Individual differences in corticolimbic structural profiles linked to insecure attachment and coping styles in motor functional neurological disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Insecure attachment and maladaptive coping are important predisposing vulnerabilities for Functional Neurological Disorders (FND)/Conversion Disorder, yet no prior structural neuroimaging studies have investigated biomarkers associated with these risk factors in FND populations. This magnetic resonance imaging study examined cortical thickness and subcortical volumes associated with self-reported attachment and coping styles in patients with FND. We hypothesized that insecure attachment and maladaptive coping would relate to limbic-paralimbic structural alterations.

Methods

FreeSurfer cortical thickness and subcortical volumetric analyses were performed in 26 patients with motor FND (21 women; 5 men) and 27 healthy controls (22 women; 5 men). For between-group com

SUBMITTER: Williams B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6005758 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature