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ArticleBrain imaging and behavior2026

Altered gray matter network segregation and disrupted interregional connectivity in children with persistent developmental stuttering: a graph-theoretical morphometric study.

Wanqing Liu, Dan Ma, Chuanlong Cao, Sai Liu, XinMao Ma, Fenglin Jia, Pei Li, Hui Zhang, Yimin Hua, Yi Liao and 1 more

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Wanqing Liu *Department of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Dan Ma *Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Sichuan University, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China.
Chuanlong CaoDepartment of Radiology, The Fourth People's Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu, China.
Sai LiuDepartment of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
XinMao MaDepartment of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Fenglin JiaDepartment of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Pei LiDepartment of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Hui ZhangDepartment of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yimin HuaDepartment of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yi LiaoDepartment of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. connie0064@126.com.
Haibo QuDepartment of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. windowsqhb@126.com.

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Medical Research Project of Sichuan Province 2024HR130Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province 2022NSFSC0830Science and Technology Project of Sichuan Province 25SYSX0255
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Developmental stuttering is a neurodevelopmental speech disorder characterized by speech disfluency and variable persistence into adolescence. While white matter and functional connectivity abnormalities have been widely reported, the topological organization of gray matter (GM) networks in affected children remains unclear. This study investigated GM morphological network alterations in children with persistent developmental stuttering (CWS) and examined their relationships with stuttering severity. Thirty-three CWS and thirty age- and sex-matched healthy controls underwent T1-weighted MRI. Individual GM morphological networks were constructed using Kullback-Leibler divergence of voxel-based morphometry data across 90 brain regions. Graph-theoretical analyses quantified global and local topological properties, and network-based statistics (NBS) were used to identify alterations in morphological connectivity. Both groups exhibited small-world topology; however, CWS showed significantly higher clustering coefficient(Cp), local efficiency (E

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BrainGray MatterStutteringBrain MappingChildFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNerve NetNeural PathwaysDevelopmental stutteringGraph theoryGray matter networkMorphological connectivityMRISmall-world topology

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