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Fadwa Cazala1, Robert Suchting1, Cristian P Zeni1
1School of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA.
Abstract:
Sodium valproate (VPA) has well-established neuroprotective effects and is recommended as treatment in bipolar disorder patients. The neural effects of VPA in pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD) have yet to be established. This preliminary study explored the effects of VPA on brain structure in PBD. Fourteen PBD patients (10 males; mean = 13.43 ± 3.05 years old) underwent a structural MRI before and after a 6-week VPA treatment period. Bayesian linear mixed modeling explored seven brain region volumes as a function of dichotomous pre/post time. Results showed a decrease in amygdala volume over time. These findings need to be confirmed by large-scale, longitudinal studies.
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