White Matter Abnormalities Linked to Irritability in Both Bipolar Disorder and DMDD
January 14, 2019 · Posted in Brain Imaging, Neurobiology
At a 2018 scientific meeting, researcher Julia Linke of the National Institute of Mental Health reported that there were white matter tract abnormalities in young people who had irritability associated with either bipolar disorder or disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD). Thus, while these two disorders differ in terms of diagnosis, presentation, and family history, they seem to have this neurobiological abnormality in common.
