An fMRI study of anterior cingulate function in posttraumatic stress disorder.

نویسندگان

  • L M Shin
  • P J Whalen
  • R K Pitman
  • G Bush
  • M L Macklin
  • N B Lasko
  • S P Orr
  • S C McInerney
  • S L Rauch
چکیده

BACKGROUND Several recent neuroimaging studies have provided data consistent with functional abnormalities in anterior cingulate cortex in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In our study, we implemented a cognitive activation paradigm to test the functional integrity of anterior cingulate cortex in PTSD. METHODS Eight Vietnam combat veterans with PTSD (PTSD Group) and eight Vietnam combat veterans without PTSD (non-PTSD Group) underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) while performing the Emotional Counting Stroop. In separate conditions, subjects counted the number of combat-related (Combat), generally negative (General Negative), and neutral (Neutral) words presented on a screen and pressed a button indicating their response. RESULTS In the Combat versus General Negative comparison, the non-PTSD group exhibited significant fMRI blood oxygenation level-dependent signal increases in rostral anterior cingulate cortex, but the PTSD group did not. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest a diminished response in rostral anterior cingulate cortex in the presence of emotionally relevant stimuli in PTSD. We speculate that diminished recruitment of this region in PTSD may, in part, mediate symptoms such as distress and arousal upon exposure to reminders of trauma.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Biological psychiatry

دوره 50 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2001