorimotor systems contributing to compromised postural control.
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- Cecilia Perin
- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy; (G.V.); (M.M.); (V.G.); (C.G.C.); (C.M.C.); (D.P.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0362-986-446; Fax: +39-0362-986-439
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy; (G.V.); (M.M.); (V.G.); (C.G.C.); (C.M.C.); (D.P.)
- Autism Research Unit, “Villa Santa Maria” Foundation, 22038 Como, Italy;
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy; (G.V.); (M.M.); (V.G.); (C.G.C.); (C.M.C.); (D.P.)
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy; (G.V.); (M.M.); (V.G.); (C.G.C.); (C.M.C.); (D.P.)
- ASST Rhodense, Ospedale “G. Salvini”, 20024 Milan, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy; (G.V.); (M.M.); (V.G.); (C.G.C.); (C.M.C.); (D.P.)
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- Department of Physiotherapy, LUNEX International University of Health, Exercise and Sports, Differdange, 4671 Luxembourg, Luxembourg;
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- Autism Research Unit, “Villa Santa Maria” Foundation, 22038 Como, Italy;
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy; (G.V.); (M.M.); (V.G.); (C.G.C.); (C.M.C.); (D.P.)
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- Neuroscience Research Australia and School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia;
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy; (G.V.); (M.M.); (V.G.); (C.G.C.); (C.M.C.); (D.P.)
- School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3G 1Y5, Canada
- School of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, Pacific University, Hillsboro, OR 97123, USA
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Adamo N, Hodsoll J, Asherson P, Buitelaar JK, Kuntsi J. Ex-Gaussian, Frequency and Reward Analyses Reveal Specificity of Reaction Time Fluctuations to ADHD and Not Autism Traits. JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY 2020; 47:557-567. [PMID: 30027330 PMCID: PMC6397137 DOI: 10.1007/s10802-018-0457-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
Abstract
Both attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been linked to increased reaction time variability (RTV), a marker of attentional fluctuation. Here we test whether specificity to either trait emerges when we examine (1) detailed ex-Gaussian and frequency RTV subcomponents, (2) effects while controlling for the other trait and (3) improvement in the RTV measures following rewards or a faster event rate. 1110 children aged 7-10 years from a population-based sample completed a Go/No-Go task under three conditions (slow, fast and incentives). We measured RTV with standard deviation of RT (SDRT), ex-Gaussian distribution measures (Sigma and Tau), RT fluctuations in cycles of ~14-90 s in all conditions (Slow-4 and Slow-5), and RT fluctuations in cycles of 2-14 s in the fast condition (Slow-2 and Slow-3). Parent-rated ADHD and ASD traits were obtained. All refined RTV components were linked to ADHD traits only and not to ASD traits, while Sigma did not relate to either trait. Although both ADHD and ASD social-communication traits were associated with SDRT, the association with social-communication impairments disappeared when controlling for ADHD traits. A reward-induced improvement in RTV measures, indicating malleability, emerged in relation to ADHD traits but not ASD traits. Under closer inspection, specificity emerges of high RTV to ADHD traits. For the clinician, our findings indicate that attentional fluctuation in children with high ASD traits may be due to co-occurring ADHD traits and emphasise how the effectiveness of rewards does not generalise from ADHD to ASD traits.
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- Nicoletta Adamo
- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, De Crespigny Park (PO80), London, SE5 8AF, UK
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- Department of Biostatistics & Health Informatics, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, De Crespigny Park (PO20), London, SE5 8AF, UK
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, De Crespigny Park (PO80), London, SE5 8AF, UK
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Centre, Trigon building, Route 200, Kapittelweg 29, 6525 EN, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, De Crespigny Park (PO80), London, SE5 8AF, UK.
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Salari R, Bohlin G, Rydell AM, Thorell LB. Neuropsychological Functioning and Attachment Representations in Early School Age as Predictors of ADHD Symptoms in Late Adolescence. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 2017; 48:370-384. [PMID: 27349655 DOI: 10.1007/s10578-016-0664-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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This study aimed to examine relations between parent and child attachment representations and neuropsychological functions at age 8, as well as relations between these constructs and ADHD symptoms over a 10-year period. A community-based sample of 105 children (52 boys) participated. Measures of attachment representations and a range of neuropsychological functions were collected at age 8. Parents rated emotion dysregulation and ADHD symptoms at age 8 and ADHD symptoms again at age 18. Significant, although modest, relations were found between disorganized attachment and some aspects of neuropsychological functioning in childhood. When studying outcomes in late adolescence and controlling for early ADHD symptom levels, spatial working memory and disorganized attachment remained significant in relation to both ADHD symptom domains, and one measure of inhibition remained significant for hyperactivity/impulsivity. When examining independent effects, spatial working memory and disorganized attachment were related to inattention, whereas spatial working memory and dysregulation of happiness/exuberance were related to hyperactivity/impulsivity. Our findings showing that disorganized attachment is longitudinally related to ADHD symptoms over and above the influence of both neuropsychological functioning and early ADHD symptom levels highlights the importance of including measures of attachment representations when trying to understand the development of ADHD symptoms. If replicated in more "at-risk" samples, these findings could also suggest that parent-child attachment should be taken into consideration when children are referred for assessment and treatment of ADHD.
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- Raziye Salari
- Division of Psychology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Stockholm Brain Institute, Karolinska Institutet, Nobels Väg 9, 171 65, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Division of Psychology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Stockholm Brain Institute, Karolinska Institutet, Nobels Väg 9, 171 65, Stockholm, Sweden.
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