Altered spontaneous brain activity patterns in patients with diabetic retinopathy using amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation

BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by prolonged elevation of blood glucose due to various causes.Currently,the relationship between diabetic retinopathy(DR)and altered connectivity of brain function is unclear.AIM To investigate the relationship between this brain activity and clinical manifestations and behaviors of DR patients by using the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation(ALFF)technique.METHODS Twenty-four DR patients and 24 healthy controls(HCs)matched for age and gender were enrolled.We measured and recorded average ALFF values of DR patients and HCs and then classified them using receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curves.RESULTS ALFF values of both left and right posterior cerebellar lobe and right anterior cingulate gyrus were remarkably higher in the DR patients than in the HCs;however,DR patients had lower values in the bilateral calcarine area.ROC curve analysis of different brain regions demonstrated high accuracy in the area under the curve analysis.There was no significant relationship between mean ALFF values for different regions and clinical presentations in DR patients.Neuronal synchronization abnormalities in some brain regions of DR patients were associated with cognitive and visual disorders.CONCLUSION Abnormal spontaneous brain activity was observed in many areas of DR patients’brains,which may suggest a possible link between clinical manifestations and behaviors in DR patients.

Altered spontaneous brain activity patterns in patients with hyperthyroidism exophthalmos using amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation:a resting-state fMRI study

AIM:To assess changed spontaneous brain activity in hyperthyroid exophthalmos(HE)patients by the amplitude of the low-frequency fluctuation(ALFF)method,and to analyze the correlation between brain activity and ALFF values in these patients.METHODS:Totally 18 HE and 18 hyperthyroid nonexophthalmos(HNE)patients were enrolled.The participants were tested by resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging,and receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curves were generated to classify the ALFF values of the study population.Pearson’s correlation analysis was utilized to evaluate the relationship between the ALFF values obtained from different brain areas and clinical manifestations.RESULTS:Contrary to HNE patients,we observed lower ALFF values in the left calcarine fissure and surrounding cortex(LCFSC)in HE patients.In the ROC curve analysis of the LCFSC,the area under the curve reflected a high degree of accuracy.In addition,there was positive correlation between mean ALFF values of the LCFSC and the bestcorrected visual acuity of the affected eyes.CONCLUSION:The study displays abnormal brain activity in LCFSC in patients with HE,which might suggest pathological mechanism of visual impairment of HE patients.

Changes in the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations in specific frequency bands in major depressive disorder after electroconvulsive therapy

BACKGROUND Major depressive disorder(MDD)tends to have a high incidence and high suicide risk.Electroconvulsive therapy(ECT)is currently a relatively effective treatment for MDD.However,the mechanism of efficacy of ECT is still unclear.AIM To investigate the changes in the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations in specific frequency bands in patients with MDD after ECT.METHODS Twenty-two MDD patients and fifteen healthy controls(HCs)were recruited to this study.MDD patients received 8 ECT sessions with bitemporal placement.Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging was adopted to examine regional cerebellar blood flow in both the MDD patients and HCs.The MDD patients were scanned twice(before the first ECT session and after the eighth ECT session)to acquire data.Then,the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations(ALFF)was computed to characterize the intrinsic neural oscillations in different bands(typical frequency,slow-5,and slow-4 bands).RESULTS Compared to before ECT(pre-ECT),we found that MDD patients after the eighth ECT(post-ECT)session had a higher ALFF in the typical band in the right middle frontal gyrus,posterior cingulate,right supramarginal gyrus,left superior frontal gyrus,and left angular gyrus.There was a lower ALFF in the right superior temporal gyrus.Compared to pre-ECT values,the ALFF in the slow-5 band was significantly increased in the right limbic lobe,cerebellum posterior lobe,right middle orbitofrontal gyrus,and frontal lobe in post-ECT patients,whereas the ALFF in the slow-5 band in the left sublobar region,right angular gyrus,and right frontal lobe was lower.In contrast,significantly higher ALFF in the slow-4 band was observed in the frontal lobe,superior frontal gyrus,parietal lobe,right inferior parietal lobule,and left angular gyrus.CONCLUSION Our results suggest that the abnormal ALFF in pre-and post-ECT MDD patients may be associated with specific frequency bands.

