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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2022

Investigating the mechanism and prognosis of patients with disorders of consciousness on the basis of brain networks between the thalamus and whole-brain.

Jun Zhang, Hongying Zhang, Fuli Yan, Hengzhu Zhang, Enpeng Zhang, Xingdong Wang, Min Wei, Yunlong Pei, Zhijie Yang, Yuping Li and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Jun ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Hongying ZhangDepartment of Radiology, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Fuli YanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Hengzhu ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Enpeng ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Xingdong WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Min WeiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Yunlong PeiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Zhijie YangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Yuping LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Lun DongDepartment of Neurosurgery, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Xiaodong WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Yangzhou University · CNFudan University · CN

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Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the changes in the functional connectivity between the bilateral thalamus and the whole-brain in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) patients suffering from disorders of consciousness (DOC) and to explore their potential prognostic representation capacity. Methods: The sTBI patients suffering from DOC and healthy controls underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging. We defined patients with the Extended Glasgow Outcome Score (GOS-E) ≥ 3 as the wake group and GOS-E = 2 as the coma group. The differences in functional connectivity between sTBI and healthy controls and between wake and coma groups were compared. Based on the brain regions with altered functional connectivity between wake and coma groups, they were divided into 26 regions of interest. Based on the Results: A total of 28 patients and 15 healthy controls were finally included. Patients who had DOC indicated a significant disruption of functional connectivity between the bilateral thalamus and the whole-brain (FDR corrected, Conclusion: The thalamus-based system of consciousness of sTBI patients suffering from DOC is disrupted. There are differences in the thalamus-to-whole-brain network between wake and coma groups and these differences have potential prognostic characterization capability.

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brain networksdisorders of consciousnessresting state functional magnetic resonance (rs-fMRI)severe traumatic brain injurythalamus

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