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Brain‐based sex differences in schizophrenia: A systematic review of fMRI studies.

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Title: Brain‐based sex differences in schizophrenia: A systematic review of fMRI studies.
Authors: Salehi, Mohammad Amin, Zafari, Rasa, Mohammadi, Soheil, Shahrabi Farahani, Mohammad, Dolatshahi, Mahsa, Harandi, Hamid, Poopak, Amirhossein, Dager, Stephen R.
Source: Human Brain Mapping; Apr2024, Vol. 45 Issue 5, p1-23, 23p
Subject Terms: SEX factors in disease, FUNCTIONAL magnetic resonance imaging, INSULAR cortex, CORPUS striatum, CEREBRAL circulation
Abstract: Schizophrenia is a chronic psychiatric disorder with characteristic symptoms of delusions, hallucinations, lack of motivation, and paucity of thought. Recent evidence suggests that the symptoms of schizophrenia, negative symptoms in particular, vary widely between the sexes and that symptom onset is earlier in males. A better understanding of sex‐based differences in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies of schizophrenia may provide a key to understanding sex‐based symptom differences. This study aimed to summarize sex‐based functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) differences in brain activity of patients with schizophrenia. We searched PubMed and Scopus to find fMRI studies that assessed sex‐based differences in the brain activity of patients with schizophrenia. We excluded studies that did not evaluate brain activity using fMRI, did not evaluate sex differences, and were nonhuman or in vitro studies. We found 12 studies that met the inclusion criteria for the current systematic review. Compared to females with schizophrenia, males with schizophrenia showed more blood oxygen level‐dependent (BOLD) activation in the cerebellum, the temporal gyrus, and the right precuneus cortex. Male patients also had greater occurrence of low‐frequency fluctuations in cerebral blood flow in frontal and parietal lobes and the insular cortex, while female patients had greater occurrence of low‐frequency fluctuations in the hippocampus, parahippocampus, and lentiform nucleus. The current study summarizes fMRI studies that evaluated sex‐based fMRI brain differences in schizophrenia that may help to shed light on the underlying pathophysiology and further understanding of sex‐based differences in the clinical presentation and course of the disorder. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:Schizophrenia is a chronic psychiatric disorder with characteristic symptoms of delusions, hallucinations, lack of motivation, and paucity of thought. Recent evidence suggests that the symptoms of schizophrenia, negative symptoms in particular, vary widely between the sexes and that symptom onset is earlier in males. A better understanding of sex‐based differences in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies of schizophrenia may provide a key to understanding sex‐based symptom differences. This study aimed to summarize sex‐based functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) differences in brain activity of patients with schizophrenia. We searched PubMed and Scopus to find fMRI studies that assessed sex‐based differences in the brain activity of patients with schizophrenia. We excluded studies that did not evaluate brain activity using fMRI, did not evaluate sex differences, and were nonhuman or in vitro studies. We found 12 studies that met the inclusion criteria for the current systematic review. Compared to females with schizophrenia, males with schizophrenia showed more blood oxygen level‐dependent (BOLD) activation in the cerebellum, the temporal gyrus, and the right precuneus cortex. Male patients also had greater occurrence of low‐frequency fluctuations in cerebral blood flow in frontal and parietal lobes and the insular cortex, while female patients had greater occurrence of low‐frequency fluctuations in the hippocampus, parahippocampus, and lentiform nucleus. The current study summarizes fMRI studies that evaluated sex‐based fMRI brain differences in schizophrenia that may help to shed light on the underlying pathophysiology and further understanding of sex‐based differences in the clinical presentation and course of the disorder. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:10659471
DOI:10.1002/hbm.26664