Altered amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations and default mode network connectivity in high myopia:a resting-state fMRI study

AIM:To analyze changes in amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations(ALFFs)and default mode network(DMN)connectivity in the brain,using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging(rs-fMRI),in high myopia(HM)patients.METHODS:Eleven patients with HM(HM group)and 15 age-and sex-matched non-HM controls(non-HM group)were recruited.ALFFs were calculated and compared between HM group and non-HM group.Independent component analysis(ICA)was conducted to identify DMN,and comparisons between DMNs of two groups were performed.Region-of-interest(ROI)-based analysis was performed to explore functional connectivity(FC)between DMN regions.RESULTS:Significantly increased ALFFs in left inferior temporal gyrus(ITG),bilateral rectus gyrus(REC),bilateral middle temporal gyrus(MTG),left superior temporal gyrus(STG),and left angular gyrus(ANG)were detected in HM group compared with non-HM group(all P<0.01).HM group showed increased FC in the posterior cingulate gyrus(PCC)/precuneus(preCUN)and decreased FC in the left medial prefrontal cortex(mPFG)within DMN compared with nonHM group(all P<0.01).Compared with non-HM group,HM group showed higher FC between mPFG and bilateral middle frontal gyrus(MFG),ANG,and MTG(all P<0.01).In addition,HM patients showed higher FC between PCC/(preCUN)and the right cerebellum,superior frontal gyrus(SFG),left pre CUN,superior frontal gyrus(SFG),and medial orbital of the superior frontal gyrus(ORB supmed;all P<0.01).CONCLUSION:HM patients show different ALFFs and DMNs compared with non-HM subjects,which may imply the cognitive alterations related to HM.

Dynamic alterations of amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations in patients with chronic neck pain

Background:The pathogenesis of neck pain in the brain,which is the fourth most common cause of disability,remains unclear.Furthermore,little is known about the characteristics of dynamic local functional brain activity in cervical pain.Objective:The present study aimed to investigate the changes of local brain activity caused by chronic neck pain and the factors leading to neck pain.Methods:Using the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations(ALFF)method combined with sliding window approach,we compared local brain activity that was measured by the functional magnetic resonance imaging(fMRI)of 107 patients with chronic neck pain(CNP)with that of 57 healthy control participants.Five pathogenic factors were selected for correlation analysis.Results:The group comparison results of dynamic amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation(dALFF)variability showed that patients with CNP exhibited decreased dALFF variability in the left inferior temporal gyrus,the middle temporal gyrus,the angular gyrus,the inferior parietal marginal angular gyrus,and the middle occipital gyrus.The abnormal dALFF variability of the left inferior temporal gyrus was negatively correlated with the average daily working hours of patients with neck pain.Conclusions:The findings indicated that the brain regions of patients with CNP responsible for audition,vision,memory,and emotion were subjected to temporal variability of abnormal regional brain activity.Moreover,the dALFF variability in the left inferior temporal gyrus might be a risk factor for neck pain.This study revealed the brain dysfunction of patients with CNP from the perspective of dynamic local brain activity,and highlighted the important role of dALFF variability in understanding the neural mechanism of CNP.

