精神分裂症患者工作记忆的功能磁共振成像

目的:探讨精神分裂症患者工作记忆受损的中枢机制。方法:采用组块设计,让10名正常对照和20名精神分裂症患者进行数字再认(识记2或5个数字并判断是否出现过)和箭头方向判断(左或右),并同时进行血氧水平依赖对比功能磁共振(BOLD-fMRI)成像。结果:与对照组相比在高、低认知负荷下,精神分裂症患者基底节区(尾状核)激活均增高(P<0.001),左背外侧前额皮层(DLPFC)激活区域有增大趋势。结论:基底节和背外侧前额皮层(DLPFC)功能异常可能是精神分裂症患者工作记忆受损的中枢基础。

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Working Memory in Patients with Schizophrenia

Objective:To explore the central mechanism of working memory impairments experienced by patients with schizophrenia.Methods:Using block-design,ten normal and twenty patients with schizophrenia perform digital recognition(remember two or five digitals simultaneous and make judgment about whether the digital presented latter is that appeared before)and direction judgment of arrows(toward to left or right)while proceeding blood-oxygen level dependent contrast functional magnetic resonance imaging(BOLD-fMRI).Results:On the condition of same cognitive load,abnormal activation of basal ganglia occurred in schizophrenics.Comparing to normal control,patients with schizophrenia exhibited a tendency of more activation in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.Conclusion:Abnormal activity of basal ganglia and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex may be the critical cause of working memory deficit experienced by patients with schizophrenia.