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ArticleBrain sciences2022

Alterations of Thalamic Nuclei Volumes and the Intrinsic Thalamic Structural Network in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis-Related Fatigue.

Yujing Li, Jun Wang, Tingli Yang, Pengfei Zhang, Kai Ai, Min Li, Rui Wang, Xinying Ren, Diaohan Xiong, Guangyao Liu and 3 more

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Yujing LiSecond Clinical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730030, China.
Jun WangSecond Clinical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730030, China.
Tingli YangDepartment of Magnetic Resonance, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou 730030, China.
Pengfei ZhangSecond Clinical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730030, China.
Kai AiDepartment of Clinical and Technical Support, Philips Healthcare, Xi'an 710000, China.
Min LiDepartment of Magnetic Resonance, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou 730030, China.
Rui WangDepartment of Magnetic Resonance, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou 730030, China.
Xinying RenSecond Clinical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730030, China.
Diaohan XiongSecond Clinical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730030, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0065-4640
Guangyao LiuDepartment of Magnetic Resonance, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou 730030, China.
Na HanSecond Clinical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730030, China.
Tiejun GanDepartment of Magnetic Resonance, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou 730030, China.
Jing ZhangDepartment of Magnetic Resonance, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou 730030, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1678-5688

Funding

Gansu Province Clinical Research Center for Functional and Molecular Imaging 21JR7RA438Lanzhou University Second Hospital 'Cuiying Technology Innovation Plan' Applied Basic Re-search Project CY2018-MS02National Natural Science Foundation of China 81960309Talent Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project of Lanzhou 2016-RC-53
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Abstract

Fatigue is a debilitating and prevalent symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS). The thalamus is atrophied at an earlier stage of MS and although the role of the thalamus in the pathophysiology of MS-related fatigue has been reported, there have been few studies on intra-thalamic changes. We investigated the alterations of thalamic nuclei volumes and the intrinsic thalamic network in people with MS presenting fatigue (F-MS). The network metrics comprised the clustering coefficient (Cp), characteristic path length (Lp), small-world index (σ), local efficiency (Eloc), global efficiency (Eglob), and nodal metrics. Volumetric analysis revealed that the right anteroventral, right central lateral, right lateral geniculate, right pulvinar anterior, left pulvinar medial, and left pulvinar inferior nuclei were atrophied only in the F-MS group. Furthermore, the F-MS group had significantly increased Lp compared to people with MS not presenting fatigue (NF-MS) (2.9674 vs. 2.4411, PAUC = 0.038). The F-MS group had significantly decreased nodal efficiency and betweenness centrality of the right mediodorsal medial magnocellular nucleus than the NF-MS group (false discovery rate corrected p < 0.05). The F-MS patients exhibited more atrophied thalamic nuclei, poorer network global functional integration, and disrupted right mediodorsal medial magnocellular nuclei interconnectivity with other nuclei. These findings might aid the elucidation of the underlying pathogenesis of MS-related fatigue.

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magnetic resonance imagingmultiple sclerosisnetworkthalamusvolume

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PMCPMC9688890

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