PMID- 33603688 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220129 IS - 1664-0640 (Print) IS - 1664-0640 (Electronic) IS - 1664-0640 (Linking) VI - 12 DP - 2021 TI - Longitudinal Structural MRI Findings in Individuals at Genetic and Clinical High Risk for Psychosis: A Systematic Review. PG - 620401 LID - 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.620401 [doi] LID - 620401 AB - Background: Several cross-sectional studies report brain structure differences between healthy volunteers and subjects at genetic or clinical high risk of developing schizophrenia. However, longitudinal studies are important to determine whether altered trajectories of brain development precede psychosis onset. Methods: We conducted a systematic review to determine if brain trajectories differ between (i) those with psychotic experiences (PE), genetic (GHR) or clinical high risk (CHR), compared to healthy volunteers, and (ii) those who transition to psychosis compared to those who do not. Results: Thirty-eight studies measured gray matter and 18 studies measured white matter in 2,473 high risk subjects and 990 healthy volunteers. GHR, CHR, and PE subjects show an accelerated decline in gray matter primarily in temporal, and also frontal, cingulate and parietal cortex. In those who remain symptomatic or transition to psychosis, gray matter loss is more pronounced in these brain regions. White matter volume and fractional anisotropy, which typically increase until early adulthood, did not change or reduced in high risk subjects in the cingulum, thalamic radiation, cerebellum, retrolenticular part of internal capsule, and hippocampal-thalamic tracts. In those who transitioned, white matter volume and fractional anisotropy reduced over time in the inferior and superior fronto-occipital fasciculus, corpus callosum, anterior limb of the internal capsule, superior corona radiate, and calcarine cortex. Conclusion: High risk subjects show deficits in white matter maturation and an accelerated decline in gray matter. Gray matter loss is more pronounced in those who transition to psychosis, but may normalize by early adulthood in remitters. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 Merritt, Luque Laguna, Irfan and David. FAU - Merritt, Kate AU - Merritt K AD - Division of Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom. FAU - Luque Laguna, Pedro AU - Luque Laguna P AD - The Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC), Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom. FAU - Irfan, Ayela AU - Irfan A AD - Division of Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom. FAU - David, Anthony S AU - David AS AD - Division of Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom. LA - eng GR - MR/S003436/1/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom PT - Systematic Review DEP - 20210202 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Psychiatry JT - Frontiers in psychiatry JID - 101545006 PMC - PMC7884337 OTO - NOTNLM OT - DTI OT - MRI OT - clinical high risk (CHR) OT - genetic high risk for psychosis OT - high risk psychosis OT - neuroimaging OT - psychotic like experiences OT - ultra high risk (UHR) COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/02/20 06:00 MHDA- 2021/02/20 06:01 PMCR- 2021/02/02 CRDT- 2021/02/19 06:05 PHST- 2020/10/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/01/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/02/19 06:05 [entrez] PHST- 2021/02/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/02/20 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/02/02 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.620401 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Psychiatry. 2021 Feb 2;12:620401. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.620401. eCollection 2021.