Sex-specific grey matter abnormalities in individuals with chronic insomnia

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Previous studies have reported sex differences in altered brain function in patients with chronic insomnia (CI). However, sex-related alterations in brain morphology have rarely been investigated. This study aimed to investigate sex-specific grey matter (GM) alterations in patients with CI and to examine the relationship between GM alterations and neuropsychological assessments. Ninety-three (65 females and 28 males) patients and 78 healthy (50 females and 28 males) controls were recruited. Structural magnetic resonance imaging data were analysed using voxel-based morphometry to test for interactions between sex and diagnosis. Spearman's correlation was used to assess the associations among structure, disease duration, and sleep-, mood-, and cognition-related assessments. Males with CI showed reduced GM volume in the left inferior parietal lobe, left middle cingulate cortex, and right supramarginal gyrus. Females with CI showed increased GM volume in the right Rolandic operculum. Moreover, mood-related assessments were negatively correlated with GM volumes in the right supramarginal gyrus and left inferior parietal lobe in the male patients, and cognitive-related assessments were positively correlated with GM volumes in the Rolandic operculum in the female patients. Our findings indicate sex-specific alterations in brain morphology in CI, thereby broadening our understanding of sex differences in CI and potentially providing complementary evidence for the development of more effective therapies and individual treatments.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

Enthalten in:

Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology - 45(2024), 5 vom: 08. Apr., Seite 2301-2310

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Jingwen [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xinzhi [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Mengchen [VerfasserIn]
Yin, Yi [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Yunfan [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Guang [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Xiaofen [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Brain structure
Chronic insomnia
Grey matter
Journal Article
Sex difference

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Date Completed 17.04.2024

Date Revised 17.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10072-023-07224-7

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365548049