Abnormal intrinsic brain activity in amnestic mild cognitive impairment revealed by amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation： a resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study

Background Previous studies have shown that brain functional activity in the resting state is impaired in Alzheimer＇s disease （AD） patients. However, alterations in intrinsic brain activity patterns in mild cognitive impairment （MCI） patients are poorly understood. This study aimed to explore the differences in regional intrinsic activities throughout the whole brain between aMCI patients and controls. Methods In the present study, resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging （fMRI） was performed on 18 amnestic MCI （aMCI） patients, 18 mild AD patients and 20 healthy elderly subjects. And amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation （ALFF） method was used. Results Compared with healthy elderly subjects, aMCI patients showed decreased ALFF in the right hippocampus and parahippocampal cortex, left lateral temporal cortex, and right ventral medial prefrontal cortex （vMPFC） and increased ALFF in the left temporal-parietal junction （TPJ） and inferior parietal Iobule （IPL）. Mild AD patients showed decreased ALFF in the left TPJ, posterior IPL （plPL）, and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex compared with aMCI patients. Mild AD patients also had decreased ALFF in the right posterior cingulate cortex, right vMPFC and bilateral dorsal MPFC （dMPFC） compared with healthy elderly subjects. Conclusions Decreased intrinsic activities in brain regions closely related to episodic memory were found in aMCI and AD patients. Increased TPJ and IPL activity may indicate compensatory mechanisms for loss of memory function in aMCI patients. These findings suggest that the fMRI based on ALFF analysis may provide a useful tool in the study of aMCI patients.

Survivors of COVID-19 exhibit altered amplitudes of low frequency fluctuation in the brain: a resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study at 1-year follow-up

Although some short-term follow-up studies have found that individuals recovering from coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)exhibit anxiety,depression,and altered brain microstructure,their long-term physical problems,neuropsychiatric sequelae,and changes in brain function remain unknown.This observational cohort study collected 1-year follow-up data from 22 patients who had been hospitalized with COVID-19(8 males and 11 females,aged 54.2±8.7 years).Fatigue and myalgia were persistent symptoms at the 1-year follow-up.The resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging revealed that compared with 29 healthy controls(7 males and 18 females,aged 50.5±11.6 years),COVID-19 survivors had greatly increased amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation(ALFF)values in the left precentral gyrus,middle frontal gyrus,inferior frontal gyrus of operculum,inferior frontal gyrus of triangle,insula,hippocampus,parahippocampal gyrus,fusiform gyrus,postcentral gyrus,inferior parietal angular gyrus,supramarginal gyrus,angular gyrus,thalamus,middle temporal gyrus,inferior temporal gyrus,caudate,and putamen.ALFF values in the left caudate of the COVID-19 survivors were positively correlated with their Athens Insomnia Scale scores,and those in the left precentral gyrus were positively correlated with neutrophil count during hospitalization.The long-term follow-up results suggest that the ALFF in brain regions related to mood and sleep regulation were altered in COVID-19 survivors.This can help us understand the neurobiological mechanisms of COVID-19-related neuropsychiatric sequelae.This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University(approval No.2020 S004)on March 19,2020.

AMPLITUDE OF LOW FREQUENCY FLUCTUATION AT DIFFERENT FREQUENCY BANDS IN EARLY AMNESTIC MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT: RESULTS FROM ADNI

We used resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging(fMRI)to determine whether there are any abnormalities in different frequency bands between amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations(ALFF)and fractional ALFF(fALFF)and between 10 early amnestic mild cognitive impairment(EMCI)patients and eight normal controls participating in the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative(ADNI).We showed widespread difference in ALFF/fALFF between two frequency bands(slow-4:0.027-0.073 Hz,slow-5:0.01-0.027 Hz)in many brain areas including posterior cingulate cortex(PCC),medial prefrontal cortex(MPFC),suprasellar cistern(SC)and ambient cistern(AC).Compared to the normal controls,the EMCI patients showed increased ALFF values in PCu,cerebellum,occipital lobe and cerebellum posterior lobe in frequency band slow-4.While in frequency band slow-5,the EMCI patients showed decreased ALFF values in temporal lobe,left cerebrum and middle temporal gyrus5.Moreover,the EMCI patients showed increased fALFF values in frontal lobe and inferior frontal gyrus in band slow-5.While in frequency band slow-4,the EMCI patients showed decreased fALFF values in limbic lobe,cingulate gyrus and corpus callosum.These results demonstrated that EMCI patients had widespread abnormalities of amplitude of LFF in different frequency bands.

Mechanisms of low-frequency sea level fluctuations in the Hangzhou Bay

-low-frequency sea level fluctuations in the Hangzhou Bay in winter and summer, 1973-1974 are analyzed in this paper. The established multi-spectrum response models effectively identify the different dynamical factors and their contributions to the low-frequency sea level fluctuations inside the bay. The results show that the Ekman transport due to longshore winds is the major mechanism to induce the sea level fluctuations, more important than the frictional effect of local winds. There also exists obviously the influental effect of the free fluctuations of the continental shelf. In addition ,a simple estimation suggests that the remarkable sea level fluctuation of 0. 4 d-1 in the bay is related to the resonance of the Huanghai Sea and the Bohai Sea (taken as a single bay).

Influence Characteristics of Laser Transmission Amplitude Fluctuation Based on Turbulent Medium

In order to study the transmission characteristics of laser in atmospheric turbulent medium and understand the influence degree of various factors on amplitude fluctuation, by means of smooth perturbation method, this paper establishes a theory model of amplitude fluctuation of laser propagation in turbulent medium by using the smooth perturbation method and reflects the amplitude fluctuation degree, carries out specific discussion on each influence factor. The results show that the larger the wavelength, the more stable the amplitude fluctuation. With the increase of laser section radius, the amplitude fluctuates sharply and then decreases slowly after reaching the peak. Transmission distance is the main influence factor of amplitude fluctuation. With the increase of transmission distance, the amplitude fluctuation will become more obvious. The amplitude acquisition can be comprehensively modulated in a specific transmission distance by wavelength and section ra-dius, so as to ensure the stability of the received laser and provide a theoretical basis for the interferometry technology.

SST THERMAL FORCING -A DISCUSSION ON THE MECHANISM OF ATMOSPHERIC LOW-FREQUENCY OSCILLATION

Dynamic and numerical methods are used to discuss the atmospheric response to SST thermal forcing. The results show that for planetary scale systems, the standing SST thermal forcing can quickly excite a stable atmospheric equilibrium state response, which is characterized by obvious large-scale teleconnection oscillation in east-west and south-north directions. For synoptic scale systems, the SST thermal forcing mainly excites the atmospheric low-frequency oscillation. Some basic relation and dynamic processes between SST thermal forcing and atmospheric response pattern are revealed and some new viewpoints are presented.

Neuropathological characteristics of abnormal white matter functional signaling in adolescents with major depression

BACKGROUND Major depression disorder(MDD)constitutes a significant mental health concern.Epidemiological surveys indicate that the lifetime prevalence of depression in adolescents is much higher than that in adults,with a corresponding increased risk of suicide.In studying brain dysfunction associated with MDD in adolescents,research on brain white matter(WM)is sparse.Some researchers even mistakenly regard the signals generated by the WM as noise points.In fact,studies have shown that WM exhibits similar blood oxygen level-dependent signal fluctuations.The alterations in WM signals and their relationship with disease severity in adolescents with MDD remain unclear.AIM To explore potential abnormalities in WM functional signals in adolescents with MDD.METHODS This study involved 48 adolescent patients with MDD and 31 healthy controls(HC).All participants were assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Scale and the mini international neuropsychiatric interview(MINI)suicide inventory.In addition,a Siemens Skyra 3.0T magnetic resonance scanner was used to obtain the subjects'image data.The DPABI software was utilized to calculate the WM signal of the fractional amplitude of low frequency fluctuations(fALFF)and regional homogeneity,followed by a two-sample t-test between the MDD and HC groups.Independent component analysis(ICA)was also used to evaluate the WM functional signal.Pearson’s correlation was performed to assess the relationship between statistical test results and clinical scales.RESULTS Compared to HC,individuals with MDD demonstrated a decrease in the fALFF of WM in the corpus callosum body,left posterior limb of the internal capsule,right superior corona radiata,and bilateral posterior corona radiata[P<0.001,family-wise error(FWE)voxel correction].The regional homogeneity of WM increased in the right posterior limb of internal capsule and left superior corona radiata,and decreased in the left superior longitudinal fasciculus(P<0.001,FWE voxel correction).The ICA results of WM overlapped with those of regional homogeneity.The fALFF of WM signal in the left posterior limb of the internal capsule was negatively correlated with the MINI suicide scale(P=0.026,r=-0.32),and the right posterior corona radiata was also negatively correlated with the MINI suicide scale(P=0.047,r=-0.288).CONCLUSION Adolescents with MDD involves changes in WM functional signals,and these differences in brain regions may increase the risk of suicide.

