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Abstract #2047

Disrupted structural brain networks and structural-functional decoupling in adolescent major depressive disorder

Baolin Wu1 and Qiyong Gong1
1Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

Synopsis

Keywords: Structural Connectivity, Diffusion Tensor Imaging, Major depressive disorder; Structural connectome; Graph theory

Motivation: Previous studies have demonstrated brain abnormalities in adolescents with major depressive disorder (MDD); however, how the topological organization of brain networks is affected is still unclear.

Goal(s): This study aimed to investigate the white matter (WM) structural topology in adolescent MDD.

Approach: The topological metrics of WM structural brain networks were analyzed using graph theory method.

Results: Adolescent MDD patients showed disrupted topological organization at the global, rich-club and modular levels, exhibited abnormal nodal centralities in multiple regions, and had a decrease in the coupling between structural and functional connectivity.

Impact: Our findings suggest widespread disruption of structural brain networks and structural-functional decoupling in adolescent MDD, which may provide new insights into the neurobiology of adolescent MDD.

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