Hippocampal and amygdalar volumes in breast cancer survivors with posttraumatic stress disorder

Eriko Hara; Yutaka Matsuoka; Yuko Hakamata; Mitsue Nagamine; Masatoshi Inagaki; Shigeru Imoto; Koji Murakami; Yoshiharu Kim; Yosuke Uchitomi

doi:10.1176/jnp.2008.20.3.302

Hippocampal and amygdalar volumes in breast cancer survivors with posttraumatic stress disorder

Eriko Hara, Yutaka Matsuoka, Yuko Hakamata, Mitsue Nagamine, Masatoshi Inagaki, Shigeru Imoto, Koji Murakami, Yoshiharu Kim, Yosuke Uchitomi

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Although smaller hippocampi and amygdalae were found in cancer survivors with intrusions, associations between cancer-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and these volumes are unknown. The authors performed MRI volumetric analyses of these regions in 15 cancer survivors with PTSD, 15 cancer survivors without PTSD, and 15 healthy comparison subjects. The authors also examined the correlation between PTSD symptom scores of the Impact of Event Scale and these volumes in the PTSD group. These volumes were not significantly different among the groups, but the intrusion score was inversely associated with the hippocampal volume. Results suggest intrusions, not PTSD diagnosis, might be associated with hippocampal volume.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	302-308
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
Volume	20
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.2008.20.3.302
Publication status	Published - 2008 Jan 1

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