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Abstract #0227

7T MRS in First Episode Psychosis: Neurotransmitter Deficits and Neuronal Impairment

Anna Min Wang1,2, Subechhya Pradhan1,2, Akira Sawa3, and Peter B. Barker1,2

1Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States, 2Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, United States, 3Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States

The results of a 7T MRS study of a large cohort of patients with a first episode of psychosis (FEP) and healthy control subjects (HC) are reported. In patients with FEP, significant reductions in the neurotransmitters glutamate and GABA were found in selected gray matter regions, and the neuromodulator NAAG was reduced in white matter. Other metabolic abnormalities were reduced NAA (suggesting neuroaxonal damage) and glutathione. Metabolite differences were also found to depend on diagnosis. This study suggests that 7T MRS is a useful modality for understanding the molecular pathophysiology of psychosis.

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