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ArticleNature communications2023

Mechanisms underlying pathological cortical bursts during metabolic depletion.

Shrey Dutta, Kartik K Iyer, Sampsa Vanhatalo, Michael Breakspear, James A Roberts

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Shrey DuttaBrain Modelling Group, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. s.dutta@uq.net.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9692-1645
Kartik K IyerBrain Modelling Group, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3046-1401
Sampsa VanhataloPediatric Research Center, Department of Physiology, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9771-7061
Michael BreakspearSchool of Psychological Sciences, College of Engineering, Science and Environment, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia.
James A RobertsBrain Modelling Group, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1626-6551
The University of Queensland · AUQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute · AUUniversity of Helsinki · FIUniversity of Newcastle Australia · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cortical activity depends upon a continuous supply of oxygen and other metabolic resources. Perinatal disruption of oxygen availability is a common clinical scenario in neonatal intensive care units, and a leading cause of lifelong disability. Pathological patterns of brain activity including burst suppression and seizures are a hallmark of the recovery period, yet the mechanisms by which these patterns arise remain poorly understood. Here, we use computational modeling of coupled metabolic-neuronal activity to explore the mechanisms by which oxygen depletion generates pathological brain activity. We find that restricting oxygen supply drives transitions from normal activity to several pathological activity patterns (isoelectric, burst suppression, and seizures), depending on the potassium supply. Trajectories through parameter space track key features of clinical electrophysiology recordings and reveal how infants with good recovery outcomes track toward normal parameter values, whereas the parameter values for infants with poor outcomes dwell around the pathological values. These findings open avenues for studying and monitoring the metabolically challenged infant brain, and deepen our understanding of the link between neuronal and metabolic activity.

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ElectroencephalographyNervous System Physiological PhenomenaBrainFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornNeuronsPregnancySeizures

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PMID37553358
PMCPMC10409751
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