Absence of the interthalamic adhesion (ITA) as a neuroanatomical association or risk factor for neuropsychiatric disorders: A systemic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to provide an up-to-date account of the frequency of "the absence of interthalamic adhesion (AITA) as a risk factor or association" in healthy subjects and neuropsychiatric patients. Owing to the increased interest in the contribution of ITA to neurological function in previous literature, a meta-analysis of its frequency and sex dependency is required.

Aim

This study aimed to study whether the AITA is associated with neuropsychiatric disorders.

Settings and design

This study is a meta-analysis and systemic review.

Methods and material

Literature searches were conducted in PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar using the keywords "interthalamic adhesion," "massa intermedia," "adhesio interthalamica," and "adhesion" along with the

SUBMITTER: Asghar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10725209 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature