scholarly journals Altered long‐ and short‐range functional connectivity density associated with poor sleep quality in patients with chronic insomnia disorder: A resting‐state fMRI study

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fuqing Zhou ◽  
Yanyan Zhu ◽  
Yujun Zhu ◽  
Muhua Huang ◽  
Jian Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Connectivity ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Resting State ◽  
Short Range ◽  
Resting State Fmri ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Poor Sleep Quality ◽  
Functional Connectivity Density ◽  
Insomnia Disorder ◽  
Fmri Study

Depletion of brain functional connectivity enhancement leads to disability progression in multiple sclerosis: A longitudinal resting-state fMRI study

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (13) ◽  
pp. 1695-1708 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Faivre ◽  
Emmanuelle Robinet ◽  
Maxime Guye ◽  
Celia Rousseau ◽  
Adil Maarouf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Functional Connectivity ◽  
Long Range ◽  
Resting State ◽  
Short Range ◽  
Resting State Fmri ◽  
Disability Progression ◽  
Fmri Study ◽  
Brain Functional Connectivity

Background: The compensatory effect of brain functional connectivity enhancement in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) remains controversial. Objective: To characterize the relationships between brain functional connectivity changes and disability progression in RRMS. Methods: Long-range connectivity, short-range connectivity, and density of connections were assessed using graph theoretical analysis of resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data acquired in 38 RRMS patients (disease duration: 120 ± 32 months) and 24 controls. All subjects were explored at baseline and all patients and six controls 2 years later. Results: At baseline, levels of long-range and short-range brain functional connectivity were higher in patients compared to controls. During the follow-up, decrease in connections’ density was inversely correlated with disability progression. Post-hoc analysis evidenced differential evolution of brain functional connectivity metrics in patients according to their level of disability at baseline: while patients with lowest disability at baseline experienced an increase in all connectivity metrics during the follow-up, patients with higher disability at baseline showed a decrease in the connectivity metrics. In these patients, decrease in the connectivity metrics was associated with disability progression. Conclusion: The study provides two main findings: (1) brain functional connectivity enhancement decreases during the disease course after reaching a maximal level, and (2) decrease in brain functional connectivity enhancement participates in disability progression.

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