Zhang Jingna,Qiu Mingguo,Xie Bing,Chen Han,Zhang Jiajia,Zhang Yu,Zhang Ye,Sang Linqiong,Wang Li,Li min,Wang Jian.Alteration of white matter in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder: a study based on tract-based spatial statistics[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2011,33(19):2077-2080.
Zhang Jingna,Qiu Mingguo,Xie Bing,Chen Han,Zhang Jiajia,Zhang Yu,Zhang Ye,Sang Linqiong,Wang Li,Li min,Wang Jian.Alteration of white matter in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder: a study based on tract-based spatial statistics[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2011,33(19):2077-2080.DOI:
Alteration of white matter in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder: a study based on tract-based spatial statistics
Objective To explore the changes of the white matter in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Methods Diffusion-tensor imaging (DTI) was performed on 9 PTSD patients and 9 matched normal volunteers. Fractional anisotropy (FA) values of the white matter in PTSD patients were compared with those in volunteers by tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS). Results Compared with control participants
FA values were significantly decreased in the white matter of PTSD patients that include the bilateral uncinate fasciculus
the inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus
and the right frontal forceps
the anterior thalamic radiation
and the corticospinal tract(P0.01). Conclusion Significant decrease of FA values in the white matter of brain regions related to memory and emotion regulation in PTSD patients suggests degeneration or fewer fibers of these brain regions.