首发与复发急性期精神分裂症患者静息态低频振幅与分数低频振幅分析

目的:分析首发和复发急性期精神分裂症患者静息态低频振幅与分数低频振幅改变情况。方法:纳入2014年6月至2020年05月在武汉大学人民医院精神卫生中心60例首发、60例复发急性期精神分裂症患者及60名健康对照者进行静息态功能磁共振扫描,采用基于体素水平的低频振幅(ALFF)及分数低频振幅(fALFF)指标分析3组间局部脑功能活动情况。结果:协方差分析显示三组间ALFF值存在显著差异的脑区位于双侧纹状体(左侧F=23.06,P<0.001;右侧F=19.31,P<0.001),而fALFF值存在显著差异的脑区位于双侧纹状体(左侧F=19.71,P<0.001;右侧F=13.53,P<0.001)和前额叶内侧皮质(F=5.46,P<0.001);事后检验显示与对照组相比,首发组和复发组双侧纹状体ALFF及fALFF值均显著升高、内侧前额叶皮质fALFF值降低;复发组内侧前额叶皮质fALFF值降低较首发组更为明显。结论:首发和复发急性期精神分裂症患者均存在双侧纹状体、内侧前额叶皮质的局部功能活动异常,而复发精神分裂症患者内侧前额叶皮质局部脑功能损害更显著。

原发性失眠相关情绪障碍的低频振幅静息态fMRI研究

目的:探讨原发性失眠相关情绪障碍患者的脑内神经活动异常改变。方法:纳入18~60岁原发性失眠相关情绪障碍患者(失眠组)和正常受试者(对照组)各20例,对比2组低频振幅(ALFF)差异,并分析ALFF值与临床评估量表的相关性。结果:2组匹兹堡睡眠质量指数(PSQI)、焦虑自评量表(SAS)评分、抑郁自评量表(SDS)评分差异均有统计学意义(均P<0.05)。与对照组相比,失眠组ALFF值升高的脑区有左侧颞下回、右侧眶额皮质、右侧前扣带回、右侧颞中回、双侧额上回、右侧枕上回、左侧中央后回,ALFF值降低的脑区有左侧中扣带回、左侧额中回、右侧额上回(AlphaSim校正,P<0.01)。SDS评分与右侧眶额皮质的ALFF值呈正相关(r=0.528,P=0.024),SDS、SAS评分与左侧中扣带回ALFF值均呈正相关(r=0.641,0.494;均P<0.05)。结论:通过ALFF可发现原发性失眠相关情绪障碍患者的脑内异常神经活动,主要是情感、认知相关网络脑区(扣带回、眶额皮质等)存在脑自发活动异常,且部分脑区的自发活动与临床指标存在相关性。异常脑活动改变可能是原发性失眠相关情绪障碍患者的有效神经影像标志物,可为远期疾病严重性评估及疾病治疗提供影像学依据。

