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ArticleFrontiers in human neuroscience2025

Impact of fatigue in Crohn's disease is negatively related to resting state functional connectivity between the superior parietal lobule and parahippocampal gyrus/hippocampus.

Theresa A McIver, Charles N Bernstein, Ruth Ann Marrie, Chase R Figley, Md Nasir Uddin, John D Fisk, Lesley A Graff, Ronak Patel, Erin L Mazerolle, Jennifer Kornelsen

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Article in Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Theresa A McIverDepartment of Radiology, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Charles N BernsteinIBD Clinical and Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Ruth Ann MarrieDepartment of Internal Medicine, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Chase R FigleyDepartment of Radiology, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Md Nasir UddinDepartment of Radiology, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
John D FiskNova Scotia Health and Departments of Psychiatry and Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Lesley A GraffIBD Clinical and Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Ronak PatelDepartment of Clinical Health Psychology, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Erin L MazerolleDepartment of Psychology, Computer Science, and Biology, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, Canada.
Jennifer KornelsenDepartment of Radiology, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.

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Abstract

Introduction: Crohn's disease is one phenotype of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Fatigue is a common and burdensome symptom for persons with Crohn's disease. Despite its detrimental impact on health-related quality of life, the pathophysiology of fatigue in Crohn's disease is not fully understood. Specifically, basic research on the difference in brain functioning associated with fatigue in Crohn's disease is scarce. This study aimed to address this knowledge gap by identifying fatigue-related differences in brain resting state functional connectivity. in Crohn's disease. Methods: Participants included 49 adults with Crohn's Disease ( Results: The Crohn's disease group reported more severe fatigue than the healthy control group in each domain of the FIS. For the Crohn's disease group, increasing fatigue was associated with decreasing synchronicity of brain function (i.e., functional connectivity) between the superior parietal lobule and the parahippocampal gyrus/hippocampus. Unlike in the healthy control group, an increasing impact of physical fatigue was associated with decreasing functional connectivity between these ROIs for the Crohn's disease group (TFCE = 16.88, p-FDR = 0.03). Moderation analyses revealed a significant interaction between disease activity, total fatigue, and functional connectivity of the right superior parietal lobule and left anterior parahippocampal gyrus (ΔR Discussion: In people with Crohn's disease, fatigue increases as functional connectivity between brain regions involved in sensorimotor integration and memory processing decreases.

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Crohn's diseasedisease activityfatiguefMRIfunctional connectivity

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PMCPMC12062172

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