ArticleThe British journal of radiology2020
Strengthened thalamoparietal functional connectivity in patients with hemifacial spasm: a cross-sectional resting-state fMRI study.
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- Cortical Areas Associated With Multisensory Integration Showing Altered Morphology and Functional Connectivity in Relation to Reduced Life Quality in Vestibular Migraine.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2021Article
- Altered Functional Connectivity and Sensory Processing in Blepharospasm and Hemifacial Spasm: Coexistence and Difference.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- Altered Cortical-Striatal Network in Patients With Hemifacial Spasm.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2021Article
- Volumetric and functional connectivity alterations in patients with chronic cervical spondylotic pain.Neuroradiology · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveIn spite of the well-known importance of thalamus in hemifacial spasm (HFS), the thalamic resting-state networks in HFS is still rarely mentioned. This study aimed to investigate resting-state functional connectivity (FC) of the thalamus in HFS patients and examine its association with clinical measures.
methods25 HFS patients and 28 matched healthy controls underwent functional MRI at rest. Using the left and right thalamus as seed regions respectively, we compared the thalamic resting-state networks between patient and control groups using two independent sample
resultsCompared with controls, HFS patients exhibited strengthened bilateral thalamus-seeded FC with the parietal cortex. Enhanced FC between right thalamus and left somatosensory association cortex was linked to worse motor disturbance, and the increased right thalamus-right supramarginal gyrus connection were correlated with improvement of affective symptoms.
conclusionOur findings indicate that the right thalamus-left somatosensory association cortex hyperconnectivity may represent the underlying neuroplasticity related to sensorimotor dysfunction. In addition, the upregulated FC between the right thalamus and right supramarginal gyrus in HFS, is part of the thalamo-default mode network pathway involved in emotional adaptation. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: This study provides new insights on the integrative role of thalamo-parietal connectivity, which participates in differential neural circuitry as a mechanism underlying motor and emotional functions in HFS patients.
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