基于振幅放大机制的无砟轨道周期结构弯曲波调控研究

【目的】轨道结构的振动一直是相关领域亟待研究和解决的问题。传统减隔振装置受到自身重量与列车行车安全性的限制,难以实现对轨道结构弯曲波的宽频调控。【方法】通过引入振幅放大机制,设计了一种杠杆式轨道综合减隔振装置。以CRTSⅢ型板式无砟轨道结构为研究对象,采用能量泛函变分法和人工弹簧技术建立了配置有轨道综合减隔振装置的周期性轨道结构波动分析模型和振动响应分析模型,研究了轨道综合减隔振装置对弯曲波的调控能力,并分析了轨道综合减隔振装置工作能力与振幅放大系数的关系。【结果】结果表明:采用振幅放大机制,能够有效增大减隔振装置的惯性质量,增强减隔振装置的阻尼特性和刚度特性,进而显著提升其工作能力。【结论】实现了轨道综合减隔振装置“低频隔振高频吸振”的超宽频弯曲波调控设计目标。

Local synchronization and amplitude of the fluctuation of spontaneous brain activity in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder:a resting-state fMRI study

Regional homogeneity（ReHo）and the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation（ALFF）are two approaches to depicting different regional characteristics of resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging（RS-fMRI）data.Whether they can complementarily reveal brain regional functional abnormalities in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder（ADHD）remains unknown.In this study,we applied ReHo and ALFF to 23 medication-na ve boys diagnosed with ADHD and 25 age-matched healthy male controls using whole-brain voxel-wise analysis.Correlation analyses were conducted in the ADHD group to investigate the relationship between the regional spontaneous brain activity measured by the two approaches and the clinical symptoms of ADHD.We found that the ReHo method showed widely-distributed differences between the two groups in the fronto-cingulo-occipitocerebellar circuitry,while the ALFF method showed a difference only in the right occipital area.When a larger smoothing kernel and a more lenient threshold were used for ALFF,more overlapped regions were found between ALFF and ReHo,and ALFF even found some new regions with group differences.The ADHD symptom scores were correlated with the ReHo values in the right cerebellum,dorsal anterior cingulate cortex and left lingual gyrus in the ADHD group,while no correlation was detected between ALFF and ADHD symptoms.In conclusion,ReHo may be more sensitive to regional abnormalities,at least in boys with ADHD,than ALFF.And ALFF may be complementary to ReHo in measuring local spontaneous activity.Combination of the two may yield a more comprehensive pathophy-siological framework for ADHD.

Low-frequency fluctuation in continuous real-time feedback of finger force:a new paradigm for sustained attention

Objective Behavioral studies have suggested a low-frequency（0.05 Hz） fluctuation of sustained attention on the basis of the intra-individual variability of reaction-time.Conventional task designs for functional magnetic resonance imaging（fMRI） studies are not appropriate for frequency analysis.The present study aimed to propose a new paradigm,real-time finger force feedback（RT-FFF）,to study the brain mechanisms of sustained attention and neurofeedback.Methods We compared the low-frequency fluctuations in both behavioral and fMRI data from 38 healthy adults（19 males;mean age,22.3 years）.Two fMRI sessions,in RT-FFF and sham finger force feedback（S-FFF） states,were acquired（TR 2 s,Siemens Trio 3-Tesla scanner,8 min each,counter-balanced）.Behavioral data of finger force were obtained simultaneously at a sampling rate of 250 Hz.Results Frequency analysis of the behavioral data showed lower amplitude in the lowfrequency band（0.004-0.104 Hz） but higher amplitude in the high-frequency band（27.02-125 Hz） in the RT-FFF than the S-FFF states.The mean finger force was not significantly different between the two states.fMRI data analysis showed higher fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation（fALFF） in the S-FFF than in the RT-FFF state in the visual cortex,but higher fALFF in RT-FFF than S-FFF in the middle frontal gyrus,the superior frontal gyrus,and the default mode network.Conclusion The behavioral results suggest that the proposed paradigm may provide a new approach to studies of sustained attention.The fMRI results suggest that a distributed network including visual,motor,attentional,and default mode networks may be involved in sustained attention and/or real-time feedback.This paradigm may be helpful for future studies on deficits of attention,such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and mild traumatic brain injury.

