Thalamic Subregions and Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in 2,500 Children From the General Population

Pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and clinically relevant obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) in the general population are associated with increased thalamic volume. It is unknown whether this enlargement is explained by specific thalamic subregions. We investigated the relationship between OCS and volume of thalamic subregions in a population-based sample of children.

Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - June 30, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Cees J. Weeland, Chris Vriend, Ysbrand van der Werf, Chaim Huyser, Manon Hillegers, Henning Tiemeier, Tonya White, Odile A. van den Heuvel Tags: New Research Source Type: research