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Brain imaging in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To review progress in understanding pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The focus is on the frontal-striatal-thalamic model of OCD, neurobiological and genetic studies of the disorder, and their influence on recent advances in treatment.

Method

Computerized literature searches were conducted with the key words "obsessive-compulsive disorder" in conjunction with "pediatric," "genetics," and "imaging."

Results

Neuroimaging studies find evidence to support the frontal-striatal-thalamic model. Genetic and neurochemical studies also implicate glutamate in the pathological finding of OCD. This has led to the application of glutamate-modulating agents to treat OCD.

Conclusions

Studies of pediatric OCD have led to a refined frontal-striatal-thalamic model of pathogenesis and are having an evidence-based impact on treatment. Despite this progress, fully explanatory models are still needed that would allow for accurate prognosis and the development of targeted and efficacious treatments.

SUBMITTER: MacMaster FP

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2696312 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Brain imaging in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder.

MacMaster Frank P FP O'Neill Joseph J Rosenberg David R DR

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 20081101 11

<h4>Objective</h4>To review progress in understanding pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The focus is on the frontal-striatal-thalamic model of OCD, neurobiological and genetic studies of the disorder, and their influence on recent advances in treatment.<h4>Method</h4>Computerized literature searches were conducted with the key words "obsessive-compulsive disorder" in conjunction with "pediatric," "genetics," and "imaging."<h4>Results</h4>Neuroimaging studies find evidence to support ...[more]

PMID: 18827717

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Brain imaging in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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Brain imaging in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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