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ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2025

Glymphatic dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a multimodal MRI investigation of brain-CSF functional and structural dynamics.

Zelin Liu, Hui Dong, Haiqing Yang, Lixia Zhou, Min Li, Xinyi Zhang, Yuanhui Zhao, Meiqi Han, Yaling Liu, Zuojun Geng

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Article in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Potential Roles of Neuroimaging in Motor Neuron Disease.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2026
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Zelin Liu *Department of Radiology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Hui Dong *Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Haiqing YangDepartment of Radiology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Lixia ZhouDepartment of Radiology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Min LiAffiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical University, Chengde, Hebei, China.
Xinyi ZhangDepartment of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Yuanhui ZhaoDepartment of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Meiqi HanDepartment of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Yaling LiuKey Laboratory of Clinical Neurology, Ministry of Education, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Zuojun GengDepartment of Radiology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.

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Abstract

Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration and glial activation. The coupling of global blood oxygen level-dependent (gBOLD) signals with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) inflow dynamics is a novel non-invasive biomarker, which is applied to assess the relationship between lymphatic function and ALS. Objective: The gBOLD-CSF coupling was used to assess the glymphatic system dysfunction related to ALS, and the relationship between this disease and the glymphatic system was further explored by combining the diffusion tensor imaging index of the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS) and the volume fraction of the choroid plexus (choroid plexus volume [CPV]/intracranial total volume [TIV]). Methods: We conducted a systematic analysis and comparative study of the imaging indicators and clinical data of 41 patients with ALS and 43 healthy controls (HC). Results: ALS patients showed significantly reduced gBOLD-CSF coupling ( Conclusion: This study identified that gBOLD-CSF coupling has diagnostic value for ALS and developed a diagnostic model by combining the ALPS index and CPV fraction, which has good diagnostic efficacy and clinical application value.

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amyotrophic lateral sclerosischoroid plexus volumeDTI-ALPSgBOLD-CSF couplingglymphatic system

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