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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2023

Differences in resting state functional connectivity relative to multiple sclerosis and impaired information processing speed.

Sean L Carter, Ronak Patel, John D Fisk, Chase R Figley, Ruth Ann Marrie, Erin L Mazerolle, Md Nasir Uddin, Kaihim Wong, Lesley A Graff, James M Bolton and 3 more

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Resting-state functional connectivity and cognitive impairment after COVID-19 infection: Evidence from a large-scale fMRI study.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2026
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  5. Cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis: from phenomenology to neurobiological mechanisms.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2024
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  6. Functional MRI and cognition in multiple sclerosis-Where are we now?Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging
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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Sean L CarterNeuroscience Research Program, Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine, Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Ronak PatelDepartment of Clinical Health Psychology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
John D FiskNova Scotia Health and the Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, and Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Chase R FigleyNeuroscience Research Program, Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine, Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Ruth Ann MarrieDepartment of Internal Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Erin L MazerolleDepartment of Psychology, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, Canada.
Md Nasir UddinDepartment of Radiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Kaihim WongNeuroscience Research Program, Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine, Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Lesley A GraffDepartment of Clinical Health Psychology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
James M BoltonDepartment of Psychiatry, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
James J MarriottDepartment of Internal Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Charles N BernsteinDepartment of Internal Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Jennifer KornelsenNeuroscience Research Program, Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine, Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
University of Manitoba · CAHealth Sciences Centre · CADalhousie University · CASt. Francis Xavier University · CAUniversity of Rochester · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Fifty-one percent of individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) develop cognitive impairment (CI) in information processing speed (IPS). Although IPS scores are associated with health and well-being, neural changes that underlie IPS impairments in MS are not understood. Resting state fMRI can provide insight into brain function changes underlying impairment in persons with MS. Objectives: We aimed to assess functional connectivity (FC) differences in (i) persons with MS compared to healthy controls (HC), (ii) persons with both MS and CI (MS-CI) compared to HC, (iii) persons with MS that are cognitively preserved (MS-CP) compared to HC, (iv) MS-CI compared to MS-CP, and (v) in relation to cognition within the MS group. Methods: We included 107 participants with MS (age 49.5 ± 12.9, 82% women), and 94 controls (age 37.9 ± 15.4, 66% women). Each participant was administered the Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) and underwent a resting state fMRI scan. The MS-CI group was created by applying a Results: Individuals with MS showed FC differences compared to HC that involved the cerebellum, visual and language-associated brain regions, and the thalamus, hippocampus, and basal ganglia. The MS-CI showed FC differences compared to HC Conclusion: Our findings emphasize FC changes of cerebellar, visual, and language-associated areas in persons with MS. These differences were apparent for (i) all MS participants compared to HC, (ii) MS-CI subgroup and their matched controls, and (iii) the association between FC and SDMT scores within the MS group. Our findings strongly suggest that future work that examines the associations between FC and IPS impairments in MS should focus on the involvement of these regions.

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cognitioncognitive impairmentinformation processing speedmultiple sclerosisresting stateRS-fMRISDMT

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PMID37928146
PMCPMC10625423
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