基于多频段的良性阵发性位置性眩晕患者fMRI百分比振幅改变

目的 探讨通过静息态功能磁共振成像(resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging, rs-fMRI)技术中的百分率振幅(percent amplitude of fluctuation, PerAF),分析良性阵发性位置性眩晕(benign paroxysmal positional vertigo,BPPV)患者多频段(经典频段、slow-4频段和slow-5频段)的脑自发活动的改变。方法 选取并分析20例BPPV患者(BPPV组)以及14例健康对照者(HC组)的rs-fMRI。结果 PerAF在不同频段的组间差异结果:1)在经典频段,与HC组相比较,BPPV组在左侧背外侧额上回、左侧辅助运动区PerAF值降低;2)在slow-4频段,与HC组相比较,BPPV组在左侧脑岛、左侧楔前叶、左侧额中回及左侧辅助运动区PerAF值降低;3)在slow-5频段,与HC组相比较,BPPV组在左侧额中回、左侧内侧和旁扣带回及左侧辅助运动区PerAF值降低。结论 BPPV患者静息态下存在多个脑区的功能异常,提示患者存在中枢功能紊乱与重塑。BPPV患者异常脑区对各频段的敏感性不同,提示患者自发性脑活动存在频率依赖性。

克罗恩病患者静息态脑功能比率低频振幅及功能连接研究

目的通过比率低频振幅(fALFF)联合基于种子点的功能连接(seed-based FC)在区域和网络水平上探讨静息状态下克罗恩病(CD)患者的脑功能变化情况。方法收集13例经我院诊断为CD的患者以及12名健康志愿者(HC),对被试进行简易智力状态检查量表(MMSE)、汉密顿抑郁量表(HAMD)测试,并采集静息状态脑功能磁共振成像数据。分析fALFF确定种子点,计算种子点与全脑体素之间的功能连接值(zFC)并将差异结果与临床资料、MMSE和HAMD得分进行相关分析。结果与HC组相比,CD组在左侧顶下缘角回、缘上回及角回的zfALFF值减低,左侧辅助运动区、背外侧额上回及右侧辅助运动区、背外侧额上回、中央前回zfALFF值增高;左侧顶下缘角回与右侧枕中回、颞中回的zFC值增高。相关性分析显示,CD组左侧顶下缘角回zfALFF值以及左侧顶下缘角回与右侧枕中回zFC值与病程呈正相关(r=0.555,r=0.623,P<0.05);右侧背外侧额上回zfALFF值与病程、左侧顶下缘角回与右侧枕中回zFC值与洗涤菌群移植(WMT)次数呈负相关(r=-0.614,r=-0.681,P<0.05)。结论CD患者在负责外部环境监测、认知加工以及感觉运动处理的脑区存在功能和调节异常,且WMT对CD患者的脑网络存在影响。

静息态功能磁共振成像在癫痫中的研究进展

癫痫是一种慢性神经系统疾病,其分类广泛、机制复杂,具有反复发作和不可预测的特点,对患者的生活造成了一定的影响。深度了解其病理生理机制对疾病的治疗和提高患者生活质量十分重要,静息态功能磁共振成像(resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging,rs-fMRI)现已成为探究癫痫脑功能改变的有效方法。目前基于rs-fMRI研究癫痫的数据分析方法主要有低频振幅(amplitude of low frequency fluctuation,ALFF)、局部一致性(regional homogeneity,ReHo)、功能连接(function connection,FC)和图论分析。本文将对rs-fMRI的各种分析方法在癫痫中的应用作一综述,为癫痫的病理生理机制及术前定位、治疗提供重要参考。