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ArticleJournal of child neurology2025

Thalamic Volume Reduction in Cerebral Visual Impairment: Relationship to Visual Dysfunction.

Marie Drottar, Chan-Mi Kim, Negin Nadvar, Howard J Cabral, Corinna M Bauer

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Article in Journal of child neurology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Marie DrottarLaboratory of Neuroimaging and Vision Science, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Chan-Mi KimLaboratory of Neuroimaging and Vision Science, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5686-1668
Negin NadvarLaboratory of Neuroimaging and Vision Science, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9200-4065
Howard J CabralDepartment of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Corinna M BauerLaboratory of Neuroimaging and Vision Science, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9407-4657

Funding

Postgraduate Training Program in Medical Imaging (PTPMI)T32EB013180 · NIBIB · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Ciprian Catana, Pedram Heidari · 2011 to 2026
$3.7M
Thalamo-cortical circuitry in PVLR01EY030877 · NEI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI BAUER, CORINNA M · 2020 to 2024
$2.1M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY030877NIBIB NIH HHS T32 EB013180
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The thalamus is critical for the relay and modulation of visual information. As such, injury to the developing thalamus may result in cerebral visual impairment (CVI). This study investigated quantitative volume reductions of the thalamus in cerebral visual impairment compared to controls and probed the association between thalamic volume and the severity of cerebral visual impairment-related visual dysfunctions. Thalamic volumes were quantified using T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data from 23 participants with cerebral visual impairment and 42 controls. Nineteen participants with cerebral visual impairment also completed the CVI Questionnaire. Cerebral visual impairment was associated with significant volume reductions of the global thalami, anterior, lateral, and ventral thalamic regions, as well as several nuclei, particularly in those with cerebral visual impairment due to periventricular leukomalacia. Within the cerebral visual impairment group, smaller volumes of the right thalamus and lateral pulvinar were significantly associated with more reported difficulties moving through space. Together, these results provide empirical evidence supporting aberrant thalamic development as a potential mechanism underlying cerebral visual impairment.

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ThalamusVision DisordersAdolescentAdultChildFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleYoung Adultcerebral (cortical) visual impairment (CVI)CVI Questionnaireperiventricular leukomalaciaprematuritythalamusvisual perception

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